LENsemble [Lithuanian Ensemble Network]

LENsemble [Lithuanian Ensemble Network]

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Baltic Music Days 2024

2 May 2024, Tartu (EE)


performers

LENsemble Vilnius
Vykintas Baltakas, cond.


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contemPLAY festival

4-9 Feb. 2024, Vilnius


WelcomePLAY - 4 Feb. 2024

AYAL ADLER - Shades 22 for violin, piano and cello
ALEJANDRO OLARTE - Scylla's Gaze for voice and electronics
SIDNEY CORBETT - Absconditus for violin and cello
LIUDAS MOCKŪNAS - solo improvisation
MANTAUTAS KRUKAUSKAS - Stasis. Influx for violin, piano, cello and electronics
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Pasaka for piano and electronics

Naomi Beeldens (voice)
Trio Kaskados: Rusnė Mataitytė (vln), Albina Šikšniūtė (pno), Edmundas Kulikauskas (vc), Paula Bagotyriūtė (pno)
LENsemble Vilnius

LigetiPLAY - 8 Feb. 2024

GYÖRGY LIGETI - étude for piano Nr. 5 “Arc-en-ciel”
GYÖRGY LIGETI - “Ramifications” for strings
SALVATORE SCIARRINO - “Canzona di Ringraziamento” for flute solo
GYÖRGY LIGETI - étude for piano Nr. 10 “Der Zauberlehrling”
GYÖRGY LIGETI - étude for piano Nr. 2 “Cordes à vide”
RYTIS MAŽULIS - “Timeless” (premiere) for string orchestra
GYÖRGY LIGETI - Pièce électronique no. 3
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - “Cladi III” for ensemble and electronics
GYÖRGY LIGETI - étude for piano Nr. 6 “Automne à Varsovie”

Motiejus Bazaras (pno)
Salomėja Kalvelytė (flute)
St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra
LENsemble Vilnius
Vykintas Baltakas (cond.)


Festival program
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Wie klingt Europa im 21. Jahrhundert?

30 November 2023, 19:00
Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Max-Joseph-Platz 3, Munich


program
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Music of falling Sounds (2015) for violin and electronics
JUSTINA REPEČKAITĖ - Tapisserie (2015) for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello
ALBERTAS NAVICKAS - Accidental (2011) for violin, piano, video and electronics
ANDRIUS MASLEKOVAS - Shadows of Nighttime Canvases (2018) for violin und cello
IGNAS KRUNGLEVIČIUS - The Knight (2009) for clarinet, cello and video
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Smokey Arnold (2015) for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello

performers

LENsemble Vilnius

Rusnė Mataitytė, vln
Giedrius Gelgotas, fl
Andrius Žiūra, cl
Indrė Baikštytė, pno
Edmundas Kulikauskas, vc
Roberto Becerra, electr.
Vykintas Baltakas, cond.


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Lithuanian contemporary music

10 October 2023, Muzikos ruduo festival


program SIGITAS GEDA - Teisingojo žodžio malda. Sigito malda per šventą Bernardą
ALGIRDAS MARTINAITIS - ožio aukojimas
ALBERTAS NAVICKAS - Blanche t'a vu
IGNAS KRUNGLEVIČIUS - The knight
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Pasaka

performers

Irene Kurka (soprano) & LENsemble Vilnius
Kristupas Gikas, fl
Salomėja Kalvelytė, fl
Mėta Gabrielė Pelegrimaitė, fl
Vytautas Oškinis, fl
Ryhor Kharaneka, sax
Viktor Rekalo, vc
Vykintas Baltakas, electronics


Festival "Muzikos ruduo"
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720° concert series of improvised music

IdeasBlock (Goštauto g. 11)


2023, 23 September - 2 October


23 Sept.: Johannes Bergmark (SE)
30 Sept.: Anne La Berge (NL)
1 Oct.: Anne La Berge (PL)
2 Oct.: Alexander Wnuk (PL)

Curator: Kristupas Gikas


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Michael Gordon: portrait

Music for Vilnius
30 June & 1 July 2023, Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (premiere work)
1 July 2023, City Hall (portrait concert)


program
„Tree-oh“ for 3 violins (2011)
„Industry“ for violoncello and electronics (1992)
„Resonance“ for 9 trombones (world premiere)


performers

Violins: Ingrida Rupaitė, Rakelė Chijenaitė, Toma Bandzaitytė-Puplauskė
violoncello: Viktor Rekalo
Trombones: Marius Balčytis, Albinas Gražulis, Remigijus Gumuliauskas, Adrijus Alminas, Jovaras Šiekštelė, Gabrielius Songaila, Kamilė Makarevičiutė, Rimantas Jagminas, Yiannis Bontis
Vykintas Baltakas (conducting)


www.musicforvilnius.com
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Salvatore Sciarrino: portrait

12 July 2023, Kintai Music Festival


program

„Codex Purpureus“ (1968/1983)
L‘orizzonte luminoso di Aton (1989)
String quartet nr. 7 (1999)
Canzona di ringraziamento“ (1985)
String quartet nr. 8 (2008)

performers

Dalia Dėdinskaitė, vln I
Klementina Venciūtė, vln II
Robertas Bliškevičius, vla
Marius Sakavičius, vc
Salomėja Kalvelytė, fl


