Sutemų rapsodija Macdara Ó Seireadáin (klarnetas) Gintaras Januševičius (fortepijonas)

This unique program for clarinet and piano transports the listener to the 19th century. the end and XX. at the beginning, when the gloomy harmony of jazz began to fill the sky of music more and more to the point of admiration. By enriching the previously existing musical languages, jazz permeated the most conservative forms and allowed the audience to experience the musical phenomenon in a new way. Gloomy and dark harmonies, dissonances - as if dark clouds settled over the city, as the sun disappears behind the horizon. They reveal the pain, loss and degeneration of life, but at the same time the ability to survive its dark hours with humor and a smile. This is especially important in a year when lives are crippled by both world wars.

This Irish-Lithuanian duo debuted back in 2010, and became famous in Lithuania after a successful tour in 2017. year In the recital at the Pažaislis festival, which became the culmination of the tour, the audience listened to the duet's arrangements with rapt attention, including the interpretation of Linas Rimša's "Strazda", which received a stormy ovation from the audience. The unceasingly surprising duet often presents the audience with rarely performed chamber repertoire as well as their own original works. its listeners will get to know practically unknown music creators in Lithuania - Gabriel Grovlez, Germaine Tailleferre, Alec Templeton, Paquito d'Rivera, Erwin Schulhoff. Especially for this tour, the performers have also adapted the sonata for saxophone and organ by Lithuanian jazz great Saulius Šiaučiulis - a new version will be premiered.

Macdara Ó Seireadáin is from Dublin and is a graduate of the Hanover College of Music and Theater and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he studied with Johannes Peitz and John Finucane respectively. The winner of multiple competitions has performed as a soloist with many orchestras. A keen chamber musician, he has collaborated with John O'Connor, Ailish Tynan, Sharon Kam, Finghin Collins and the Apollon Musagete Quartet. After holding various positions in Austrian and German orchestras, he joined the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in 2019 as Principal Clarinet. He performed throughout Europe, USA, Canada, China, Chile, India. In addition, he is a member of the Dublin-based Ficino Ensemble, with whom he has recorded two CDs.

Pianist Gintaras Januševičius has been surprising his listeners for ten years. ingenious programs. Listeners will not forget his "Dream Catcher", "New Colossus", "Stories of the Merchant of Venice" or "The Little Prince" for a long time. In each program, G. Januševičius, as if a chameleon, reincarnates not only into different characters, but also moves to another era, culture or musical style. While refining his unique programs for many years, he carefully selects the works and, as it were, assembles them into a single musical necklace, which he further embellishes with stories, images, acting elements or even smells. With his innovative concert ideas, he charms the listeners of New York, Paris, London, Zurich, Rio de Janeiro and famous music festivals, and he also returns to Lithuanian concert halls every year.

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