In the program: George Onslow - Septet for Winds, Double Bass and Piano in B flat major, Op. 79 Ernő Dohnányi - Sextet in C major, Op. 37 Franz Schubert - Trout Quintet in A major, Op. post 114 / D. 667
The ensemble "Palease" was formed in 2022. initiative of internationally recognized charismatic piano virtuoso Alexander Paley (USA-France). "Not a one-day project, but an ensemble that regularly rehearses, performs and improves - this is my old dream. I am very happy that I managed to realize this dream in Lithuania. I gathered ten professional musicians with the goal of playing on stage well-known, rarely performed or only created masterpieces of classical music", - this is how the virtuoso talks about the circumstances of the ensemble's emergence. The ensemble debuted in 2022. June 26 At the Pazaislis music festival concert held at the Kaunas State Philharmonic.
"Paleasis" actively performs concerts all over Lithuania, so within one year it has already become known and loved outside the big cities. in 2023 in March, the ensemble's first tour took place in the pianist's hometown of Moldova, at the Chisinau Philharmonic, where the ensemble was highly appreciated by both the audience and critics, calling the concert "undeniably amazing and providing unforgettable impressions". Currently, the ensemble is intensively preparing for its presentation to the French audience and is looking forward to its return to the Pažaislis music festival, which has already become its own.