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Beat Furrer: portrait

Music for Vilnius
30 June & 1 July 2023, Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (premiere work)
1 July 2023, City Hall (portrait concert)


program New Work for contralto/mezzo-soprano, bass clarinet and accordion (premiere work)
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Melodie – fallend (2002) for piano
Presto for flute and piano (1997) for flute and piano
… cold and calm and moving (1992) for flute, harp, violin, viola and violoncello
Ira – Arca (2012) for bass flute and doouble bass
Lied (1993) for violin and piano

performers

Helena Sorokina (contralto/mezzo-soprano)
Marco Sala (bass clarinet)
Roman Yusipey (accordion)
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Indrė Baikštytė (piano)
Kristupas Gikas (flute)
Ingrida Rupaitė (violin)
Robertas Bliškevičius (viola)
Viktor Rekalo (violoncello)
Joana Daunytė (harp)
Gediminas Stepanavičius (double bass)
Vykintas Baltakas (conducting)


www.musicforvilnius.com
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Agata Zubel: portrait

Music for Vilnius
17 June 2023, Gediminas Castle Tower and the K29 business center (premiere work)
18 June 2023, City Hall (portrait concert)


program Connect 2 (2023) for Piccolo Flute and Kanklės (premiere work)
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„Cascando“ (2007) for voice, flute, clarinet, violin and violoncello, text by Samuel Beckett
„What is the Word“ (2012) for voice and instrumental ensemble, text by Samuel Beckett
„Mono-drum“ (2020) for bass drum
„Labyrinth“ (2011) for voice and instrumental ensemble, text by Wisława Szymborska

performers

Flutes: Kristupas Gikas, Vytenis Gurstis and Lina Baublytė Kanklės: Aistė Bružaitė, Aušrinė Ulinskaitė, Jolita Matkienė and Ūla Paliokaitė (premiere work)
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Gunta Gelgote (soprano)
Nora Petročenko (mezzo)
Giedrius Gelgotas (flute)
Andrius Žiūra (clarinet)
Arnas Mikalkėnas (percussion)
Laurynas Lapė (trumpet)
Ryhor Kharaneka (saxophone)
Jonė Punytė (piano)
Ieva Sipaitytė (violin)
Viktor Rekalo (violoncello)
Rokas Stunžėnas (double bass)
Vykintas Baltakas (conducting)


www.musicforvilnius.com
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Anna Korsun: portrait

Music for Vilnius
3-4 June 2023, Tuskulėnai Peace Park, Chapel-Columbarium (premiere work)
4 June 2023, City Hall (portrait concert)


program and performers Spettri (2023) for five violoncellos (premiere work)
Cello club: Arnas Kmieliauskas, Povilas Jacunskas, Rokas Vaitkevičius, Domas Jakštas, Evaldas Petkus
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In the Cage (2022) for string quartet and objects (portrait concert)
Lora Kmieliauskaitė (violin), Ingrida Rupaitė (violin), Monika Kiknadzė (viola), Arnas Kmieliauskas (violoncello)


www.musicforvilnius.com
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Ivan Fedele: portrait

Music for Vilnius
25 May 2023, Kazys Vernelis House-Museum (premiere work)
26 May 2023, City Hall (portrait concert)
27 May 2023, Kazys Vernelis House-Museum (premiere work)


program Varnelis variations (2023) for piano and electronics (premiere work)
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Maja (1999) for soprano, pianoforte, vibrophone, flute, clarinet, violin and violoncello, with texts by G.Corti
X-tension 3 (2018) for ensemble and electronics
Immagini da Escher (2005) for ensemble
Nachtmusik (2008) for pianoforte

performers

Indrė Baikštytė, pno solo (premiere work)
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Monta Martinsone (soprano)
Giedrius Gelgotas (flute)
Andrius Žiūra (clarinet)
Colin Crandal (percussion)
Jonė Punytė-Svigarienė (piano)
Rusnė Mataitytė (violin)
Arnas Kmieliauskas (violoncello)
Alvise Vidolin (live electronics)
Vykintas Baltakas (conducting)


www.musicforvilnius.com
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Heiner Goebbels: portrait

Music for Vilnius
12 May 2023, City Hall (portrait concert)
from 10 May 2023, Ramintos church (installation)


program portrait concert
Surrogate (2015)
Herakles 2 (1992)
Samplersuite from Surrogate Cities (1994)
Sometime iš Songs of Wars I Have Seen (2007)


installation
The Comforter (premiere), With René Liebert
Church Of Saint Virgin Mary Of Consolation, Ramintos bažnyčia (Savičiaus str. 15)

performers

LENsemble Vilnius
Rita Mačiliūnaitė, narration
Vykintas Baltakas, conductor


www.musicforvilnius.com
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Villa Concordia Bamberg

10 May 2023
Double Portrait: Vykintas Baltakas and Ataç Sezer


program

VYKINTAS BALTAKAS:
"Musik of falling sounds" (2015) for violin and elektronics
"Cladi I" (2020) for akkordion solo
"Ri" for soprano und elektronics
"Cladi IV" (2022) for Akkordeon solo
"Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (2013) for violin solo

ATAÇ SEZER:
„Verlorene Seelen“ (2022) for violin and violoncello
„Fragmente alla Turca“ (2014) for viola solo
„Flow“ (2019) for string trio

performers

Irene Kurka, soprano
Rusnė Mataitytė, vln.
Nenad Ivanović, acc.
TrioCoriolis
Vykintas Baltakas, electronics


www.villa-concordia.de
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Toshio Hosokawa: portrait

Music for Vilnius
6 May 2023


program
Melodia (1979) for accordion solo
Blossoming (2007) for string quartet
Vilnius Invisible Angels (World Premiere) for violin and accordion
Silent flowers (1998) for string quartet
Sen V (1991 - 1992) for accordion solo

performers

Chordos string quartet:
Ieava Stipaitytė , vln
Vaida Paukštienė, vln
Robertas Bliškevičius, vla
Povilas Jacunskas, vc
Raimondas Sviackevičius, accordion


www.musicforvilnius.com
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LENsemblePLAY

