{"id":233159,"date":"2026-06-22T22:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/?post_type=event&p=233159"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:54:29","slug":"lt-skambantis-m-k-iurlionio-vilnius-aur-lija-imkus-ru-skambantis-m-k-iurlionio-vilnius-aur-lija-imkus","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/en\/event\/lt-skambantis-m-k-iurlionio-vilnius-aur-lija-imkus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sounding M. K. \u010ciurlionis Vilnius | AUR\u0112LIJA \u0160IMKUS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the summer, the ongoing concert series \u201cThe Sounding \u010ciurlionis Vilnius\u201d<\/em> returns to the M. K. \u010ciurlionis House.<\/p>\n

The opening concert of the summer cycle features Latvian pianist Aur\u0113lija \u0160imkus. In 2016, she received the prestigious German music award Echo Klassik<\/em> in the category \u201cYoung Artist of the Year.\u201d She has also been awarded scholarships from internationally renowned institutions such as the Orpheum Foundation and the Mozart-Gesellschaft Dortmund.<\/p>\n

As a soloist, Aur\u0113lija \u0160imkus has performed with ensembles including the English Chamber Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, chamber orchestra Sinfonietta R\u012bga, Kaunas Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Symphony Orchestra, Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra, and the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Rhineland-Palatinate, among others.<\/p>\n

She has been invited to numerous international festivals and concert series such as Interlaken Classics, Next Generation Festival, Puplinge Classique, Kissinger Sommer, Kurt Weill Festival, Schumann Festival, and \u201cMeister von Morgen\u201d concerts in Herdecke.<\/p>\n

Her performances have taken place in prestigious venues including Tonhalle Z\u00fcrich, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Stadthalle Bayreuth, and Rheingoldhalle Mainz, among many others.<\/p>\n

PROGRAM:<\/h3>\n

L. van Beethoven \u2013 Piano Sonata Op. 110 in A-flat major
M. K. \u010ciurlionis \u2013 selected preludes (VL 239, 185, 187, 186, 188, 182)
M. K. \u010ciurlionis \u2013 arrangements of Lithuanian folk songs
F. Chopin \u2013 Barcarolle Op. 60 in F-sharp major
F. Liszt \/ V. Horowitz \u2013 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 \u201cR\u00e1k\u00f3czi March\u201d<\/p>\n

Concert: FREE admission
Doors open 20 minutes before the concert.
No advance registration required.
Late arrivals will not be admitted once the concert has started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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