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The 13th festival of the composers E.Grieg and M.K.Čiurlionis’ music dedicated to the 20th anniversary of restoration of Lithuania’s independence will take place at Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall on the 11th-14th of March.

Programme of the festival:

March 11, Wednesday, 6 p.m.

Kaunas State Philharmonic, Big Hall

Opening concert

Kaunas State Choir

Art director and principal conductor Petras Bingelis

Kaunas String Quartet

Karolina Beinarytė – violin I

Dalia Terminaitė – violin II

Eglė Karžinauskaitė – viola

Saulius Bartulis – cello

Soloists: Rūta Jančkaitienė (soprano), Robertas Jančkaitis (baritone)

Conductor – Petras Bingelis.

Programme:

M.K.Čiurlionis – “I Was Feeding the Horse“ for mixed choir, words of folk song

E.Grieg – “Ved Rundarne“ (“At Rundarn“) for female choir, words by  A. O. Vinje

M. K. Čiurlionis – “I Asked God“ for mixed choir, words of folk song

E.Grieg  - “Ave Maris Stella“ for female choir, traditional text

“Death of Oze“ for mixed choir (from the suite “Peer Gynt“)

“I Himmelen“ (“In Heaven“) for mixed choir, traditional text

M.K.Čiurlionis – “The Sea“ for male choir, words by S. Kymantaitė-Čiurlionienė

“Yellow Leaf Falls Down“ for male choir, words by S. Kymantaitė-Čiurlionienė and E. Matuzevičius

“To War“ for male choir, words by S. Kymantaitė-Čiurlionienė

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E. Grieg – String quartet No. 2, F major (“The Unfinished“)

V. Bartulis – “Necklace for Maria“ for soprano, mixed choir and string quartet

March 12, Friday, 5 p.m.

Kaunas State Philharmonic, Small Hall

Sofija Dudayeva – flute (Russia - Norway)

Andrey Godik – oboe (Russia – Germany)

Marina Kan – fortepiano (Norway)

Programme:

B. H. Crusell - Divertimento C major for oboe and piano, op. 9

A. Ponchielli – Caprice for oboe and piano

W.A.Mozart – Concert for flute and orchestra G major, K313

S. Karg-Elert – “Sonata Apassionata” for solo flute

B. Martinu – Sonata No. 1 for flute and fortepiano

E. Grieg – “Morning Mood“ for flute and fortepiano

March 13, Saturday, 5 p.m.

Kaunas State Philharmonic, Small Hall

Trio Claviola

Jurgis Juozapaitis – viola

Vytautas Giedraitis – clarinet

Ugnė Antanavičiūtė – fortepiano

Programme:

M. Bruch - 8 plays for clarinet, viola and piano, op. 83

J. Juozapaitis – “Claviola“ for clarinet, viola and piano

H. Gattermeyer – Divertimento for clarinet, viola and piano

J. Françaix – Trio for clarinet klarnetui, viola and piano

March 14, Sunday, 5 p.m.

Kaunas State Philharmonic, Big Hall

Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra

Principal conductor Modestas Pitrėnas

Kaunas State Choir

Art director and principal conductor Petras Bingelis

Soloists:

Neringa Navikauskaitė – mezzo soprano

Marina Kan – piano (Norway)

Programme:

S. Rachmaninov – Concert for piano and orchestra No. 3, d minor, op. 30

E. Selvik - Oratorio “Abraham“ for mixed choir and orchestra

E. Grieg – “Holberg’s Cantata“ for male choir

T. Makachin – “Sun Poem“ for mixed choir and orchestra, poems by M. Martinaitis (dedicated to M. K. Čiurlionis)

Conductors:

Espen Selvik (Norway)

Petras Bingelis.

R.Brylienė about the festival:

The first festival of the composers E.Grieg and M.K.Čiurlionis’ music took place in 1998 at the initiative of the heads of Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall and Norwegian Hordaland Culture Department. The event was dedicated to presentation of works of two music masters of Lithuania and Norway and to the cultural exchange among artists of these two countries.

The festival has expanded as regards the variety of genres and music authors in the period of twelve years. In addition to opuses of E.Grieg and M.K.Čiurlionis, works of contemporaries of the musicians and composers from their countries resound on stages of the festival; bold works of artists of the young generation of Lithuania and Nordic countries are presented. Jazz and symphony music, integral art projects and subtle chamber genres find their place and listener in the festival.