7 Feb. 2023, Contemporary music festival „contemPLAY“
Double Portrait: Johannes Schölhorn and Vykintas Baltakas


program

VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Music of falling sounds
JOHANNES SCHÖLLHORN - Sérigraphies (Nocturne, Prélude & Barcarolle)
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Smokey Arnold
JOHANNES SCHÖLLHORN - X
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

performers

LENsemble
Rusnė Mataitytė, vln
Vytenis Gurstis, fl
Karolis Kolakauskas, cl
Indrė Baikštytė, pno
Edmundas Kulikauskas, vc
Džiugas Daugirda, perc
Vykintas Baltakas, conductor


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Bronius Kutavičius and his School

2022, 6 October, Festival “Music of change” Klaipėda
2022, 8 October, Festival “Muzikos ruduo” Vilnius


Works of Bronius Kutavičius, Šarūnas Nakas, Onutė Narbutaitė, Vykintas Baltakas, Justė Janulytė

performers

Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra
LENsemble Vilnius
Vykintas Baltakas, cond.


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LENdscapes in Vilnius and Bremen

29 Nov 2021 Gaida Festival Vilnius
23 June 2022 Bremen

co-curator: Thomas Hummel

A gigantic landscape of loudspeakers and musicians is spread over the entire concert hall in this unusual concert. The audience is situated in the middle of it and perceives 34 loudspeaker sculptures that, like musicians, have their own music stands and note parts. Sit down on a musician's seat and listen to the Lithuanian Ensemble Network - 17 musicians scattered around the hall together with three singers, and often wandering. At the end of the concert, the audience can actively participate. This project is an international cooperation of the lithuanian ensemble network and the german Bremen Loudspeaker Orchestra.


program

VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Cladi III (2021, Premiere)
THOMAS HUMMEL - Also schweige ich (2017)
RICCARDO CASTAGNOLA - BLO LEN (2021, Premiere)
CHRISTOPH OGIERMANN - MULTIeTUDE 2b (2021, Premiere)

performers

LENsemble Vilnius
Bremen Loudspeaker Orchestra
Solo voices: Monta Martinsone Krukauskas , Saulė Šerytė, Nora Petročenko,
Vykintas Baltakas, cond.

Vykintas Baltakas, conductor


lenprojects.net
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Music of Falling Sounds

2021, 12 September, Festival “Muzika erdvėje”


VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Music of Falling Sounds Rusnė Mataitytė, solo violin
Vykintas Baltakas, electronics
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DAR premieres for percussion ensemble. International residency program for young composers and performers

28 May 2021, Contemporary music festival „Druskomanija 2021“
8 July 2021, Festival “N žemė” 
9 July 2021, Kintai Festival


program

In cooperation with DAR and KIntai artist residencies and Lithuanian Academy of music and theater

ELIORAH GOODMAN - Mirror Maze (1995)
JUSTINA ŠIKŠNELYTĖ - Small Departures (1988)
ELIOTT DELAFOSSE - s t r a n g e . ɒ Ɉ Ɉ ɿ ɒ ɔ Ɉ o ɿ ƨ (1994)
RAIMONDA ŽIŪKAITĖ - „Lakusis smėlis“ (1991)

performers

Percussion: Rūta Šeduikytė, Arkadijus Gotesmanas, Dominykas Snarskis, Tuomas J. Räsasänen, Arnas Mikalkėnas
Choreography, Dancers: Ugnė Kavaliauskaitė, Lukas Karvelis
Musical directors: Vykintas Baltakas and Arnas Mikalkėnas


Streamed live on 28 May 2021
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Kintai Music Festival

8 August 2019, "George Maciunas, Anton Lukoszevieze and other migrating birds"
GEORGE MAČIUNAS - Music for Everyman (1962)
ALVIN LUCIER - Opera with Objects (1997)
LUIZ HENRIQUE YUDO - 5 Palindromes (1997)
DOUGLAS G. BARRETT - A Few Silence (Kintai, 8.8.2019, 19.35) (2007)
ANTHONY BRAXTON - Composition #322
CHRISTIAN WOLFF BURDOCKS - V/VI (1968)

Mėta Pelegrimaitė (fl), Kristupas Kmitas (fl), Kazimieras Jušinskas (sax), Simonas Kaupinis (tuba), Dominykas Norkūnas (egt)

9 August 2019, Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps (1941)

Antanas Taločka (cl)
Rusnė Mataitytė (vln)
Edmundas Kulikauskas (vc)
Albina Šikšniūtė (pno)


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Ramūnas Motiekaitis: portrait

2019, 28 April, Jauna Muzika Festival


Sapiegų castle, Vilnius

RAMŪNAS MOTIEKAITIS - Mobile retrospection (1996-2019)


performers
Greta Šimkutė (voc)
Mėta Pelegrimiatė (fl)
Matas Samulionis (sax)
Simonas Petkevičius (sax)
Arminas Bižys (sax)
Klaudija Indriliūnaitė (gt)
Kęstutis Zubavičius (perc)


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Lithuanian - Polish music links

co-curator: Artur Kroschel

in cooperation with Poznan Musical Spring festival


19 Dec. 2018, Muzikos Ruduo Festival, Biržai Castle (LT)
RAMINTA ŠERKŠNYTĖ - Konzertstück trio
ARTUR KROSCHEL - Jenes
BRONIUS KUTAVIČIUS - Eight Stasys' Miniatures
OSVALDAS BALAKAUSKAS - Rain for Cracow
ARTUR CIESLAK - Trio for violin, cello and piano
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

30 March 2019, The 48. International Festival of Contemporary Music "Poznan Musical Spring"
OSVALDAS BALAKAUSKAS - Lietus Krokuvai
ARTUR CIESLAK - Trio for violin, cello and piano
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Commentum
VYTAUTAS GERMANAVIČIUS - Trupantys žodžiai
BARBARA KASZUBA - Taktika (premiere)
KATARZYNA DANEL - Broken Vector (premiere)
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

performers

Rusnė Mataitytė (vln.)
Edmundas Kulikauskas (vc.)
Albina Šikšniūtė (pno.)
Giedrius Gelgotas (fl.)
Andrius Žiūra (cl.)


