The M. K. Čiurlionis International Music Festival presents Croatian cellist Vid Veljak, who is visiting Lithuania for the first time, who together with pianist Paulius Andersson, well known to the Lithuanian audience, will invite you to immerse yourself in the world of romanticism full of emotions.
In the program
M. K. Čiurlionis preludes (transcription for cello and piano)
E. Grieg Sonata for cello and piano
F. N. Kosenko Sonata for cello and piano.
Briefly about the artists:
Vid Veljak - the most famous Croatian cellist of the young generation, who won
numerous competitions, including the Antonio Janigro International Competition in Poreč and Distant Chords in Split, finalist of the prestigious Guilhermina Suggia Cellist Competition in Portugal. As a soloist, he performs with renowned orchestras and conductors, and his tour routes span across Europe and Asia.
Vid Veljak plays a lot of contemporary music, a whole series of composers have dedicated their works to him. A member of the Rijeka piano trio, he cooperates with the Synchronos Ensemble, and is one of the founders of the NAE collective, which unites excellent young musicians.
From 2019 March, concertmaster of the cello group of the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, with this orchestra Vid regularly performs as a soloist. Has released a number of albums, in 2022 the album Resonance(s) II won the Porin Discography Award (and was nominated four times in the serious music category). He is a member of the Zagreb Soloist Ensemble, concertmaster of the cello group of the Croatian National Theater Orchestra in Zagreb. Vid combines active concert activity with pedagogical work - he is an assistant professor at the Academy of Arts in Split.
Paulius Andersson (Lithuania-Denmark) is one of the brightest pianists of the young generation.
"Paulius Andersson is a particularly talented pianist. In addition to his great virtuosity, sense of music and style, Paulius has a bright artistic personality and a strong stage impression that captivates the audience" (Eugen Indjic).
Coming from a well-known dynasty of pianists, Paulius started his concert activities at the age of 5. Mr. Andersson has won awards at fifteen international competitions, ten of which include First Prizes and Grand Prix, and he was awarded the title of Golden Parnassus laureate at the international pianists' forum "Beszczady bez granic" (Poland).
The pianist has held concerts in concert halls in the USA, Indonesia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Holland, France, Spain, Slovakia, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Lithuania, and has also played in prestigious Lithuanian (Pažaisli, Kristupas, Bistrampoli, M.K. Čiurlionis music, etc.) and foreign festivals. in 2005 Mr. Andersson represented Lithuania in Japan by participating in the world exhibition EXPO concerts.
Paulius regularly performs as a soloist with the most famous Lithuanian and European orchestras: Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, St. Christopher's Chamber Orchestra, Częstochowa Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Stalowa Wola Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Lviv Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, Kutaisi Symphony Orchestra, Brest Theater Symphony Orchestra and others.
Mr. Andersson actively promotes Lithuanian music, encourages composers to create new works specially dedicated to the pianist.
