Maestro Vytautas Kernagis is a legend of the Lithuanian music world, who is always warm and good to remember. Actor and musician Jokūbas Bareikis invites you to listen to his most beautiful songs and stories about the creator's life at the "Legend" concert. Vytautas Kernagis. Stories and songs" on April 18 in St. Catherine's Church, Vilnius and on June 17 in Palanga Concert Hall.
The musician says that he will perform the songs and stories of Vytautas Kernagis on stage as a very beautiful musical memory. "It would be the biggest mistake to try to replicate something that is unique. The creative charge of Vytautas Kernagis was exceptional. He gave enough to be enough for future generations. It must continue," says J. Bareikis.
Like other representatives of his generation, Jokūbas Bareikis grew up with the work of Vytautas Kernagis. For the youth of that time, she shaped not only musical taste, but also life views.
"I grew up with this music, it partly shaped me, it influenced a whole generation, it was something great, a phenomenon that brought people together. For a long time, I had the idea of devoting a concert to the work of the maestro. I contacted his family, got their approval, and this is how this concert is born little by little. Preparing for him is a lot of fun, but at the same time it is a big responsibility. You want to do everything in a way that is worthy of the name of Vytautas Kernagis", says J. Bareikis.
During the concert, the audience will hear the most beautiful songs of the maestro: "When the cherry blossoms in Suvalkija", "White bird", "Purple evening", "Winter in summer" and others. And J. Bareikis will also talk about the musical path of Vytautas Kernagis, which will allow a closer look at his unique personality. According to J. Bareikis, only a few think that Vytautas Kernagis was indeed a real influencer.
Every stylish young man these days wears a combination of suit pants and sneakers. But do you remember who was the first influencer who appeared on the Lithuanian music scene with this combination? It can be said that cabaret artist Vytautas Kernagis invented the suit and sneakers duo, because he was the one who used to go on stage with such a combination, long before he became a style bomb. This is not just a style idea, but one of the maestro's many ways to rebel against the system and invite people to think more freely.
"In those days, it required a great deal of artistic diplomacy to get the content broadcast by the maestro to be passed by the controlling authorities." The internal freedom of the people was not useful to the power structures of the time. After all, it is difficult to control a free person. However, Vytautas Kernagis brought his freedom through creativity and innovation," says Jokūbas Bareikis.
This is not J. Bareikis' first musical educational show, which invites you to remember the work and life of legends of the music world. In the past, concerts dedicated to the works of The Beatles and John Lennon, organized together with opera soloist Rafailus Karpis, were a huge success.