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Timbre Unity and Timbre Masses

co-curator: Thomas Hummel

21 October 2018: Arenafest Riga (LV)
8 November 2018: Gaida Festival Vilnius (LT)


Program
JULIA WOLFE, East Broadway (1996)
ROLANDS KRONLAKS - Up in the Air (premiere)
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Sandwriting (2018)
THOMAS HUMMEL - Sadedz (premiere)
JULIA WOLFE - my lips from speaking (1993)
EGIDIJA MEDEKŠAITĖ - BhUtadhAtrI (premiere)

performers

Trumpets: Laurynas Lapė, Aurimas Jankevicius, Andrius Stankevicius, Linas Rupšplaukis, Vilius Surdokas
Piano /Keyboards: Indrė Baikštytė, Jonė Punytė
Violoncello: Gunda Baranauskaitė
Vykintas Baltakas, cond.


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DAR - Druskininkai artists' residency

30 Sept. 2018, Švč. Mergelės Marijos Škaplierinės bažnyčia, Druskininkai


Program
EDGARS RUBENIS - in 28'42'' (2018) for sustaining instruments and percussion
JOHANNES BERGMARK - Digestion (2018)
BURKHARD BEINS - Adapt/Oppose (2018) Version 18/1 for Sextet
THANOS CHRYSAKIS - Moonstone Plateau (2018) for alto flute, alto/soprano saxophone and tuba

performers

Kristupas Gikas (flute)
Kazimieras Jušinskas (saxophone) Simonas Kaupinis (tuba)
Monika Kiknadzė (viola)
Domantas Razmus (perc.) Kristupas Kmitas (perc.)
Vykintas Baltakas, supervisor


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Vykintas Baltakas: portrait

2018, 5 August, Kintai Music Festival


2023, 23 September - 2 October


VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Music of falling sounds (2015)
VIDMANTAS BARTULIS - Trečiasis greitasis, arba glinkos ir nemirovičiaus-dančenkos kelionė traukiniu iš Peterburgo į Maskvą
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Commentum (2011)
BRONIUS KUTAVIČIUS - “Stasio miniatiūros"
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Pasaka (1998)
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Eine kleine Nachtmusik (2013)

performers
Rusnė Mataitytė (vln)
Albina Šikšniūtė (pno)
Edmundas Kulikauskas (vc)
Marta Finkelštein (pno)
Vykintas Baltakas (electronics)


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Contemporary Music Theater

13 June 2018, Kintai Music Festival
15 June 2018, Kultūros naktis Vilnius
18 Oct. 2018, MO museum for Contemporary Art Vilnius: Opening Festival


Program
MAURICIO KAGEL - Rrrrrr (1980/81) for organ with accompagnement (Rosalie, Repercussa, Rondeña)
GEORGES APERGHIS - Retrouvailles (2013) for 5 performers
GEORGES APERGHIS - Rasch (2006) for viola and saxophone
MAURICIO KAGEL - Pas de cinq (1965) for 5 performers
SIMON STEEN ANDERSEN - Difficulties Putting It Into Practice (2007) for 4 performers
MAURICIO KAGEL - Rrrrrr” (1980/81) for organ with accompagnement (Rȃga, Ragtime)

performers

Ensemble of contemporary music of the LMTA:
Simonas Kaupinis (tuba), Kristupas Gikas (fl), Greta Garmašaitė (organ / pno.), Kazimieras Jušinskas (sax), Monika Kiknadzė (vla), Kristupas Kmitas (perc), Domantas Razmus (perc), Deimantas Balys (eGt), Dominykas Besakirskas (perc)
Karina Novikova, stage director
Vykintas Baltakas, musical director


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Lithuanian chamber music

2017 Festival Muzikos ruduo
18 December Vilnius Town Hall (LT)
17 Nov. 2017, Žiežmariai (LT)


program


A.MALCYS - Keturi atspindžiai
O.BALAKAUSKAS - Claqua
R.MOTIEKAITIS - Intermezzo.Kinas
A.NAVICKAS - Habla con migo
O.BALAKAUSKAS - Concerto Claro
A.MALCYS - Erškėčių akys

performers
Chordos string quartet:
Ieva Sipaitytė (vln I)
Vaida Paukštienė (vln II)
Robertas Bliškevičius (vla)
Vita Šiugždinienė (vc)
Karolis Kolakauskas (cl)
Jonė Punytė (pno)


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Musique et technologie

In cooperation with the Centre Henri Pousseur
2017, 17 December, Flagey Brussels


17:00
YKINTAS BALTAKAS - Music of Falling Sounds for violin and electronics (2015)
IGNAS KRUNGLEVIČIUS - The Knight for bass clarinet, cello and video (2009)
CÉDRIC DAMBRAIN - Pure, for cello and electronics (2004)

18:00
RIMAS SAKALAUSKAS - Bipolar (2015), music by Mykolas Natalevicius (installation in Studio 2)

