“A WREATH FOR ČIURLIONIS” | YOUNG PERFORMERS OF THE NATIONAL M. K. ČIURLIONIS SCHOOL OF ART AND CHOIR „VILNIUS“

2026-11-22 16:00

Vilnius Town Hall

At Vilnius Town Hall, different generations and different musical voices will come together through a shared tradition that lives on in the name of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. The concert A Wreath for Čiurlionis will bring together young musicians from the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art and one of Lithuania’s leading professional choirs – the Choir “Vilnius”.

The concert will open with the youngest čiurlioniukai – the school’s Junior Choir conducted by Saulė Kriščiūnaitė. The programme will continue with some of the most distinguished performers of the younger generation, laureates of national and international competitions: violinists Rokas Diržys and Emanuelė Jakštaitė, harpist Linė Lipnickaitė, saxophonist Gabrielius Martinez Martin, pianists Saulė Kundreckaitė, Elinga Stigaitė and Aronas Ruminas, flautist Saulė Bužinskaitė, and clarinettists Motiejus Vilius and Martynas Vilius.

The young performers’ programme will range from M. K. Čiurlionis’ preludes to virtuosic works by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Pablo de Sarasate, Fryderyk Chopin, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Henriette Renié, Benjamin Godard, Eugène Bozza and George Gershwin.

The concert will culminate with the Choir “Vilnius”, led by Chief Conductor Artūras Dambrauskas. One of the defining features of the choir’s artistic identity is its particular focus on Lithuanian and contemporary music, premieres of new works, and unexpected musical projects. On 22 November, alongside music by M. K. Čiurlionis, the choir will perform works by contemporary composers written especially for the Čiurlionis anniversary commemorated last year.

P R O G R A M M E:

Laimis VILKONČIUS
Homeland (poem by Janina Degutytė)

Rasa KAUNECKAITĖ
Come, Sister (Lithuanian folk lyrics)

Jack NORTH, Walter RODBY
The Merry Music Lesson (Lithuanian translation by Saulė Kriščiūnaitė)
Performed by the Junior Choir of the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art
Choir Director: Saulė Kriščiūnaitė
Choirmaster: Eglė Ganusauskienė
Accompanist: Dainius Jozėnas

Myroslav SKORYK (1938–2020)
Spanish Dance
Performed by Emanuelė Jakštaitė (violin)
Teacher: Rūta Lipinaitytė-Savickienė
Accompanist: Emilija Topichaitė

Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897)
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, WoO 1
Performed by Gabrielius Martinez Martin (saxophone)
Teacher: Gintaras Mockus
Accompanist: Sigutė Gražinienė

Henriette RENIÉ (1875–1956)
Danse des lutins (Dance of the Elves)
Performed by Linė Lipnickaitė (harp)
Teacher: Daiva Šlyžienė

Mikalojus Konstantinas ČIURLIONIS (1875–1911)
Prelude in B minor, VL 182

Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
L’Isle joyeuse (The Joyous Island)
Performed by Elinga Stigaitė (piano)
Teacher: Paulius Andersson

Benjamin GODARD (1849–1895)
Suite of Three Pieces, Op. 116
III – Waltz in B major
Performed by Saulė Bužinskaitė (flute)
Teacher: Julija Puidokė
Accompanist: Raisa Bykova

George GERSHWIN (1898–1937)
Blues from the symphonic poem An American in Paris for clarinet and piano
Performed by Martynas Vilius (clarinet)
Teacher: Rimvydas Savickas
Accompanist: Violeta Čiplienė

Frédéric CHOPIN (1810–1849)
Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42
Performed by Saulė Kundreckaitė (piano)
Teacher: Jurgis Aleknavičius

Eugène BOZZA (1905–1991)
Fantasie Italienne (Italian Fantasy) for clarinet and piano
Performed by Motiejus Vilius (clarinet)
Teacher: Rimvydas Savickas
Accompanist: Violeta Čiplienė

Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
III movement
Performed by Rokas Diržys (violin)
Teacher: Rūta Lipinaitytė-Savickienė
Accompanist: Simas Minkevičius

Frédéric CHOPIN (1810–1849)
Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39
Performed by Aronas Ruminas (piano)
Teacher: Aleksandra Žvirblytė

Mikalojus Konstantinas ČIURLIONIS (1875–1911)
Harmonised Lithuanian folk song Beauštanti aušrelė

Vytautas MIŠKINIS (b. 1954)
Rex

Donatas ZAKARAS (b. 1979)
Could It Be a Dream?

Pärt UUSBERG (b. 1986)
Upon the Wings of the Wind

Jan KRUTUL (b. 1987)
Motyle (Butterflies)
Performed by Vilnius Choir
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor: Artūras Dambrauskas