MUSICA HUMANA Ensemble
Artistic director, soloist and conductor ROBERTAS BEINARIS (oboe)
Soloists:
ILJA AKSIONOVAS (tenor)
SONATA ALŠAUSKAITĖ (piano)
DONATAS BUTKEVIČIUS (double bass)
GEORGE FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL – Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350; Concerto for oboe and orchestra No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287, for solo double bass (transcription by Donatas Butkevičius); aria Lascia ch’io pianga from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 7, act 2; arias Di tacere e di schernirmi, ah! Crudel and Ombra mai fu from the opera Serse, HWV 40, act 1; arioso Let the Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess from the oratorio Belshazzar, HWV 61; The Arrival of the Queen Sheba from the oratorio Solomon, HWV 67, act 3
GERALD FINZI – Eclogue for piano and strings, Op. 10; Cantata Dies Natalis for voice and strings, Op. 8
Musica Humana Ensemble is stepping into the new year poetically – with a concert titled Angel’s Breath. This chamber music concert invites listeners to immerse themselves in the subtle and sensual world of Baroque music. The programme features most beautiful Baroque opuses and their transcriptions, as well as a work by 20th-century composer Gerald Finzi, resorting to Baroque forms.
Collaborating with a wide variety of soloists, Musica Humana Ensemble this time shares the stage with tenor Ilya Aksionov, pianist Sonata Alšauskaitė, and double bassist Donatas Butkevičius. The double bassist has transcribed Handel’s Concerto for oboe and orchestra No. 3 in G minor for solo double bass.
Tenor Ilya Aksionov has been enchanting Lithuania with his angelic voice since childhood. Having successfully completed his studies abroad, today this promising tenor captivates audiences around the world with his particularly impressive performances of Baroque arias.
Pianist Sonata Alšauskaitė won the International M. K. Čiurlionis Piano and Organ Competition in 2003. Although she has performed many monumental piano gems as a soloist, the pianist is also a passionate admirer and performer of chamber music.
Double bassist Donatas Butkevičius enjoys performing both early and contemporary music – he is a member of the contemporary music ensemble Synaesthesis, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and Musica Humana Ensemble.
