This year, the Baltic Orchestra Festival will give listeners a unique opportunity to hear 100 string instruments on one stage. The musicians of even three symphony orchestras united their efforts for an impressive purpose: on the stage of the Palace of the King, the Latvian national orchestra (artistic director and chief conductor Tarmos Peltokoski), the Estonian national orchestra (artistic director and chief conductor Olari Eltsas) and the Lithuanian state orchestra (artistic director and chief conductor Gintaras Rinkevičius) string players of symphony orchestras. The concert will also feature invited guests - the winner of many prestigious prizes, the Vilnius State Quartet.
 
Tonight, a program specially prepared for the string orchestra will be played on the stage of the Palace of Lords. In the first part, the listeners will be able to hear the Prelude and toccata for strings by Felix Bajor (b. 1934) and the "Fantasia on the theme of Thomas Thales" written by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) for string orchestra, which will be performed by the musicians of the Vilnius State Quartet together with the strings of three symphony orchestras. . The work is inspired by the 16th century. by the English composer Thomas Tallis, whose melody R. V. Williams develops in his work. James Day, the biographer of the composer, calls Fantasia "the first recognizable work of R.V. Williams, which undoubtedly highlights his unique compositional character." The evening will end with one of the most famous compositions of the Czech romantic Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904) - Serenade for strings in E major. The five-part serenade reveals five different faces of music – the changing styles accompany the listener on a journey through the expressions of the deepest emotions.
 
This evening, the musicians of the Baltic symphony orchestras will be conducted by the artistic director and chief of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra. conductor, one of the founders of the Baltic Orchestra Festival, laureate of the National Prize, maestro Gintaras Rinkevičius.