On July 25, the Šilutė Art School will host the concert “Čiurlionis’ Echoes,” freshly reinterpreting Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’ piano works. Pianist Kasparas Mikužis will perform selected preludes by the composer, and after each of them, electroacoustic “echoes” for piano and electronics, specially created for this program by British and Hungarian composer Alexander Papp, will be heard. Each new piece becomes a kind of response to the previously played Čiurlionis prelude – some extend its emotional mood, others change the harmony or sonic texture, thus creating a lively dialogue between early 20th-century and 21st-century music.
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“Both Čiurlionis’ music and painting share a dreamy, poetic language, which I aim to further explore through the palette of sounds in my own work. This project builds on these connections, using electroacoustic reactions – some textural, some rhythmic, some gestural – with the aim of discovering a new approach to Čiurlionis’ work, treating his piano pieces not only as finished works but also as starting points for dialogue,” says A. Pappas.
At just 25 years old, the composer’s music has already been performed in prestigious concert halls in the United Kingdom – London’s Wigmore Hall, Liverpool Philharmonic, Southbank Centre, Purcell Room. From this autumn, Alexander Papp will take up the prestigious “Manson Fellow in Composition” residency at the Royal Academy of Music in London – a position awarded to young generation composers demonstrating exceptional potential.
Pianist Kasparas Mikužis, who will perform the program, is one of the brightest young generation Lithuanian pianists, rapidly gaining international recognition. The performer has given concerts in halls such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, London’s Wigmore Hall, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, the Krzysztof Penderecki Centre in Lusławice, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, and the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva. In 2025, he became one of the laureates of the prestigious “Young Classical Artists Trust” (YCAT) international competition, and British classical music radio “Classic FM” included him in its list of the 30 most promising young artists in the world.
Next weekend, Kintai will host two more concerts, distinguished by their compelling individuality. On July 31, the cozy Kintai Small Church will feature the original program “I breathe air and you” by renowned clarinetist Artūras Kažimėkas. Having actively collaborated with original-thinking composers and sound artists for many years, the performer presents his self-created musical space to the public for the first time.
The program was born from many years of experience accumulated in interpreting contemporary music. The performer likens playing to breathing, from which the program’s contours emerge: the bass clarinet here becomes not just an instrument, but like an extension of human breath. The instrument’s sound is combined with voice, electronics, and live sound processing, creating a slow ambient space, with fragments of life experience also fleetingly appearing.
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And on August 1, the Kintai Grand Church will host the program “Dear, Dear,” combining sensitivity and experimentation, where composer Agnė Matulevičiūtė and pianist Marta Finkelštein will invite listeners to a kind of musical love letters to their most important inspirations – John Cage, Nils Frahm, Maurice Ravel, Angelo Badalamenti, and other beloved authors. The program “Dear, Dear” is a map of the duo’s experiences and inspiration, where well-known, beloved, and identity-forming works of the artists are reinterpreted and resonate anew.
The duo, creating together for five years, combines piano with analog and modular synthesizers and has no analogues in Lithuania in its composition. Agnė’s creative activity encompasses performance, theater, cinema, and interdisciplinary
projects, and she also performs under the pseudonym Agnès M. Meanwhile, Marta has accumulated many years of experience in performing and curating contemporary music. The different profiles and experiences of both creators, combined by common musical ideas, meaningfully complement each other.
The concert “Čiurlionis’ Echoes,” freshly reinterpreting Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’ piano works, will take place on July 25 at the Šilutė Art School; featuring Kasparas Mikužis (piano) and Alexander Papp (composition, electronics). The original program “I breathe air and you” by renowned clarinetist Artūras Kažimėkas will be held on July 31 at the Kintai Small Church. Composer Agnė Matulevičiūtė and pianist Marta Finkelštein’s sonic love letters to their inspirations – in the program “Dear, Dear” on August 1 at the Kintai Grand Church. Tickets are distributed by “kakava.lt”.
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