Music of transformations

Performer DARIUS MAŽINTAS (piano)

Program: PHILIP GLASS: Piano cycle "Metamorphosis" (I–V) Selected Etudes

We invite you to an exclusive concert by the talented pianist Darius Mažintas, where he will present the works of minimalist music master Philip Glass.

D. Mažintas is renowned for his unique interpretation and ability to convey the most subtle emotions. Tonight, the music he performs will invite you on an inner journey, revealing subtle shifts in sound, a sense of the flow of time, and meditative peace. This concert program by the pianist reflects constant transformation – from a simple motif to a deeply transformative musical experience.

The five Metamorphoses are the first five pieces of Ph. Glass's "Solo piano" cycle. Their title is a reference to the 1915 novella "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, as the cycle was inspired by it. All five pieces were written in 1988, but some were intended for the production of the play "Metamorphosis," while others were for the 1988 documentary film "The Thin Blue Line," directed by Errol Morris, which tells the story of Randall Adams, who was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he did not commit.