November 10 (Tuesday) 6 p.m. 
Kaunas City Chamber Theatre

I DIDN’T HEAR WHAT YOU SAY

Julija Bagdonavičiūtė (piano)

Composer – PIERRE JODLOWSKI (France)
Engineer – DEIVIDAS DZIKEVIČIUS
Choreographer and Movement Consultant – GRETA GRINEVIČIŪTĖ
Producer – DARIUS VIZBARAS

This contemporary music and media work develops a dialogue between two pianos, one of which is a mechanized, interactive Disklavier piano. The piece creates a situation in which authority and vulnerability, control and its loss, individual expression and the fear of disappearing within informational noise confront one another.

PROGRAMME: The festival opens with a collaborative project created together with the visual theatre Kosmos Theatre: the premiere of the performative work I DIDN’T HEAR WHAT YOU SAY

Tickets are sold at the Kaunas State Philharmonic box office and kakava.lt. 

November 17 (Tuesday) 6:00 p.m.
Kaunas State Philharmonic

DRACULA

Ensemble CELLO CLUB

Indrė Baikštytė (piano)

The central work of the November 17 concert is American composer Philip Glass’s suite Dracula, arranged for cello octet and piano.

PROGRAMME: Philip Glass “Dracula”, pieces by Justė Janulytė and Rytis Mažulis

Tickets are sold at the Kaunas State Philharmonic box office and kakava.lt. 

November 18 (Wednesday) 6 p.m.
Ąžuolynas Library, Star Hall (Radastų g. 2)

TRUE STORIES

Kaunas Piano Trio

Lina Krėpštaitė (piano)
Indrė Andruškevičiūtė (violin)
Asta Krištaponienė (cello)

Moderator: VIKTORAS GERULAITIS (musicologist)

True Stories presents musical narratives by twenty-first-century composers—stories about the world, human experiences, and emotions, where personal memory intertwines with collective imagination. PROGRAMME: GIYA KANCHELI – Middelheim for violin, cello, and piano; ANATOLIJUS ŠENDEROVAS – Song and Dance; GIOVANNI SOLLIMA – Brief Stories for Trio; ZITA BRUŽAITĖ – The Magic Mountain

Tickets are on sale at the Kaunas State Philharmonic box office and at kakava.lt. 

November 19 (Thursday) 5:30 p.m.
Kaunas State Philharmonic

LANDSCAPES

Gabija Natalevičienė (piano)

The PROGRAMME showcases works by contemporary Baltic composers united by minimalist aesthetics and a philosophical-spiritual dimension. ARVO PÄRT – For Alina; MYKOLAS NATALEVIČIUS – Climbing the Mountain; RAMŪNAS MOTIEKAITIS – Spaces of Melancholy; ARVO PÄRT – Variations for the Healing of Arinushka; VIDMANTAS BARTULIS – Hanami, Mists; PĒTERIS VASKS – from the piano cycle The Seasons: White Landscape, Green Landscape; MYKOLAS NATALEVIČIUS – Summer Prayer

Tickets are on sale at the Kaunas State Philharmonic box office and kakava.lt. 

November 20 (Friday) 6:00 p.m.
Kaunas City Chamber Theatre

PIERRE BOULEZ – LE MARTEAU SANS MAÎTRE (THE HAMMER WITHOUT A MASTER)

Helena Sorokina (contralto, Latvia–Austria)
Paulius Gefenas (flute)
Monika Kiknadzė (viola)
Rokas Jurkus (guitar)
Sigitas Gailius (percussion)
Lukas Budzinauskas (percussion)
Andrius Rekašius (percussion)

Conductor: Karolis Variakojis

The concert is dedicated to the music of Pierre Boulez, one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century musical avant-garde.

PROGRAMME. Tickets are sold at the Kaunas State Philharmonic box office and at kakava.lt.

November 21 (Saturday) 5:00 p.m.
Kaunas State Philharmonic

DOCUMENTARY FANTASY: VOICE MESSAGES TO SOFIJA

Emilė Elena Dačinskaitė (soprano)
Eglė Rudokaitė (organ)
Vaidas Bartušas (countertenor)
Božena Burokienė (actress)

Composer and Librettist: Jurgis Kubilius

Voice Recording Performers: Paulius Klangauskas, Jevgenijus Kovalčukas. Sound Director – Deividas Jakavičius
Video Artist – Aurėja Jucevičiūtė

“Voice Messages for Sofija” is an interdisciplinary work that combines documentary material, interview fragments, electronic music, vocal performance, and imaginative dramaturgy.

PROGRAMME. Tickets are sold at the Kaunas State Philharmonic box office and at kakava.lt.