Mikroorkéstra was founded in 2015 by accordionist Martynas Levickis. The young and unique chamber orchestra is comprised of outstanding musicians from Lithuania, giving dynamic performances at the highest international standard. It embodies its founder’s youthful energy and creative artistry.
All orchestra players are handpicked by Martynas Levickis and alongside their work with Mikroorkéstra many of them enjoy positions with Kremerata Baltica, the Baltic Youth Philharmonic, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra. The members are alumni of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and winners of many international competitions.
With broad and adventurous artistic horizons, the orchestra has developed and
toured a number of pioneering projects, directed by Martynas Levickis from the
accordion or as conductor, including Levickis’ vibrant arrangement for accordion and chamber orchestra of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.
Recent projects include a programme centered on the timeless Tango Nuevo of
renowned Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla; performance of works by Italian
baroque master Antonio Vivaldi; the exuberant Classic Live Show for a family
audience; a new interpretations of Mozart Symphonies (Nos. 25/27/28/29) conducted by M.Levickis and Arnold Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht with guest director violinist Lizzie Ball. Mikroorkéstra’s versatile musical projects and the paring of accordion and strings provide a rich and exquisite sound world.
The core string ensemble of Mikroorkéstra can be flexible in size, adapted to
symphonic repertoire or scaled down to programmes for Martynas Levickis with a string quartet of principal players.