20:00
OSVALDAS BALAKAUSKAS - Rain for Cracow for violin and piano (1991)
MONIKA SOKAITĖ - 1 6/9 (*world creation)
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Pasaka for piano and electronics (1995-1997)
ALBERTAS NAVICKAS - Accidental for violin, piano, video and electronics (2011)
GUILLAUME AUVRAY - Corpuscules for cello, piano and electronics (2015)
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Commentum for cello and piano (2011)
Stéphane Orlando, Simply Humain & Black Panthers (*world creation) for ensemble

performers

LENsemble Vilnius
Andrius Žiūra, clarinet
Edmundas Kulikauskas, cello
Albina Šikšniūtė, piano
Rusnė Mataitytė, violin
Benjamin Glorieux, cello
María Domínguez Pérez, piano

Centre Henri Pousseur, electronics


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Kintai, Arts Residency: Workshops for composers and performers

2017, 17-23 July


July 19, Nida: works by H.Lachenmann, St.Reich, Thierry de Mey, Jense-Peter Ostendorf
July 22, Kintai: Workshop concert
July 23, Kintai: Ensemble Synaesthesis
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Osvaldas Balakauskas’ Musical Odyssey

In cooperation with the Vilnius Festival
2017, 8 June, 19.00 | Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall, Vilnius


program
ARCADA for chamber ensemble
STRING QUARTET NR. 5 (premiere)
ODYSSEY-2 for string orchestra
MOSAIC for solo accordion
ADAGIO CANTABILE for string orchestra
CONCERTO RK for violin and chamber orchestra

performers

LENsemble Vilnius
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Chordos string quartet
Rusnė Mataitytė, violin
Raimondas Sviackevičius, accordion

Vykintas Baltakas, conductor


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Palace of The Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Vilnius

2016, 25 November


program
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” (2013)
VYTAUTAS GERMANAVIČIUS - “Tirpstančiam ledynui” (2016, premiere)
VYTAUTAS LAURUŠAS - “Paukščių turgus” (2001-2)
ŽIBUOKLĖ MARTINAITYTĖ - “Odė džiaugsmui” (2004)
ONUTĖ NARBUTAITĖ - “Mozartsommer” (1991)
LORETA NARVILAITĖ - “Juodi - balti trumpėjantys garsai” (2005)

performers
Vytautas Sriubikis (fl)
Vaida Paukštienė (vln)
Robertas Bliškevičius (vla)
Vaiva Eidukaitytė-Storastienė (hps)


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Carte Blanche: Cairo - Vilnius

Joint project of the Goethe Institutes Vilnius / Cairo and LEN

co-curator: Sherif el Razzaz


29 November 2016, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Vilnius

Egyptian Traditional Music (Workshop - concert)

1 December 2016, Vilnius Town Hall

GIACINTO SCELSI - Kya
BUSHRA EL TURK - Marionette
HASSAN TAHA - The Dice Player
AMR OKBA - Integration
AMR OKBA - Utopia
AHMED MADKOUR - White Shroud
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Lift to Dubai

27 April 2017, Cairo Contemporary Music Days, Goethe Institute Cairo

JUSTINA REPEČKAITĖ - Dumtakah (2017, premiere)
BUSHRA EL TURK - Eating Clouds
AMR OKBA - Utopia
GAMAL ABDEL RAHIM - Meditation
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - Music of falling sounds
ARTURAS BUMŠTEINAS - Heap of Language

30 April 2017, Cairo Contemporary Music Days, Ewart Memorial Hall

HASSAN TAHA - The Dice Player
HIKARY KYIAMA - Doppelkonzert (2017, premiere)
BUSHRA EL TURK - Marionette
ØYVIND TORVUND - Neon Forest
EGIDIJA MEDEKŠAITĖ - Pancami
ZAD MOULTAKA - Cinq Haïkus

performers

LENsemble & Egyptian Contemporary Music Ensemble
Sherif el Razzaz (clarinet)
Andrius Žiūra (clarinet)
Vykintas Baltakas, conductor


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Julius Juzeliūnas and the World

In cooperation with the 45th Baltic musicological conference


19 October 2016, 17:00, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Vilnius, J.Karosas Hall
JULIUS JUZELIŪNAS (1916–2001) - Melika (1973) for soprano and organ
Kviatkovskaja (sopr.), Milda Atminaitė (org.)

20 October 2016, 18:00, The Great Hall at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
HANNS EISLER (1898–1962)
14 Arten den Regen zu beschreiben op. 70 (1941) for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano

JULIUS JUZELIŪNAS (1916–2001)
Ragamalika (1982) for flute, clarinet, oboe, horn and bassoon

JOHN CAGE (1912–1992)
Tossed as it is Untroubled (1943) for prepared piano

KEVIN VOLANS (g.1949)
Styginių kvartetas Nr. 2 Hunting: Gathering

VITALI GODZIATSKI (Виталий Годзяцкий, g. 1936) Разрывы плоскостей (1963) for piano
EDISON DENISOV (Эдисoн Денисов, 1929–1996) Chamber Symphony No. 1 (1982) for ensemble

performers

LENsemble Vilnius
Indrė Baikštytė (vln), Rytis Paulius Juškaitis (pno)
Giedrius Gelgotas (fl), Ugnius Dičiūnas (ob), Andrius Žiūra (cl) Andrius Puplauskis (fg), Paulius Lukauskas (horn), Ieva Sipaitytė , Vaida Paukštienė (vln), Robertas Bliškevičius (vla), Vita Šiugždinienė (vc), Laurynas Lapė (tp), Marius Balčytis (trne), Sigitas Gailius (perc)
Vykintas Baltakas, conductor


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Music in Image & Image in Music

