Dialogues with Čiurlionis Recital by Elžbieta Liepa Dvarionaitė

At the M. K. Čiurlionis House, the fifth concert of the cycle “Dialogues with Čiurlionis”, a recital by Elžbieta Liepa Dvarionaitė will take place

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Concert programme:

L. van Beethoven – Six Variations on the Theme “Nel cor piu non mi sento”, WoO 70, G-dur
L. van Beethoven – Sonata No. 30, Op. 109, E-dur
I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo
II. Prestissimo
III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
M. K. Čiurlionis – Preludes: VL 189 c-moll, VL 229 C-dur, VL 268 “Nightingale” (“Lakštingala”), VL 256 d-moll, VL 184 “Angel of the Lord” (“Viešpaties angelas”), VL 274 “Did the winds blow/In a single yard” (“Ar vėjai pūtė/Vienam kiemely”), VL 197 f-moll
M. Ravel – Valses nobles et sentimentales, M.61

Elžbieta Liepa Dvarionaitė is one of the brightest pianists of the younger generation in Lithuania, having won numerous important awards both in Lithuania and internationally.

In June 2024, she won the second prize at the prestigious Bechstein-Bruckner Piano Competition in Linz (Austria), where the best representatives of Austrian music universities competed. Earlier, in 2022, Elžbieta won the first prize at the Stasys Viniūnas International Piano Competition, and in 2023, she won the second prize at the Piano Neuchâtel – Val de Travers Competition in Switzerland.

Her music is widely known; she has performed in Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Austria, Portugal, Czech Republic, she also often performs in Lithuania. She has performed with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Kaunas Symphony Orchestra, Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, as well as with the Riga, Tallinn, and Czech “Virtuosi Brunensis” Orchestras. In order to improve, Elžbieta took part in masterclasses given by world-renowned pianists, such as Y. Bronfman, E. Nebolsin, G. Gruzman, D. Bashkirov, P. Nersessian.

In 2018, for her services to music and promoting the name of Vilnius in the world, she was awarded the Minor St Christopher’s Award by the then Mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius.

Elžbieta is currently studying at the University of Music and Theatre in Vienna, in the piano class of Professor Anna Malikova. She regularly performs in Lithuania and abroad, both as a soloist and as a chamber musician.

Doors open at 17:30.
Entry is free, number of seats is limited.
(entrance from the courtyard side, after turning into the arc-shaped passage)