This summer, the ongoing concert series "The Sound of Čiurlionis's Vilnius" returns to the M. K. Čiurlionis House!
Joris Mikužis has studied at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art since 2021, and since 2025 has continued his studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre under Prof. Aleksandra Žvirblytė. Since 2023 Joris has been a scholarship holder of the Mstislav Rostropovich Charity and Support Foundation "Help for the Children of Lithuania," and in 2025 he received the Raimonda Apeikytė scholarship.
He is a laureate of numerous competitions: in 2023 he won 2nd prize at the "Lisztofonija-IV" piano competition, and the main prize, the "Golden Parnassus," at the international piano forum "Bieszczady bez granic" in Poland. In 2024 Joris was awarded the Small St. Christopher Badge for his contribution to the city of Vilnius and Lithuania in the field of culture. Joris has also distinguished himself in composition competitions — he won 1st prize at the 14th National Student Music Composition Competition "Mano nata."
Joris has performed at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, Paliesius Manor, Klaipėda Concert Hall, and the Palais Liechtenau in Potsdam. He has also taken part in international festivals, including the Vilnius Piano Festival, the "Wanda Landowska Festival" in Italy, the "Opus Piano Festival" in Denmark, and the Lithuanian Season in France. The pianist has performed with the chamber orchestras of the Warsaw National Philharmonic and St. Christopher, as well as with the symphony orchestra of the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art.
PROGRAM:
- M. K. Čiurlionis – Fugue in B minor, VL 345
- W. A. Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 570
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto - M. K. Čiurlionis – Cycle of Small Landscapes "Marios" (The Sea), VL 317–319
- C. Debussy – "Préludes," Book I:
No. 7 "Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest"
No. 8 "La fille aux cheveux de lin"
No. 6 "Des pas sur la neige" - M. K. Čiurlionis:
Prelude in D minor, VL 344
"Our Father," VL 260
Prelude in D minor, VL 294 - C. Debussy – "Préludes," Book I:
No. 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - C. Debussy – "L'isle joyeuse"
Concert ➤ FREE
Doors open ➤ 20 minutes before the concert.
Advance registration ➤ not required.
Latecomers will not be admitted once the concert has begun.