In cooperation with the GAIDA festival


22 October 2016, Contemporary Art Centre

STEFAN PRINS - Piano Hero No. 1 (2011–2012)
THIERRY DE MEY - Silence Must Be! (2002)
MATTHEW SHLOMOWITZ - Popular Contexts, Volume 2 (2010)
VYTAUTAS V. JURGUTIS - Telospheros (2016, premiere)*
MICHAEL BEIL - Karaoke Rebranng! (2006/2013)
FRANÇOIS SARHAN - Ô Piano (2012)
ANATOLIJUS ŠENDEROVAS - ...after Chagall (2016, premiere)*

performers

LENsemble Vilnius
Stéphane Ginsburgh (piano, Belgium)
Andrius Žiūra (clarinet)


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Mauricio Kagel: portrait

In cooperation with Het Collectief ensemble (BE), Oskaras Koršunovas Theater (LT) and Concertgebouw Brugge (BE)

co-curator: Thomas Dieltjens


2016, 12 march, 20:00, Concertgebouw Bruges (BE)

Kamermuziekzaal

DIE STÜCKE DER WINDROSE (1988-1994):
Südwesten, Norden, Osten, Westen (Ragtime)

[during the intermission: DOCUMENTAIRE (movie): Süden, Gastón Solnicki on Mauricio Kagel, 2011]

2016, 12 march, 21:20, Concertgebouw Bruges (BE)

Concertzaal scène

KANTRIMIUSIK (1973-1975)

I. & Intermedium 1
II. & Intermedium 2
III. & Intermedium 3
IV. & Intermedium 4
V. & Intermedium 5
VI. & Intermedium 6
VII. & Intermedium 7

2016, 12 march, 22:30, Concertgebouw Bruges (BE)

Concertzaal scène

MITTERNACHTSSTÜK (1980-1981/1986)

2016, 9 april, 19-22:00, Energy and Technology Museum, Vilnius (LT)

Turbinų salė

KANTRIMIUSIK (1973-1975)

I. & Intermedium 1
II. & Intermedium 2
III. & Intermedium 3
IV. & Intermedium 4
V. & Intermedium 5
VI. & Intermedium 6
VII. & Intermedium 7

PHANTASIESTÜCK for flute and piano (1987–1988) 

[during the intermission: DOCUMENTAIRE (movie): Süden, Gastón Solnicki on Mauricio Kagel, 2011]

MITTERNACHTSSTÜK (1980-1981/1986):

performers

LENsemble Vilnius
Het Collectief
Choir "Jauna muzika"
Saulė Šerytė, narrator
Audrius Rubežius, tenor
Nerijus Masevičius, baritone
Lina Valionienė, soprano

Oskaras Koršunovas, stage director
Vesta Grabštaitė, Assistant to the director
Vykintas Baltakas, conductor


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Music Bridge: Lithuania - Serbia

2015, 28 September, Composers’ Review Belgrade
2015, 11 November, Church of Saint Catherine, Vilnius


program
September 28, Belgrade
Osvaldas Balakauskas (*1937) - Rain for Cracow for violin and piano (1991)
Sonja Mutić (*1984) - Borderline for violin, cello and piano (2014)
Vykintas Baltakas (*1972) - Recitativo for violin and piano (2014)
Osvaldas Balakauskas (*1937) - Mosaic for accordion (2013)
Vytautas Germanavičius (*1969) - Cadenza for violin and accordion (2002)
Vykintas Baltakas (*1972) - Commentum for violoncello and piano (2011)
Vytautas Germanavičius (*1969) - Chanson for violin, piano and accordion (2007)

November 11, Vilnius
Vykintas Baltakas (*1972) - Recitativo for violin and piano (2014)
Vytautas Germanavicius (*1969) - Cadenza for violin and accordion (2002)
Osvaldas Balakauskas (*1937) - Mozaika for accordion (2013)
Vykintas Baltakas (*1972) - commentum for cello and piano (2011)
Vytautas Germanavicius (*1969) - Chanson for violin, piano and accordion (2007)
Ivan Brkljacic (*1977) - ...In one eye's wink... for cello and piano (2005)
Srdjan Hofman (*1944) - Hadedas for cello and piano (2005)
Svetlana Savic (*1971) - From Sonnets cycle for female voice, cello, piano and electronics (2013)

performers
LENsemble:
Rusne Mataityte, violin Edmundas Kulikauskas, cello
Albina Siksniute, piano
Raimondas Sviackevicius, accordion

THE CONSTRUCTION SITE: Ana Radovanovic, mezzo-soprano
Neda Hofman, piano
Srdan Sretenovic, cello
Svetlana Savic, electronics


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Contemporary music from Ukraine

2015, 18-19 September
co-curator: Roman Yusipey


program
September 18
Boris Lyatoshinsky (1895-1968): Sonata for violin and piano op.19
Виталий Годзяцкий - Разрывы Плоскостей for Piano (1963)
Yevhen Stankovych - Sonata № 3 for piano and cello
Osvaldas Balakauskas „Nine Springs" for piano trio
Velentin Silvestrov „Post scriptum“ - Sonata violin an piano

September 19
Bohdan Sehin „And The Sailors...“
Anna Arkushyna „Körnung“
A.Schetynsky „Two In Parallel“
Victoria Poleva „Null“
Anna Korsun „Plexus“
Maxim Kolomiiets „Re-pulse“
Anna Korsun „Undersurface“
Artem Nyzhnyk „Miserere“

performers
Giedrius Gelgotas, flute
Robertas Beinaris, oboe
Andrius Žiūra, clarinet
Paulius Lukauskas, horn
Sigitas Gailius, percussion
Ieva Sipaitytė, violin
Vita Šiugždinienė, violoncello
Rima Chačaturian, piano
Roman Yusipey, accordion
Vykintas Baltakas, conductor


