In the program: Music of various eras, from Johann Sebastian Bach to contemporary Lithuanian composers
An unexpected, but incredibly harmonious and harmonious duet - this is how you can briefly describe the concert of the artists making their debut at the Pažaislis Music Festival.
Born in a family of musicians, Morta Kačionaitė started her acquaintance with music on the piano, but at the age of 12 she discovered her love - the clarinet. The performer studied in Lithuania, Great Britain, deepened her knowledge in Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands. While still a pupil of Manchester's "Chethams" music school, she performed with the orchestra in London's "Royal Festival Hall" and other famous halls in Great Britain, participated in chamber music festivals in Norway, Sweden, won awards in various competitions. In Manchester, M. Kačionaitė established a creative friendship with one of the brightest European guitar performers of the young generation - Alexandra Whittingham, whom the British media called "a young artist with great potential to shape the world of classical music". Having graduated with honors and highest grades from the Royal London Academy of Music, in 2021. A. Whittingham released his debut studio album "My European Journey". The album reached No. 1 on the iTunes Classical Chart, the artist has more than 260,000 subscribers on YouTube, and her performance videos have more than 38 million total views. The artist's concert biography boasts performances around the world, including the Cayman Islands Arts Festival, a twenty-seven concert tour in Germany, Holland and Austria last year.
