{"id":236390,"date":"2026-09-25T21:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/?post_type=event&p=236390"},"modified":"2026-09-25T21:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:35:14","slug":"lt-baltic-stage-susitikimas-su-karaliumi-ygimantu-vaza-ansamblis-concerto-riga-festivalis-banchetto-musicale-en-baltic-stage-the-legend-of-the-meeting-with-king-sigismund-iii-vasa-festival-ban","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/en\/event\/baltic-stage-the-legend-of-the-meeting-with-king-sigismund-iii-vasa-festival-banchetto-musicale\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltic Stage: The Legend of the Meeting with King Sigismund III Vasa | festival \u201cBanchetto musicale\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baltic Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Legend of the Meeting with King Sigismund III Vasa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Concerto Riga<\/em> ensemble (Latvia):<\/p>\n

Laura \u0160arova \u2013 Baroque violin
\nAnna Zagraja \u2013 Baroque violin
\nAlise Keita Driviniece \u2013 Baroque violin
\nValerijus Jasiulevi\u010dius \u2013 viola da gamba
\nGertr\u016bda Krauksta \u2013 harpsichord<\/p>\n

The year is 1617. Adam Jarz\u0119bski, a composer and violinist in his late twenties, returns from Italy to join the court chapel of Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Jarz\u0119bski was not only an outstanding composer \u2013 although only a small portion of his music has survived \u2013 but also a poet, writer and architect.<\/p>\n

His literary work\u00a0Go\u015bciniec, albo kr\u00f3tkie opisanie Warszawy<\/em>\u00a0(The Inn, or a Short Description of Warsaw<\/em>) offers a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Warsaw in the first half of the 17th century. As an architect of the royal court, he began his career by designing\u00a0Ujazd\u00f3w Castle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The concert\u00a0Legend of the Meeting with King Sigismund III Vasa<\/em>\u00a0takes us into the rich and complex musical world of this era. The programme features works by Adam Jarz\u0119bski from his\u00a0Canzoni e concerti a due, tre, e quattro voci con basso continuo<\/em>\u00a0(1627), alongside music by his contemporaries, including Italian violin virtuosos Biagio Marini and Giovanni Battista Buonamente. The works will be performed on historical instruments.<\/p>\n

The Polish\u2013Lithuanian Commonwealth shared close historical and cultural ties with lands that are now part of Latvia and Lithuania. Perhaps some of these very works were heard in this region more than 300 years ago.<\/p>\n

Concerto Riga <\/em><\/strong>is an early music ensemble founded in 2024. The musicians have studied both in Latvia and at various European institutions, such as the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna, the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, among others. As soloists, chamber musicians, and orchestra members, they have performed across the Baltic states, Scandinavia, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, and elsewhere in Europe. In addition to their active concert life, some members of Concerto Riga<\/em> also teach at the J\u0101zeps V\u012btols Latvian Academy of Music. Concerto Riga<\/em> focuses on instrumental music, highlighting the works of famous Baroque composers that are rarely performed today and are still awaiting their well-deserved revival.<\/p>\n

Laura \u0160arova<\/strong> is a lecturer at the Department of Early Music of the J\u0101zeps V\u012btols Latvian Academy of Music, head of the Baroque Violin Class, and founder and artistic director of the early music ensemble Concerto Riga<\/em>. She has performed with various early music ensembles in the Baltic States, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Italy, Austria, and elsewhere, including at the K\u00f6lner Philharmonie in Germany as a member of Ensemble Cordevento<\/em>. As a concertmaster, she has performed with Baroque orchestras such as Collegium Musicum Riga<\/em>, Futuro<\/em>, and the JVLMA Baroque Orchestra. She has collaborated with renowned violinists and conductors including Federico Maria Sardelli, Erik Bosgraaf, Peter Spissky, and Alessandro Ciccolini. In 2019, she was awarded 2nd prize at the Chamber Music Competition of R\u012bgas Melngalvju br\u0101l\u012bba<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Laura \u0160arova holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree (2017) and a Master\u2019s degree (2019) in Baroque violin performance from the Department of Early Music at the J\u0101zeps V\u012btols Latvian Academy of Music, where she studied under Assoc. Prof. Agnese Kanni\u0146a. She has furthered her studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm with Ann Wallstr\u00f6m and at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK) with Ulrike Engel, as well as through masterclasses with Susanne Scholz, Leila Schayegh, Amanda Babington, Daniel Fradkin, Fabio Missaggia, Werner Matzke, Jocelyne Rainer-Gibert, Lenka Torgensen, Lorenzo Coppola, and Meret L\u00fcthi.<\/p>\n

Concert duration \u2013 1 hour
\nDoors open at 5.30 pm.
\nSeats are not numbered. To choose your preferred seat, please arrive early.<\/p>\n

Tickets are distributed by www.bilietai.lt<\/a><\/p>\n

Concert partner \u2013 National Museum \u2013 Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.<\/p>\n

The event may be photographed and filmed. Your image may appear in publicly published photographs or videos intended for the promotion, communication and archiving of the event.<\/em><\/p>\n

Further information: www.bmfestival.lt<\/a><\/p>\n

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Festival organiser
\n<\/strong>Public Concert Institution \u2018Banchetto musicale\u2019<\/p>\n

Festival is funded by<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lithuanian Council for Culture
\nVilnius City Municipality<\/p>\n

Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Museum \u2013\u00a0Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
\nTrak\u0173 Vok\u0117 Manor
\nLNDM Museum of Applied Arts and Design
\nMontis Magia<\/em> Climbing Centre
\nMerchants\u2019 Club
\nCathedral Apart-Hotel<\/em>
\nFeel Reel<\/em>
\nMinistry of Culture of Spain
\nAndalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions<\/p>\n

Media partners<\/strong><\/p>\n

LRT KLASIKA
\nMoteris<\/em> Magazine
\nCulture and Arts Magazine Nemunas<\/em>
\nWeekly Magazine 7 meno dienos<\/em>
\nWeekly Magazine Savait\u0117<\/em>
\nLrytas<\/em> News Portal
\nUAB Media traffic<\/p>\n

The festival organisers\u00a0reserve the right\u00a0to amend the\u00a0programme in the\u00a0event of unforeseen\u00a0circumstances.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":236391,"template":"","categories":[4],"tags":[],"ticket-vendor":[21],"class_list":["post-236390","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","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