Kristupas summer festival, dedicated to curious music lovers looking for interesting things and quality leisure time surrounded by like-minded people, presents the 2022 program. Concert set tickets for the main program concerts, which will take place from July 19 to August 24, are available from today. In the courtyard of the Vilnius Picture Gallery.
"We aim to create a cozy, democratic space, showing that there is no wrong time or place for music. To reveal that music is a universal language that is easy and pleasant to understand. So, we have designed this year's program in such a way that both gourmets and amateurs will find an event that is sweet to the heart. For this, we used a large group of performers, the most beautiful spaces of the capital and unexpected formats", says Jurgita Murauskienė, the artistic director of the festival.
World-renowned talents, premieres and experiences not yet experienced
After two pandemic years, he is finally coming to Lithuania and will organize a Mexican fiesta at Kristupas Summer Festival Latin Grammy laureate, Grammy the nominee is the first female mariachi group in New York Flor de Toloache. The "hottest guitarist in the world" returns to the festival (The Sunday Times) – Miloš Karadaglić, this time he will perform together with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Gintaras Rinkevičius. The program includes the work that became M. Karadaglić's business card and earned him the title of "King of Aranchues" - the most beautiful and popular concert for guitar and orchestra Concert of Aranjuez, created by Joaquin Rodrigo.
The festival will invite visitors longing for romantic passions to a flamenco dance performance by the Spanish ballet artists of Murcia, which has won more than 10 prestigious awards, with a live orchestra - Carmen Flamenco. Residents of Opera Accelerator and the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra will be invited to two one-act operas in the open air - Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi (Džanis Skikis) and the premiere in Lithuania - Franz Schreker's Flammen (Flames) - led by the fast-rising trampoline star - Martynas Stakionis.
Another premiere that will amaze you with its powerful sound - Symphonic Beatles, the legendary and most beautiful works of The Beatles are performed by 100 artists and soloists - the state choir "Vilnius" with Lithuanian army orchestra. The festival will invite those looking for new experiences to go on blind dates with music - you will only know the place and time of the meeting, and you will get to know the artists and works very closely at the concert. This format will be presented by violinist Justina Auškelytė Rossi, a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School.
This year, the Christopher Summer Festival will join the Vilnius 700th anniversary program by inviting you to a unique "Christopher's Night": St. The group of St. Laureates of the statue of Christopher. And on the eve of Ukraine's Independence Day, everyone will be focused and united by the voices of the "Aidija" choir at the concert.Shchedryk".
Young performers and stars of the organ world are featured in cycles popular with visitors
The "Kristupos picnics" cycle, together with LRT Klasika, this year from July 11 to 15. will introduce the young artists and invite the listeners to vote for the one they liked the most a concert. The winner/s of this competition will appear in 2023. in the main program of the Kristupas summer festival. There is also a children's picnic, to which the festival will invite all families: at the concert, a special educational program, which is friendly to children on the autism spectrum, will delight the little listeners.
"We are glad that we received great support from the Lithuanian Autism Association and the National Museum, who enthusiastically agreed to cooperate in order to make this concert friendly to listeners on the autism spectrum." - J. Murauskienė.
This year, the "Hours of Sacred Music" series supported by the Kazickai Family Foundation will be waiting for listeners from July 26 to September 20. St. The vaults of Casimir's Church will receive an organ with the performances of world stars: Gail Archer (JAV) with a premiere dedicated to Ukraine, internationally acclaimed organ virtuoso Ludger Lohmann (Germany), one of the best European improvisers - Giampaolo di Rosa (Italy/Portugal), international pianists and organists of MK Čiurlionis in 2019. winner of the competition Hyun Sun Park (South Korea). An exceptional concert will be held by Canadian composer, pianist, visual art creator John Farah, whose name is well known to fans of electronic music. Next to the soloists, we will hear an organ and saxophone duet: Wolfgang Shroeter and Uli Kammer will demonstrate how interesting and harmonious the time-tested church instrument and the relatively new instrument of the jazz world, the saxophone, can sound.
Tickets for Kristupas Summer Festival concert sets can be purchased from April 28 to May 19. (inclusive), regular ticket sales will begin on May 20.
