Exhibition "Taida Balčiūnienė and the Young Pianist"

The exhibition is dedicated to commemorating the release of the eighth edition of the music textbook "Young Pianist" and to remembering the creative legacy of one of Lithuania's most prominent illustrators, Taida Balčiūnienė. "Young Pianist" is a unique phenomenon in the history of Lithuanian music education. First published in 1959, the textbook has seen eight editions to this day, including the latest one released this year. Many prominent Lithuanian music figures began their musical journey with this very textbook, and the teaching methodology prepared by the textbook's author, music pedagogue Vida Krakauskaitė, is still applied in music schools today. At the same time, "Young Pianist" became the first publication for which illustrations were created by one of Lithuania's most prominent children's literature illustrators, Taida Balčiūnienė, who thus began her creative career. This exhibition aims to reveal the unique harmony between two creative fields – the art of illustration and music education – and its significance to the history of Lithuanian education. Along with all editions of the music textbook, the exhibition will feature unique original drawings and sketches by Taida Balčiūnienė created for this publication, which helped raise more than one generation of Lithuanian musicians. Author of all illustrations – Taida Balčiūnienė (1925–2018) The exhibition will be open from November 4 to December 4. More about the exhibition: www.lsim.lt Visiting with a museum ticket.