Hymn of Memory: Giedrius Arbačiauskas, Dalia Dėdinskaitė, Gleb Pyšniak

5Th international joseph achron music festival

“Hymn of Memory”

Giedrius ARBAČIAUSKAS (reciter)

Dalia DĖDINSKAITĖ (violin)

Gleb PYŠNIAK (cello)

The “Hymn of Memory” program is born from the texts of writer, humanist, and Lithuanian National Culture and Art Prize laureate Grigorijus Kanovičius. In his work, Vilnius reveals itself not only as a city but also as a space of memory, lost voices, coexistence of cultures, and human dignity.

Based on Kanovičius’s essay “A Dream of the Lost Jerusalem,” a sensitive literary and musical narrative is created about a city where different nations, languages, destinies, and faiths met. Here, word and sound complement each other: the read texts become the inner voice of the city of Vilnius, while the music reveals what remains beyond words — longing, silence, light, and the fragility of memory.

Music by M. K. Čiurlionis, César Cui, Duettissimo, Maurice Ravel, and Anatolijus Šenderovas will be performed. Works from different eras and styles are connected not as separate numbers, but as parts of a unified dramaturgy accompanying the world of Kanovičius’s texts — from lyrical contemplation to painful historical memory and hope.

This chamber evening will be created by actor Giedrius Arbačiauskas, violinist Dalia Dėdinskaitė, and cellist Gleb Pyšniak. They will invite you to listen to the memory of Vilnius — personal and collective, fragile and alive.

TEXT: Grigorijus Kanovičius

MUSIC: M. K. Čiurlionis, C. Cui, Duettissimo, M. Ravel, A. Šenderovas

Performers

Giedrius Arbačiauskas (reciter) An actor, bard, reciter, event host, and performer of sung poetry, whose work brings together theater, music, and the spoken word. Born in Trakai, he studied acting at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, later creating roles at the Vaidila Theatre, the State Youth Theatre, and the Kaunas State Musical Theatre. Throughout his creative career, G. Arbačiauskas has created more than 30 roles on theater stages, in film, and on television. His talent has been recognized with the Golden Stage Cross, the Silver Crane, and the Laimonas Noreika Prize for the best actor-reciter. On stage, he stands out for his sincerity, subtle artistic sensibility, and ability to establish a living connection with the audience.