CLOSING CONCERT OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMBER MUSIC ACADEMY SESSION
Saturday 29th June 2024, 19:00
„Organum“ Concert Hall (Savanorių Ave. 1, Vilnius)
CLOSING CONCERT OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMBER MUSIC ACADEMY SESSION
Throughout the week of St John’s Day in Vilnius, the most talented young chamber ensembles from Europe will be honing their skills and presenting a spectacular musical feast to the citizens of Vilnius and the city’s visitors – the final concert at the Great Hall of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
In a special setting, the concert will feature refined interpretations of piano trios and string quartets. The programme includes time-honoured masterpieces of chamber music as well as new works from the second half of the 20th century.
It is truly impressive that the ensembles participating in this year’s session of the European Academy of Chamber Ensembles include musicians from as many as 10 countries – Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, the USA, the Philippines, Ukraine, Norway, China and Lithuania. This shows once again the power of chamber music to bring the world and its people closer together.
Lithuania is represented this year by the young and very promising Helio String Quartet. We will also hear chamber ensembles: the Susato Trio (Belgium/Philippines – USA/Ukraine) and Ensemble Ramé (Austria/China).
Programme:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Phantasiestucke, Op. 88 for piano trio
I d. – Romance
II d. – Humoreske
III d. – Duet
IV d. – Finale
Performed by SUSATO TRIO (Koninklijk Conservatorium den Haag, The Netherlands)
Markiyan POPIL (piano)
Sarah BAYENS (violin)
Mikko PABLO (cello)
Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)
String Quartet No.1, WV 72
I d. – Presto con fuoco
II d. – Allegretto con moto e con malinconia grotesca
III d. – Allegro giocoso alla Slovacca
IV – Andante molto sostenuto
Performed by HELIO STRING QUARTET (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuania)
Saulė BUIKAITE (violin)
Monika DARGYTĖ (violin)
Rūta BUIŠAITĖ (viola)
Vaiva SODAITYTE (cello)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 101
I d. – Allegro energico
II d. – Presto non assai
III – Andante grazioso
IV – Allegro molto
Performed by ENSEMBLE RAMÉ (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Austria)
Siyue ZHANG (piano)
Jiayi CHEN (violin)
Marilies GUSCHLBAUER (cello)
For more information about the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA) Masterclasses, Lectures and Concerts – www.ecma-music.com
Free admission, welcome!