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GlobaLT at the GAIDA Festival

In cooperation with the GAIDA Festival


October 27, 2015, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS: Eselsbrücke (2013)
ALBERTAS NAVICKAS: Accidental (2011)
JUSTINA REPEČKAITĖ: Tapisserie (2014)
IGNAS KRUNGLEVIČIUS: Gradients
VYKINTAS BALTAKAS: Redditio (2010)
JUSTINA REPEČKAITĖ: Rapid Eye Movements
VERONIKA KRAUSAS: Analemma (2006)

performers

LENsemble Vilnius
Vykintas Baltakas, conductor


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Connections: Philip Cashian & John Woolrich

2014, 3-6 October, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and Piano.lt Vilnius
Concerts and workshops for composers
Curator: Marija Grikevičiūtė


performers
Karolina Baleckaitė, flute
Andrius Žiūra, clarinet
Rusnė Mataitytė violin
Robertas Bliškevičius viola
Edmundas Kulikauskas cello
Marija Grikevičiūtė piano
Albina Šikšniūtė piano


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Wolfgang Rihm & Matthias Pintscher: double portrait

St. Catherine’s Church, Vilnius


27 February 2014, 19:00

Sketches by Schubert

Franz Schubert: Symphony Nr. 5 B-dur (Allegro, Andante con moto)
Wolfgang Rihm. Ländler
Franz Schubert: Symphony Nr. 5 B-dur (Menuetto. Allegro molto – Trio, Allegro vivace)

Wolfgang Rihm:
Erscheinung, Skizze über Schubert
Am Horizont, Stille Szenei
Nature Morte – Still Alive

27 February 2014, 21:00

Night calligraphy

Wolfgang Rihm: Vier Male (Frei, nicht schnell)
Matthias Pintscher: Study I for Treatise on the Veil
Wolfgang Rihm: Vier Male (In drängender Unruhe)
Matthias Pintscher: Figura III
Wolfgang Rihm: Vier Male (Langsam)
Matthias Pintscher: Svelto
Wolfgang Rihm: Vier Male (Sehr langsam, wie aus der Ferne)

performers

Raimondas Sviackevičius, Accordion
Rusnė Mataitytė, Violin
Edmundas Kulikauskas, Cello
Andrius Žiūra, Cl.
Raimondas Sviackevičius, Acc
Albina Šikšniūtė, Pno
The Christopher Chamber Orchestra

conductor / curator: Vykintas Baltakas


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Vykintas Baltakas: Cantio, chamber opera

Ultraschall Festival Berlin
January 17, 19 and 20 2013, Konzerthaus Berlin
A production by Kulturkontakte e.V., in cooperation with the Ultraschall Festival and Konzerthaus Berlin


performers

Sharon Lynn Joyce, libretto
Cornelia Heger, stage dir.
Vivian Lüdorf, speaker
Margret Giglinger, sopr.
Florian Feth, tenor
Tobias Hagge, bass
LENsemble Vilnius
Vykintas Baltakas, cond.


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Luciano Berio: portrait

in cooperation with the festival of electronic music "Jauna muzika"


4 April 2013, Vilnius
Sequenza III for voice solo (1965)
Air for soprano and ensemble (1970)
Naturale for viola, percussion and electronics (1985)
El mar la mar for soprano, mezzo soprano and ensemble (1952/1969)

O King for mezzo and ensemble (1968)
Lied for clarinet solo (1983)
Différences for ensemble and electronics (1958 - 1959)
Altra voce for mezzo, flute and live electronics (1999)

performers

Giedrius Gelgotas, fl., Andrius Žiūra, cl., Andrius Žiūra, cl., Karolis Kolakauskas, cl.
Rima Chačaturian, pno., Raimondas Sviackevičius, acc.
Tomas Kulikauskas, perc., Vilija Gencevičiūtė, harp
Ieva Sipaitytė, vno., Robertas Bliškevičius, vla., Vita Šiugždinienė, vc., Danielius Rubinas, cb.

Rita Balta, soprano
Rita Mačiliūnaitė, mezzo

conductor / curator: Vykintas Baltakas


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Music That Changed Time

Dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of Lithuanian Composer Bronius Kutavičius In Cooperation with the 43rd International Baltic Musicological Conference


12 September 2012, 19:00, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Vilnius
Clocks of the Past II for instrumental ensemble (2000)
String Quartet No 1 (1971)
Sonata for piano (1975)
Magic Squares for soloists and instrumental ensemble (lyrics by Sigitas Geda, 2012, premiere, commission of LENsemble)
Pantheistic Oratorio for soloists and instrumental ensemble (lyrics by Sigitas Geda, 1970)

14 September 2012, 19:00, Lithuanian Composers’ Union, Vilnius
Robert’s Demons and Angels for piano duet (2007)
Two Birds in the Shade of the Woods for soprano, oboe, prepared piano and tape (lyrics by Rabindranath Tagore, 1978)
Debate with a Stranger for piano duet and tape (1982)
performers

