One evening, three masters of improvisation, and a musical dialogue that is impossible to repeat.
On September 12 at 6 PM, saxophone virtuoso Petras Vyšniauskas, pianist and composer Tomas Kutavičius, and percussionist Arkadijus Gotesmanas will meet at St. Catherine's Church with the program "Unread Letters II".
This is a meeting of three mature creators after a long break. Three decades ago, their joint concerts resonated from Vilnius to Detroit, and the projects they created together became a part of Lithuanian jazz history. Today, they return to the stage to continue the conversations captured in letters and albums – only this time, they are born right here, in front of the audience.
Every moment of the concert is a new creation. Vyšniauskas's improvisational freedom, Kutavičius's compositional minimalism, and Gotesman's ingenuity merge into music that never sounds the same. This is a concert where there will be no "encore" – only a single, one-of-a-kind version for this evening.
Petras Vyšniauskas is a laureate of the National Culture and Art Prize, having performed in more than 70 countries, recorded dozens of albums, and contributed to the development of the professional saxophone school in Lithuania.
Tomas Kutavičius is a pianist and composer who bridges improvisational and academic music, having created symphonic and chamber works, as well as music for theater.
Arkadijus Gotesmanas is one of Lithuania's most creative percussionists, a leader in the free improvisation scene who has played in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the USA, blending jazz and contemporary academic music in his work.
This is an evening where three exceptional personalities create music as if they were alone – yet it speaks to everyone.