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“The orchestral players have given this sonic image stunning expression and power. From the very first theme at the beginning of the quartet, we are drawn into a breathtakingly emotional musical narrative. (...) The tempo of the finale was simply fantastic, with rapid changes of dynamic and nuances, but everything sounded expressive and amazingly precise. An interpretation of the highest order and an orchestra of virtuosos”, wrote musicologist Živilė Ramoškaitė about one of the performances of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and its artistic director, violinist and conductor Sergej Krylov. The musicians begin their 65th season with a concert featuring wide array of music from Antonio Vivaldi’s baroque to the present day.

Tonight’s guest is Giovanni Sollima, an Italian cellist and composer well known and much loved by our audience. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, Salle Gaveau in Paris, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Sydney Opera House, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich, Giovanni Antonini, and many others. As a composer, Sollima explores different genres and styles, combines jazz and rock elements in an original way, and is not afraid of aggressive sound; in his music he uses ancient and oriental instruments, as well as electronic or self-made instruments. The cellist has performed in the Sahara desert, underwater and on a cello made of ice. Tonight, we will also hear Sollima’s opus Tarantulae Cadenzas.