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PŘÁTELSTVÍ. Koncert k jubilejnímu roku Mikalojuse Konstantinase Čiurlionise 2025
FRIENDSHIP. Concert for the jubilee year of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis 2025
Event by: Lietuvos ambasada Prahoje / Embassy of Lithuania in Prague, Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity
Location: Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Arne Nováka 1, Brno-střed
About event
OPENING OF THE JUBILEE YEAR OF M. K. ČIURLIONIS.
CONCERT OF VILNIUS UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Program:
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis: String Quartet and Other Pieces
Leoš Janáček: Suite for Strings
Antonín Dvořák: And the forest is silent around the wheels for solo and orchestra
An extraordinary anniversary is celebrated next year – 150 years since his birth Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantin Čiurlionis. The first chord of the celebration will sound already at the end of this year, when the Chamber Orchestra of the Vilnius University under the leadership of conductor and artistic director Modestas Jankúnas will perform in the Czech Republic. The concert is called Friendship - like one of Čiurlionis' paintings - not by chance. On the occasion of the outgoing Year of Czech Music and the upcoming jubilee year of M. K. Čiurlionis in 2025, the compositions of this giant of Lithuanian music and the works of Czech classics will be performed.
M. K. Čiurlionis is considered the most important Lithuanian artist of all time, his personality combines great talent, strong imagination, passion for knowledge and, of course, Lithuanian melancholy. He can be described as a supporter of synesthesia - he saw music as colors and heard colors as music. He drew inspiration from many sources from Eastern cultures to traditional art. He combined symbols, mythological and religious motifs from various civilizations in his work, filled his works with the landscapes of his homeland, motifs of Lithuanian mythology and folk art.
About the orchestra: The Vilnius University Chamber Orchestra (Lithuania) has been bringing together young people studying at this university and during its existence played more than 800 concerts in Lithuania and abroad. In In 2017, it was declared the best ensemble at the World Orchestral Festival in Vienna and received a gold award and a special honorary diploma.
About the conductor: Modestas Jankūnas studied conducting at the Stasys Šimkus Conservatory in Klaipėda and choral conducting and symphonic conducting at the Lithuanian Music and theater academy in Vilnius. Since 2009, he has been choirmaster of the Vilnius University Pro Musica alumni choir, assistant director of the Vilnius University Chamber Orchestra since 2015, and artistic director and conductor of the orchestra since 2019. He conducted the orchestra in renowned concert halls in Lithuania, Vienna, Bologna, Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere. In addition to these activities, he is also active as a solo singer and participates in various projects as a conductor of orchestras and choirs.
CONCERT OF VILNIUS UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Program:
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis: String Quartet and Other Pieces
Leoš Janáček: Suite for Strings
Antonín Dvořák: And the forest is silent around the wheels for solo and orchestra
An extraordinary anniversary is celebrated next year – 150 years since his birth Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantin Čiurlionis. The first chord of the celebration will sound already at the end of this year, when the Chamber Orchestra of the Vilnius University under the leadership of conductor and artistic director Modestas Jankúnas will perform in the Czech Republic. The concert is called Friendship - like one of Čiurlionis' paintings - not by chance. On the occasion of the outgoing Year of Czech Music and the upcoming jubilee year of M. K. Čiurlionis in 2025, the compositions of this giant of Lithuanian music and the works of Czech classics will be performed.
M. K. Čiurlionis is considered the most important Lithuanian artist of all time, his personality combines great talent, strong imagination, passion for knowledge and, of course, Lithuanian melancholy. He can be described as a supporter of synesthesia - he saw music as colors and heard colors as music. He drew inspiration from many sources from Eastern cultures to traditional art. He combined symbols, mythological and religious motifs from various civilizations in his work, filled his works with the landscapes of his homeland, motifs of Lithuanian mythology and folk art.
About the orchestra: The Vilnius University Chamber Orchestra (Lithuania) has been bringing together young people studying at this university and during its existence played more than 800 concerts in Lithuania and abroad. In In 2017, it was declared the best ensemble at the World Orchestral Festival in Vienna and received a gold award and a special honorary diploma.
About the conductor: Modestas Jankūnas studied conducting at the Stasys Šimkus Conservatory in Klaipėda and choral conducting and symphonic conducting at the Lithuanian Music and theater academy in Vilnius. Since 2009, he has been choirmaster of the Vilnius University Pro Musica alumni choir, assistant director of the Vilnius University Chamber Orchestra since 2015, and artistic director and conductor of the orchestra since 2019. He conducted the orchestra in renowned concert halls in Lithuania, Vienna, Bologna, Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere. In addition to these activities, he is also active as a solo singer and participates in various projects as a conductor of orchestras and choirs.