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Needle of Light. LNSO, Mirga Gra\u017einyt\u0117-Tyla and \u201cDuettissimo\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Opening of Joseph Achron Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA \u017dIBUOKL\u0116 MARTINAITYT\u0116 \u2013\u00a0Needle of Light<\/em>\u00a0for violin, cello and symphony orchestra (premiere) The International Joseph Achron Music Festival honours the memory of this legendary Litvak composer, born in Lazdijai, every year. This time, the festival will open with a special concert at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Concert Hall, where the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by the celebrated Mirga Gra\u017einyt\u0117-Tyla, and the concert programme will feature works by two prominent composers of Jewish descent, Joseph Achron and Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg, as well as a new piece for violin, cello, and symphony orchestra titled\u00a0Needle of Light\u00a0<\/em>by New York-based composer \u017dibuokl\u0117 Martinaityt\u0117.<\/p>\n Belshazzar, the ruler of Babylon, who in the Middle Ages was associated with the idea of the Antichrist, eventually became a symbol of conceit, blasphemy, and inevitable doom. Achron presented his own interpretation to the public in 1924 while living in Berlin; it was first performed in Israel that same year as part of a production staged at the \u201cTeatron Eretz Israeli\u201d. Many details surrounding the production remain unclear, but it is known that later, while living in the United States, Achron reworked the music for the production into an independent concert piece for symphony orchestra.<\/p>\n The festival\u2019s opening concert will be symbolically capped off by Symphony No. 21 by the Polish-born composer Weinberg. Its title,\u00a0Kaddish<\/em>, refers to a hymn from Jewish religious rituals. This work embodies not only the legacy of Jewish music, but also Gra\u017einyt\u0117-Tyla\u2019s deeply personal mission to introduce Weinberg\u2019s music to as wide an audience as possible by conducting his works in recordings and concerts.<\/p>\n Organizer \u2013 PI \u201cArs Lituanica\u201d, partner \u2013 the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":234346,"template":"","categories":[6,4],"tags":[],"ticket-vendor":[46],"class_list":["post-234343","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festivaliai","category-koncertai","ticket-vendor-kakava-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\tPerformers<\/h3>\n
\n(artistic director and principal conductor Modestas Pitr\u0117nas)
\nEnsemble DUETTISSIMO: DALIA D\u0116DINSKAIT\u0116 (violin), GLEB PY\u0160NIAK (cello)
\nConductor MIRGA GRA\u017dINYT\u0116-TYLA<\/p><\/div>\nProgramme<\/h3>\n
\nJOSEPH ACHRON \u2013 Two Tableaux from the Theatre Music\u00a0Belshazzar
\n<\/em>MIECZYS\u0141AW WEINBERG \u2013 Symphony No. 21\u00a0Kaddish<\/em><\/div>\n
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