Sounds without borders

In the Small Hall

Performers: UGNIUS DIČIŪNAS (oboe) ANDRIUS PUPLAUSKIS (bassoon) ANASTASIJA AVDEJEVA-BRAMO (piano)

Program: BALYS DVARIONAS – Variations for Bassoon and Piano, Op. 17 ROBERT SCHUMANN – Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94 ZITA BRUŽAITĖ – Trio "Colors" for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano FRANCIS POULENC – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano ANDRÉ PREVIN – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Op. 49

In this concert, the combination of oboe, bassoon, and piano will reveal not only the character of each instrument but also their interplay – sometimes intimate, sometimes playful, and sometimes contrasting. The music will resonate, unbound by geography or time.

The concert program brings together voices from different eras, musical styles, and cultures into one living, breathing dialogue. Alongside the lyricism of Lithuanian music, subtly revealed by Balys Dvarionas and contemporarily and colorfully extended by Zita Bružaitė, the romantic miniatures of Robert Schumann and the French-refined music of Francis Poulenc will be performed.

Oboist U. DIČIŪNAS is the principal oboist of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, a member of the oboe section of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, and a member of the Vilnius St. Christopher Woodwind Quintet.

A. PUPLAUSKIS is the principal bassoonist of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra and the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, and he teaches at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He frequently performs with various chamber ensembles, as well as as a soloist with various orchestras. In 2009, he released the CD "Fagotas lietuviškai" ("Bassoon in Lithuanian"), which collects the best works for bassoon by Lithuanian composers.

Pianist A. AVDEJEVA-BRAMO is an associate professor at the Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen, Germany) and actively performs in various chamber ensembles.