On July 5, the Music at the Jašiūnai Manor festival, now in its eleventh season, will open in Jašiūnai. Until August 16, free live music concerts will take place on Sundays at 15.00 at Jašiūnai Manor. It will feature renowned Lithuanian musicians and international guests. 

Now in its eleventh year, the Music at the Jašiūnai Manor festival has become an integral part of Lithuanian musical culture. The festival’s organizers, the Šalčininkai District Municipality Cultural Centre and the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society, can rightly take pride in the fruits of their smooth collaboration. According to Gražina Zabarauskaitė, director of the Šalčininkai District Municipality Cultural Centre, and Kristina Šimelevič, the festival’s coordinator, the festival, which has been running successfully since 2016, offers residents and visitors the opportunity to become more familiar with the professional music and helps to cultivate cultural needs of the local population, while Jašiūnai Manor becomes attractive not only as a tourist destination but also as a venue for the abundance of events. “Jašiūnai Manor is one of those attractive venues for classical music that draws large audiences: a place eagerly visited by the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society’s resident ensembles, as well as other Lithuanian performers and guests from abroad,” say Rūta Prusevičienė, Director General of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society, and Danas Skramtai, the festival’s artistic director. 

Continuing this successful collaboration, the eleventh edition of the festival will offer seven concert programmes ranging from the opening concert showcasing the Lithuanian Armed Forces Orchestra and soloists to the closing concert featuring the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and soloists. The closing concert is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Polish Institute in Vilnius. The festival will open on July 5 with the Lithuanian Armed Forces Orchestra, conducted by bandmaster Major Egidijus Ališauskas, featuring soloists Jomantė Šležaitė-Paukštė (soprano) and Tomas Pavilionis (tenor), performing the most notable works of popular classical and contemporary music. 

On July 12, the festival will welcome the renowned Turkish instrumental ensemble Arpanatolia. This trio began as a duo: harpist Çağatay Akyolas (who performed last year at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Concert Hall) and Ferhat Erdem, playing folk instruments. Their first concert took place in the presence of the Queen of the Netherlands during the Expo-2012 event. A year later, with the addition of a third member, Cemal Özkiziltaş, the trio’s concert history became richer with the tours taking them to concert halls and festivals not only in Turkey but also in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Canada, Japan, China, and other countries. The internationally acclaimed ensemble is now making its way to Lithuania! At the festival, they will present a unique programme, rooted in the musical heritage of the Anatolian region, the wisdom of bards, and the intricacies of exotic sounds. Here, the modern harp meets traditional instruments dating back millennia, giving voice to mysterious melodies that intertwine joy, sorrow, and the eternal quest for the ideal of beauty.

On July 19, the Warsaw Chamber Opera Orchestra Musicae Antiquae Collegium Varsoviense, which plays on period instruments and is already well known to festival audiences, returns to Jašiūnai Manor. This time, the orchestra will perform works by baroque and classical masters. Conducted by Maestro Miłosz Korpol, the orchestra will share the stage with soloists Dorota Szczepańska (soprano) and Jakub Monowid (countertenor).

On July 26, the festival will be filled with the spirit of tango. The passion of Argentine tango, the refined sound of the guitar, and the vibrant tones of the bandoneon – this captivating and melodious programme will be presented by Italian guitar and bandoneon masters Giampaolo Bandini and Cesare Chiacchiaretta, who have fallen in love with Lithuania! Formed in 2002, this duo immediately captivated audiences with their passion for music, their ability to connect with the audience, and their personal charisma. The performers tour all over the world, earning widespread acclaim from audiences. At Jašiūnai Manor, this virtuoso duo will present original compositions and arrangements by the most famous tango composers, including pieces dedicated specifically to the duo. 

On August 2, Jašiūnai Manor will host a concert titled Songs by Benjaminas Gorbulskis and His Contemporaries, dedicated to the 100th birth anniversary of Benjaminas Gorbulskis. Composer and performer Artūras Novikas, along with the vocal ensemble Jazz Island from the jazz school he directs, will pay tribute to Gorbulskis’ talent. It is a group of talented young people, winners of various competitions, who represent Lithuania around the world. Jazz Island performs a cappella music across a variety of genres – from jazz, world folk music, and popular songs to classical opuses. This time, Jazz Island invites to revisit the songs of Gorbulskis and his younger colleagues – renowned composers Teisutis Makačinas, Mikalojus Novikas, and Vygandas Telksnys. The songs, like a colourful meadow, will sparkle with a variety of hues and moods.

On August 9, the audience will be awaited at the concert The Song of the Pan Flute. One of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society’s resident ensembles, the Čiurlionis Quartet, will share the stage with double bassist Donatas Bagurskas and a guest from Moldova, Pan flute player Ana Verhovețchi. The audience will be captivated not only by the renowned Moldovan musician but also by an instrument rarely seen on stage, the Pan flute, also known as the syrinx. The programme will feature various interpretations of classical music and traditional Romanian melodies performed by the pan flute and the string quartet. 

On August 16, at the festival’s closing concert, the renowned Polish marimba player Elwira Ślązak will collaborate with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, conducted by soloist and conductor Piotr Pławner (violin). The highlight of the festival’s closing concert, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Polish Institute in Vilnius, will be the Lithuanian premiere of Polish composer Mateusz Smoczyński’s Chamber Syncopations for marimba and chamber orchestra, dedicated to Elwira Ślązak. The concert programme will also feature a composition by another contemporary Polish composer, Adam Wesołowski, as well as some examples of classical repertoire: opuses by the Norwegian Edvard Grieg, the renowned Italian film composer Ennio Morricone, and the British composer Gustav Holst. 

All of the festival’s concerts are free of charge and start at 15.00. We invite you to enjoy some wonderful music.

LNPhS inf.

Festival “Music at Jašiūnai manor” 2026