Lvso new year's concert: diva in rock

The program will feature songs by stage goddesses Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Madonna, Adele, Lady Gaga, and others

Ieva Prudnikovaitė, Ona Kolobovaitė, and Evelina Sašenko

Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Gintaras Rinkevičius

The brilliance of rock stars and the elegance of a symphony orchestra?! We invite you to celebrate the New Year with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, led by Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Gintaras Rinkevičius, and a new program, "Diva in Rock"! Three charismatic vocal goddesses – Ieva Prudnikovaitė, Ona Kolobovaitė, and Evelina Sašenko – are preparing a special program for a special evening with the orchestra, featuring songs by legendary stage goddesses Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Madonna, Adele, Lady Gaga, and others.

Ieva Prudnikovaitė is one of Lithuania's most prominent mezzo-sopranos, having also conquered foreign opera stages. The singer completed her master's studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2008 and became a laureate of the International Singing Competition in Cologne (Germany). From 2008 to 2014, I. Prudnikovaitė was a soloist at the Aalto Theatre in Essen (Germany). One of the singer's most notable roles is Carmen in G. Bizet's opera "Carmen" at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, for which she was awarded the "Opera Beacon" as Opera Soloist of the Year in 2009. In 2022, the singer's star shone on the Swiss stage – she performed the lead role in Ástor Piazzolla's tango opera "Maria de Buenos Aires" at the St. Gallen Opera House.

Her colleague on stage this evening is soprano Ona Kolobovaitė. In 2010, the soloist completed her classical singing studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre under Prof. Sigutė Stonytė. Back in 2009, O. Kolobovaitė became the winner of the golden voice competition "Triumfo arka" (Arch of Triumph), and later created roles at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, in Giedrius Kuprevičius's musical "The Hunt for Fire with Beaters," Laimis Vilkončius's rock opera "Eglė," and elsewhere.

One of Lithuania's most prominent vocalists, Evelina Sašenko, completed her jazz vocal studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. The singer has successfully participated in numerous various competitions, festivals, and projects, including "Love Stories According to Edith Piaf," "Chopin Jazz inn," and "All That Cabaret." Together with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra and Maestro G. Rinkevičius, E. Sašenko prepared the program "With Love to Barbra," in which she performed the most famous songs by the legendary singer and songwriter Barbra Streisand, as well as other programs featuring the most famous love songs, film music, and works from foreign and Lithuanian musicals.