{"id":233107,"date":"2026-06-22T14:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/?post_type=event&p=233107"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:01:30","slug":"lt-atod-siai-ir-aistros-vies-epliauskait-fortepijonas-en-sighs-and-passions-vies-epliauskait-piano-ru-atod-siai-ir-aistros-vies-epliauskait-fortepijonas","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/en\/event\/sighs-and-passions-vies-epliauskait-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"SIGHS AND PASSIONS \u0160vies\u0117 \u010cepliauskait\u0117 (piano)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NESSUN DORMA Night Concert Marathon invites audiences to the recital Sighs and Passions, performed by pianist \u0160vies\u0117 \u010cepliauskait\u0117 \u2013 a programme where Romantic poetry, pianistic brilliance and the world of human emotions come together.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the heart of the evening stands the music of two towering figures of the nineteenth century, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin and Franz Liszt. The programme includes Chopin\u2019s Ballade No. 2 in F major, Liszt\u2019s piano transcriptions of Polish songs, the celebrated Liebestr\u00e4ume (Dreams of Love), the concert \u00e9tude Un Sospiro (A Sigh), the concert paraphrase on Verdi\u2019s Rigoletto, and one of the most dazzling of the Transcendental \u00c9tudes.<\/p>\n

A special place in the programme is reserved for Fantasy on Themes from Prince Antoni Henryk Radziwi\u0142\u0142\u2019s Opera Faust, composed by \u0160vies\u0117 \u010cepliauskait\u0117 herself. Born in Vilnius, Radziwi\u0142\u0142 was a statesman, composer, poet and dramatist whose name is linked to one of the most fascinating chapters of European Romanticism. Inspired by Goethe\u2019s Faust, he became the first composer to create an operatic version of the work, with the libretto adapted by Goethe himself. \u010cepliauskait\u0117\u2019s fantasy revives this remarkable cultural connection between Lithuania and Europe and brings renewed attention to a unique artistic achievement of the Romantic era.<\/p>\n

\u0160vies\u0117 \u010cepliauskait\u0117 performs extensively in Lithuania and abroad, presenting solo recitals and chamber music programmes, appearing at international festivals, giving masterclasses, serving on competition juries, and teaching as Associate Professor at the Music Academy of Vytautas Magnus University.
\nHer concerts are distinguished by a unique atmosphere. Through engaging commentary, she introduces audiences to the world of the music she performs, revealing the lives, ideas and emotional landscapes of the composers. As a result, each recital becomes not only a musical performance but also a vivid and inspiring journey through history, culture and artistic imagination.
\nThe music of Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin occupies a special place in her repertoire. She was the first pianist in Lithuania to record all of Chopin\u2019s waltzes and has released acclaimed albums including F. Chopin: Waltzes, CHOPIN LT, M. K. Oginski: Farewell to the Homeland, and SENSIBILE. She has also recorded works by Mozart, Chopin and Szymanowski for Lithuanian Radio.
\nFor her contribution to culture, \u0160vies\u0117 \u010cepliauskait\u0117 has been awarded the Polish distinction Zas\u0142u\u017cony dla Kultury Polskiej (Meritorious for Polish Culture) and the Gold Cross of Merit of the President of Poland.
\nSighs and Passions is an evening where Romantic imagination, pianistic virtuosity and poetic storytelling merge into a captivating journey through love, longing, dreams and creative passion.<\/p>\n

Following the concert, audiences are invited to remain for the Media Opera \u010cIURLIONIS: I SEE MUSIC \u2013 a unique theatrical concept created by composer Audron\u0117 \u017digaityt\u0117. Inspired by the visionary world of Mikalojus Konstantinas \u010ciurlionis, it combines music, visual art, animation and digital media in a journey where music becomes vision and vision becomes music.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":233108,"template":"","categories":[6,4],"tags":[],"ticket-vendor":[21],"class_list":["post-233107","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festivaliai","category-koncertai","ticket-vendor-bilietai-lt"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t