Ieva Gaidamavičiūtė, soprano Rita Mačiliūnaitė, mezzosoprano
Vocal ensemble of Jauna Muzika Choir:
Andrius Bartkus, Egidijus Kaveckas, Dainius Balsys, Donatas Zakaras,
St. Christopher Quintet:
Giedrius Gelgotas (fl), Justė Gelgotaitė (ob), Andrius Žiūra (cl), Andrius Puplauskis (fg), Paulius Lukauskas (hr)
Tomas Bieliauskas (ob)
Laurynas Lapė (tp)
trumpet Marius Balčytis (trne)
Chordos String Quartet:
Ieva Sipaitytė, Dainius Puodžiukas, Robertas Bliškevičius, Vita Šiugždinienė
Rima Chačaturian, Marija Grikevičiūtė, Lukrecija Petkutė, piano
Arnoldas Gurinavičius (kb)
Tomas Kulikauskas (perc.)
Linas Paulauskis (electronics)

conductor / curator: Vykintas Baltakas


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Music spices


20 September, Vilnius, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

10-13:00, Masterclasses for students of composition and musicology

22 September, Klaipėda, Concert Hall, Festival PERMAINŲ MUZIKA

17:00, A pre-concert talk with the composers and performers 6 PM, Concert

Ignas Krunglevičius / Raymond Ingar Berge - Nachtmusik (2006), video installation
Gerhard Stäbler - Rachengold (1992), secret score for voice with a glass of water
Ignas Krunglevičius- The knight (2009), for cello, clarinet and video
Kunsu Shim - flower fist (2009), performance and video installation (video: Kyungwoo Chun)
Gerhard Stäbler - Winter, Blumen (1995), V. Baltakas’ version for violin and live electronics (2011)
Gerhard Stäbler - AugenTanz / Mundstücke (1999), performances for lovers (of music)

23 September, Vilnius, Lithuanian Composers’ Union

19:00, Meeting with composers G. Stäbler, K. Shim, I. Krunglevičius. Moderator Veronika Janatjeva

24 September, Vilnius, The Energy and Technology Museum

19:00, Katilų salė, chamber music
Gerhard Stäbler - AugenTanz / Mundstücke (1999), performances for lovers (of music)
Gerhard Stäbler - Spices 1 (2001), for ensemble
Kunsu Shim- in zwei teilen I (2000/2011), for ensemble (ad libitum)
Gerhard Stäbler - Winter, Blumen (1995), V. Baltakas version for violin and live electronics (2011)
Kunsu Shim - in zwei teilen II (2000/2011), for ensemble (ad libitum)
Gerhard Stäbler - Rachengold (1992), secret score for voice with a glass of water
Gerhard Stäbler - Den Müllfahrern von San Francisco (1989–1990), Acronym from acoustic memories of travel for ensemble


20:00, Katilų salė (boilers hall). Intermezzo with performances and video instalations
Kunsu Shim - replace (1997), man lässt dinge fallen und beobachtet sie – eine Herbstmusik (1994), inserting music (1993) g’spresso (2006)
Ignas Krunglevičius / Raymond Ingar Berge - Nachtmusik (2006), video installation
Ignas Krunglevičius - The knight (2009), for cello, clarinet and video
Kunsu Shim - inside piece (2005) soft speaker (2001)
Gerhard Stäbler - ferne / nähe (III) (2009), Rosenkranz (1995)


21:00, Turbinų salė (Turbine Hall). Instrumental theatre
Gerhard Stäbler- Time-out (2003), instrumental theatre after Agnes Martins Parable of the Equal Hearts for two singers, clarinet, trombone, cello, accordion, tape and video (video: Kunsu Shim)


KATILŲ SALĖ (Boilers Hall). Post scriptum
Kunsu Shim - buddha’s face (2000), bonsai (2001)

performers

Performed by: Kunsu Shim, performances Gerhard Stäbler, performances, electronics
LENsemble Vilnius: Viktorija Miškūnaitė, soprano, Rita Mačiliūnaitė, mezzosoprano Lina Baublytė, flute Andrius Žiūra, clarinet Paulius Lukauskas, horn Marius Balčytis, trombone Rusnė Mataitytė, violin Dainius Palšauskas, cello Albina Šikšniūtė, piano Andrius Balachovičius, accordion, Tomas Kulikauskas, percussion

Conductor Vykintas Baltakas
Stage direction Artūras Areima


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Hör·Sinne: Hörschule für Erwachsene, Duisburg

The European Capital of Culture RUHR.2010


Freitag, 10. September 2010, Folkwang Universität der Künste (Duisburg)

Edita Medekšaitė - Panchami
Kunsu Shim - relations
Vykintas Baltakas - b(ell tree)
Gong Bobae - Fading
Gerhard Stäbler - Nachtstueck II
Vykintas Baltakas - Pasaka
Kunsu Shim - before
Banh Huiyoun - Memory, oblivion...
Remigijus Merkelys - Mikonst
Gerhard Stäbler - Nachtstueck IV

performers

Chordos Quartett:
Ieva Sipaitytė, Violine
Dainius Puožiukas, Violine
Robertas Bliškevičius, Viola
Rūta Bagurskienė, Cello


Daumantas Kirilauskas, Klavier
Vykintas Baltakas, electronics


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ENSEMBL[:E:]UROPA 19

concert series of WDR Köln


2.11.2009, Funkhaus Wallrafplatz, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal

Osvaldas Balakauskas - Lietus Krokuvai/Rain for Cracow (1991)
Egidija Medekšaitė - Panchami (2006)
Loreta Narvilaitė - Your Eyelashes Touch the Lips of my Memories (2002)
Vykintas Baltakas - Ri (2007/2009)
Nomeda Valančiūtė - Narcizas/Narcissus (1986)
Sven-Ingo Koch - Cantus (2009), Premiere
Vykintas Baltakas - Pasaka (1995-97)
Bronius Kutavičius - Du paukščiai girių ūksmėj (1978) (Text: Rabindranath Tagore)

performers

Rita Balta - soprano
LENsemble Vilnius
Vykintas Baltakas, cond.
Moderation: Patrick Hahn
WDR 3 live