Open To The World 26: Christopher Tin, LVSO, ISM Choras Bel Canto & Draugai

From Renaissance visions to the Cold War space race, OTTW'26 presents epic music about courage, progress and humanity's quest to conquer the skies. In a unique cinematic concert, hundred million video game hits, L. da Vinci's writings and JFK's legendary Moon Speech will combine with the historic finale of Turandot. After conquering the stage of Washington and the Olympic ice, he will be reborn in the most anticipated premiere in Europe! Continuing the unique Open To The World festival, ISM Choir Bel Canto presents an exceptional concert experience. in 2026 December 4-5 the festival presents Christopher Tin (USA), one of the most famous concert, opera and video game music composers, conductor and two-time "Grammy" laureate. After two sold-out performances, he returns to Vilnius with an even more ambitious program in 2024. The biggest concert of OTTW'26 will bring together 230 performers from Lithuania, USA, Sweden, France and Ukraine: the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, three choirs - ISM choir "Bel Canto", Swedish "A Scalpella" and girls' choir "Liepaitės" - vocal ensemble "Les Itinérantes", vocalist Jamal Moore and soloists Kseniya Bakhritdinova (soprano) and Peter Drackley (tenor). The only evening of its kind in Europe: epic music about the history of flight and the human desire to soar For the only time this year in Europe, the world-acclaimed Tin album "To Shiver the Sky" will be played live at the LVSO concert hall. It is an oratorio about the history of flight and mankind's quest to conquer the skies. In it, eleven of the world's most famous astronomers, inventors, visionaries and pilots talk about our insatiable desire to explore the universe, defy earthly limits and claim our place among the stars. The themes of scientific knowledge and discovery are combined in the program by two powerful highlights: the hit song "Sogno di Volare" from the video game "Civilization VI", inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's texts about flight, and the historic speech "We Choose to Go to the Moon" by US President John F. Kennedy. She became one of the most prominent symbols of the Cold War and the "space race" that mobilized the American public for a flight to the moon. To Shiver the Sky also opens up the dark side of progress. "Become Death" is the most dramatic and mystical track on the album. If many compositions glorify progress and the joy of flight, this one reveals the shadow of technological progress - the creation of weapons of mass destruction. The piece directly reflects the emergence of the atomic bomb and the spiritual crisis of its creator, J. Robert Oppenheimer, reminding us that the same scientific evolution that began with Leonardo da Vinci's dreams of flight eventually gave humanity the power to destroy itself. One of the most interesting features of the album is the impressive instrumentation. In order to reveal the history of aviation, Tin guides the listener through different periods of music: from the Middle Ages and Classicism to Impressionism, Romanticism, Modernism and contemporary post-classicism. The album features songs in various languages ​​- English, Latin, Italian, German, French, Polish, Sanskrit and others. In this way, the composer sends a strong message of unity: regardless of race, culture or religion, we are all united by a common human experience. Historic Turandot Finale: From the Washington Stage and Olympic Ice to OTTW'26. Premiere in Europe! Christopher Tin became world famous for his Grammy-winning music for the video game Civilization, but in 2024, The Washington National Opera entrusted him with an even bigger challenge - to create a new finale to Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot. He became only the fourth composer in history to be entrusted with this task. The premiere received exceptionally favorable reviews. Critics called the new finale a creative victory that solved the dramaturgical challenges of the opera, and emphasized its musical precision and psychological depth. The Wall Street Journal wrote that the scene "grew organically out of Puccini's original, like a tasteful modern accent in a historic building." The piece was given even more attention by the fact that it was chosen by Japanese figure skating star Yuma Kagiyama for his performance at this year's Winter Olympics. At the OTTW'26 concerts, this piece will be the main highlight of the first part - and this is where it will be performed live for the first time in Europe. Exclusive content and concert experience The Christmas concert in Vilnius will also feature Tin's most prominent works, which earned him worldwide fame and two Grammy awards. These are iconic works from the video game Civilization soundtracks - the hits "Baba Yetu", "Sogno di Volare" with hundreds of millions of views, as well as "Waloyo Yamoni" and the latest Civilization VII soundtrack track "Live Gloriously". Video projections will enhance the concert experience this time. In the LVSO hall, they will reproduce the symbols of Tin's epic music, delicately combining visual dramaturgy and sound. Main performers Christopher Tin (USA), conductor and composer. Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra. Artistic director Gintaras Rinkevičius. ISM Choir "Bel Canto". Artistic director Milda Švelnienė. Choir "A Scalpella" (Sweden). Artistic director Rasmus Krigström. Choir "Liepaitės". Artistic director Mantas Jauniškis. Vocal ensemble "Les Itinérantes" (France). Soloists: Pauline Langlois De Swarte, Manon Cousin, Élodie Pont. Jamal Moore (USA), soloist. Kseniya Bakhritdinova (Ukraine), soprano. Peter Drackley (USA), tenor. Conducted by Christopher Tin. Creative and technical team Producers - Christopher Tin, Audrius Valatkevičius, Meg Redmond, Claire Long. Sound - Kęstutis Dulinskas (NO NOISE). Production design and lights - Martynas Vaitkevičius ("Delegates"). Lighting programming and control - Paulius Varonenka ("FadersUp Live"). service provided by the company "Baltas Dažnis". Open To The World 2026 "Bel Canto" festival of the ISM Choir "Open To The World" is a unique, traditional vocal-choral music project in Lithuania. Its purpose is to present modern content, the world's best choirs, vocal ensembles and composers, to promote cultural and choral music innovations and cooperation between Lithuanian and other countries' music creators, to nurture Western culture, create, make music and improve together. in 2018 started "Open To The World" this year will present five concerts in which more than 270 singers and musicians will participate: composer and conductor, winner of two "Grammy" Christopher Tin (USA), alternative, indie and country artist, former vocalist of "Pentatonix" Avi Kaplan, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, choirs "Zero8", "A Scalpella (Sweden) and "Liepaitės", vocal ensembles "Les Itinérantes" (France) and Ringmasters (Sweden), soloists Jamal Moore, Peter Drackley (USA), Kseniya Bakhritdinova (Ukraine) and Blake Morgan (UK) and others. Sponsors of the project: building manufacturers INHUS, real estate development company Vastint Lithuania, largest logistics real estate developer in the Baltic States SIRIN Development and Vilnius City Municipality. Information partner - LRT television, advertising partner - advertising agency "Ogilvy".

When buying 10 or more tickets, you can contact: vipklientai@bilietai.lt Doors open: 6:00 p.m. Duration of the event: ~2 hours. 30 min. Breaks: 1 Event language: Lithuanian/English. Children admitted for free: No. Age limit: N-7 Discounts: No.

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