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Composer Faustas Latėnas (1956–2020) was one of the most prominent artists of his time, having composed numerous orchestral, chamber, choral, and other works of various genres. However, he devoted most of his life to theatre music. The composer wrote music for more than 200 theatre productions, 9 feature films, 20 documentaries, and 5 television productions. Among his most notable works are the incidental music for Rimas Tuminas’ productions of Uncle Vanya, There Will Be No Death Here, Nusišypsok mums, Viešpatie (Smile Upon Us, Lord), The Revisor (The Government Inspector), Eimuntas Nekrošius’ Pirosmani, Pirosmani..., Hamlet, Othello, and many others. In 2014, Latėnas was awarded the Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Prize for the sound of Lithuanian theatre, music as a full-fledged participant in theatrical events. “His music is simply a boundless sea that filled the entire theatrical space of Lithuania in its time and later extended across Lithuanian border. Now he is gone, but his music remains with us,” wrote cultural journalist and theatre critic Julijus Lozoraitis. Musicologist Rūta Gaidamavičiūtė has commented on his chamber works, which leave no one indifferent: “Faustas Latėnas’ work is the best example of how today’s music can be listened to many times. There is a kind of excitement when you go to a concert where you know the music almost by heart but still expect something new. The advantage of such a concert is that at least two components are already guaranteed: the performers know how to play and what to emphasize in the music, and the listeners know how to listen.” 

Some of Lithuania’s most prominent performers and the authoritative Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra invite to celebrate the composer’s 70th birth anniversary and immerse once again in the whirlwind of his music, promising both familiar melodies and new Latėnian discoveries.