The contemporary music festival “Iš arti” has long become an integral part of Kaunas’ cultural scene. Each autumn is unimaginable without the sounds of contemporary music. This season, five concerts will be held, in cooperation with the Kaunas State Philharmonic, the Kaunas Artists’ House and the Ąžuolynas Library. November 11th (Kaunas State Philharmonic): the audience will hear two contemporary music ensembles “Twenty Fingers Duo” (Lithuania) and “GBSR Duo” (United Kingdom). November 12th (Kaunas State Philharmonic): music lovers will be delighted with the contemporary music program “Acoustic Dances” by Duo Andersson – violinist Julija Andersson and pianist Paulius Andersson. November 14th (Kaunas Artists’ House): the “Fusion” programme will engage the listeners with the world-renowned unique songs, called sutartinės, merging with electronic music, performed by Arnis Aleinikovas and Kadujo ensemble. November 15th (Ąžuolynas library): the premiere of the festival by Zita Bružaitė, based on a choreographic picture of four biblical women “4 | Women”. November 16th (Kaunas State Philharmonic): the festival will be closed with two premieres by Lithuanian composers, together with the VDU Chamber orchestra, conducted by Karolis Variakojos and pianist Monika Lozinskiene.
Contemporary music festival “Iš arti” has been held since 1997 (by the composer Dalia Kairaitytė). PI “Iš arti” was founded in 2009 by the Chairwoman of Lithuanian Composers’ Union department of Kaunas, Zita Bružaitė alongside with the local composers and musicians.
Funded by Lithuanian Council for Culture
