THE PROGRAM

ANATOLIJUS SHENDEROV (1945–2019)
Dialogues for violin and cello

ARVO PÄRT (b. 1935)
"Da Pacem, Domine" for chorus a cappella

OLA GJEILO (b. 1978)
"Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)" for violin and chorus

MARIANNA ACITO (b. 1997)
"L'urlo del figlio" for choir a cappella

  JURGIS JUOZAPAITIS (b. 1942)
Ave Maria for violin, cello and choir

JOHN TAVENER (1944-2013)
"Svyati" for choir and cello

  PĒTERIS VASKS (b. 1946)
Plainscapes for choir, violin and cello

  MYROSLAV SKORYK (1938–2020)
Melody (performer arrangement for choir, violin and cello). Dedicated to the Ukrainian nation

The festival will be opened by a concert with a symbolic program "Baltic Prayer", which reflects the unity and deep mutual connection of the Baltic nations, which is especially important against the background of today's events. This program is like a musical prayer, focus and a look at a bright tomorrow. The program features extremely rarely performed works for violin, cello and choir by composers from the Baltic countries, including two opuses specially created for this program: Jurgis Juozapaitis' "Ave Maria" and Italian composer Marianna Acito's "Sūnaus verksmas".