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Performers: Simonas Poška – piano and Rugilė Juknevičiūtė – cello.
In the program:
Francis Poulenc - Le Bal Masqué, FP 60 ("Ball of the Masks") - Bagatelle;
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis – Preludes;
Claude Debussy – Sonata for cello and piano;
Anatoly Šenderovas – Two Songs of Shulamith;
Nadia Boulanger – Three Pieces for Cello and Piano;
Frédéric Chopin – Sonata for cello and piano, op. 65, III–IV.
It is like a musical route winding between the hustle and bustle of the city of Paris and the landscapes of Lithuanian nature. The program “Between the streets of Paris and the Lithuanian forests” invites you to a lively story, revealing a subtle and contrasting parallel between Lithuanian and French music. The performances of the cello and piano duo will close the 4th Camino Lithuanian Music Festival and will sound at the Telšiai Yeshiva, Biržai Castle and Birštonas Kurhaus.
The concert program includes Francis Poulenc's "Le Bal Masqué", reflecting French theatricality - a playful and witty bagatelle genre piece, breathing in the mood of a masked ball. MK Čiurlionis' Preludes, arranged for cello and piano, transport the listener to a Lithuanian forest resounding with symbols and colors, and the overall painterly picture is only enhanced by Claude Debussy's impressionistic sonata. From the recurring piano motifs, the most dramatic piece of the program emerges - Anatolij Šenderov's "Two Songs of Shulamith", based on Jewish intonations and biblical mythology motifs. The concert ends with a play by Nadia Boulanger and Frédéric Chopin's cello sonata, returning the listener to Paris and revealing a lesser-known side of Chopin as a chamber music composer.
As a duo, Simonas Poška (piano) and Rugilė Juknevičiūtė (cello) have performed at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, Kaunas Philharmonic, Klaipėda Concert Hall and Vilnius Town Hall. The performers create thematic programs, moderate them at concerts, communicating directly with the audience. The duo began performing together in their teens, and currently study in Germany and Switzerland, and the performers return to Lithuania less often, so don't miss this unique opportunity to hear them live.
The project is funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and the Saulis Karosas Support and Charity Foundation.
