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Dec
28
Date: 2009-12-28, 7.00 pm
Venue: Congress Hall (Vilniaus St. 6/16)
Piotr Tchaikovsky. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 1 in B major, op. 23
Symphonic tangos (arranged by RIMANTAS GIEDRAITIS)
IEVA PRUDNIKOVAITĖ, mezzo-soprano
Conductor GINTARAS RINKEVIČIUS
Alexander Paley, the piano virtuoso called by music critics the “possessed,” returns to the Congress Concert Hall every year to “conquer” and “enslave” the city’s audiences. This time his performance is a joyful event too, which will colour the unforgettable concerto by Tchaikovsky. Symphonic tangos will add to the festive joy of Christmas, an unforgettable experience, which those who heard the premiere a year ago still remember. The arrangements of the world’s famous tangos commissioned by the orchestra have enriched its popular repertoire. They have also demonstrated the orchestra’s virtuosity. Ieva Prudnikovaitė, one of the brightest mezzo-sopranos of the younger generation, will sing at the concert.
Dec
28
Tuesday, December 29 6:00 pm
St. Catherine‘s Church (30 Vilnius St)
LIUDAS MIKALAUSKAS (bass)
EGIDIJUS BAVIKINAS (tenor)
EVELINA SAŠENKO (mezzo soprano)
ANNA TROŠINA (soprano)
Even though musicals make only rare appearances on Lithuanian stages, as soon as we hear the familiar tunes, the melodies that never fail to stir the heart, we are overcome by a genuine feeling of happiness. The powerful voices of these young singers, their charisma and virtuosity will reveal the true brilliance of the musical, and enchant even those who are skeptical of the most popular genre on Broadway.
Programme - J. Bock, G. Kuprevičius, A. L. Weber and others
Dec
28
Monday, December 28 6:00 pm
St. Catherine‘s Church (30 Vilniaus St)
TRISTAN PATRICK LEE (piano, Great Britain)
GINTAUTĖ GATAVECKAITĖ (piano, Great Britain)
Three composer-pianist extraordinaires and their works, pieces that grip the listener from the very first note: F. Chopin‘s preludes mezmerise us with their dynamic moods; Petrark‘s lines of love spill forth in the subtle passages of F. Liszt; while the secret emotions hidden deep in L. Van Beethoven‘s soul come to life in Moonlight Sonata. All of this will feature as part of the exceptionally beautiful programme arranged by laureates of international competitions, the young, talented pianists Gintautė Gataveckaitė and Tristan Patrick Lee.
P R O G R A M M E
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major (”Quasi una fantasia”), Op. 27/1
I. Andante - Allegro - Andante
II. Allegro molto e vivace
III. Adagio con espressione
IV. Allegro vivace
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Years of Pilgrimage. Second Year: (Italy)
“Sposalizio” (Marriage)
Sonetto 47 del Petrarca (Petrarch’s Sonnet 47)
Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Petrarch’s Sonnet 104)
Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Petrarch’s Sonnet 123)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Twenty Four Preludes Op. 28
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 14, in C-sharp minor “Quasi una fantasia” op.27/2 “Moonlight”
I. Adagio sostenuto
II. Allegretto
III. Presto agitato
Dec
24
Baltic Christmas trees were lit in Jono Basanaviciaus Street in Palanga on 5th of December.
Embassies of the nine countries located around the Baltic Sea decorate the Christmas trees according to their traditions. Furthermore, embassies present the peculiarities of their cultures and gastronomic heritage. The “embassies” are located in Palanga-based cafes. Visitors will be able to admire wonderful avenue of various Christmas trees till the 3rd of January.
Dec
24
from 2009-12-11 to 2010-02-14
The exhibition POST ARS_20_CONTEXTS is a retrospective of the POST ARS group’s oeuvre spanning two decades and presented on five screens and a digital catalogue. Though the group’s exhibitions, performances and actions were predominantly recorded on amateur camera this material represents a significant body of documentation of POST ARS high years of activity and an important passage within contemporary Lithuanian art history. The exhibition is relevant, and fascinating, as both an artistic event and as an archive recording an evolution of Lithuanian culture.
Now considered canonical, POST ARS’ first exhibition “Installations by Kaunas Artists” staged at the at Lithuanian Artists Association Kaunas gallery in 1990 provoked a series of unprecedented reactions that included protest demonstrations organised by some of the other artists from Kaunas, inauspicious reviews, and the closure of the exhibition three days its opening. The art critic Alfonsas Andriuškevičius later wrote that, at that moment, Kaunas city became the temporary capital of a Lithuanian avant-garde, as “Installations by Kaunas Artists” was the country’s most avant-garde exhibition, and POST ARS its leading-edge artists.
Dec
24
Latvia’s national airline airBaltic is launching an Internet shop in December of this year – airBalticOutlet.com. Customers can purchase leading branded goods for lower prices, with delivery on board an airplane. The products include perfumery, cosmetics, accessories, sweets, and airBaltic and Latvian souvenirs.
Tero Taskila, Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic: “Shopping does not come any easier than this. We want to give our passengers a chance to choose branded goods for low prices. Perfumes, cosmetics and accessories, moreover, are a fine addition to the wide range of products that are available on the airBaltic homepage – www.airbaltic.com. All the products will be delivered to customers personally during their flights with us.”
The products are available only to airBaltic passengers, and they can be purchased no later than 48 hours before the selected flight. When purchasing products at airBalticOutlet, passengers simply enter their flight reservation number on the Internet page. The products will then be delivered to the flight, which the passenger is taking.
This service is available to passengers who travel from Riga or via Riga. When transit passengers register themselves in the Internet shop, they simply enter the number of their flight from Riga.
The whole range of products can be seen on www.airbalticoutlet.com. It is also accessible from a link on the airBaltic.com page.
Dec
22
From 2009-12-18 to 2010-02-14
The exhibition “Survival” presenting the latest works by Kristina Inčiūraitė (including drawings, photographs and a video) reflects upon the current financial/social crisis and people‘s reactions towards it and focuses on their reappraisal of the material and spiritual values. The themes of the exhibition are principally socially related and the graphic opposition of black and white present in the exhibition reveals the contrasting reality of the crisis.
Kristina Inčiūraitė born in 1974, lives and works in Vilnius, Lithuania. She graduated from the Department of Art at Siauliai University. Inciuraite participated in many international exhibitions such as Don’t Worry – Be Curious! 4th Ars Baltica Triennial of Photographic Art (2008); Prague Biennale 3. Glocal & Outsiders: Connecting Cultures in Central Europe (2007); Monuments of our Discontent: Expiration of Place. 2 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (2007); BMW. The 9th Baltic Triennial of International Art (2005) etc.
Supported by the Culture Support Foundation (Lithuania)
Ticket prices:
For adults: 8 Lt
For schoolchildren, students, seniors: 4 Lt
Venue
Contemporary Art Centre (CAC)
Vokiečių St. 2, Vilnius
Open:
I – II 12:00 - 19:30 III – IV 12:00 - 19:30 V 12:00 - 19:30 VI 12:00 - 19:30 VII 12:00 - 19:30
