In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of MK Čiurlionis, we invite you to special concerts in Vilnius, which will allow you to touch the atmosphere of the composer's era and experience what took place on May 1908, 17 in the hall of the current "Vaidila Theatre". It was here that MK Čiurlionis organized the first meeting of the newly founded Lithuanian Art Society. a concert – one of the few events he organized in Vilnius, confirmed by historical sources.
Concerts "Reconstructing Čiurlionis: The First Lithuanian Art Society concert" will feature a program professionally reconstructed from authentic manuscripts: a version of the cantata "De Profundis" for choir and piano and Lithuanian folk songs harmonized by MK Čiurlionis. Pianist and concert host, MK Čiurlionis' own great-grandson Rokas Zubovas, will tell how event took place back then, what challenges Čiurlionis himself faced while organizing it, what testimonies have survived about the concert guests, and what is mentioned in the reviews.
The program will be presented by two top-level ensembles: Vilnius Sacred Music Choir "Adoramus", celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and Vilnius Choir "Momentum" (choir artistic director Dr. Imantas Jonas Šimkus). After the concerts, the audience will be treated to a festive lottery and dancing, inviting them to feel the spirit of cultural evenings of that era.
In the program – MK Čiurlionis' harmonized Lithuanian folk songs, the cantata "De Profundis" and previously unheard sacred music works by MK Čiurlionis.
Time and place:
May 2025, 17, "Vaidila Theatre", Vilnius
16:30 PM – start of the first concert (doors open at 15:30 PM)
19:00 PM – start of the second concert (doors open at 18:30 PM)
From 20:30 PM to 22:00 PM – lottery and dancing.
