PROGRAMME
LAURYNA ŠABLEVIČIŪTĖ and NICHOLAS ASHTON (Re:Sono)
GRAHAM LYNCH Songs from the cycle for two pianos "Songs of Love and Death"
STEPHEN PRATT Moving Forward
DIANA ČEMERYTĖ Three Perspectives
BENJAMIN BRITTEN Introduction and Rondo Alla Burlesca
GUODA GEDVILAITĖ and SIMONAS POŠKA
GEORGES BIZET Jeux d'enfants op. 22
FRANCIS POULENC Élégie, FP 175
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Dance Macabre, op. 40
Start time: 19:00
Piano duos:
LaURYNA ŠABLEVIČIŪTĖ and NICHOLAS ASHTON (Re:Sono)
Lynch, Pratt, Britten, Čemerytė
GUODA GEDVILAITĖ and SIMONAS POŠKA
Bizet, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns
The INTERNATIONAL ŠIAULIAS FORTEPIAN DUET FESTIVAL presents famous Lithuanian and foreign piano duos, organises the Young Piano Duets Competition and an educational programme. The festival has been held in Šiauliai since 1993. The festival is organised by the Public Institution "Community Civic Action Projects" in cooperation with the Šiauliai Sauliaus Sondeckis Arts Gymnasium, the children's music schools of Radviliškis, Akmenė, Joniškis, Kuršėnai, Pakruojis, and Kelme.
The festival is under the patronage of the Mayor of Šiauliai Artūras Visockas.
The artistic director of the festival is Rimantas Vingras.
The project is financed by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, supported by the Municipality of Šiauliai and the Organum Piano Salon. Festival partner - Povilas Višinskis Public Library of Šiauliai County.
www.fortduofest.com
