Sounds Without Borders | A. Puplauskis, U. Dičiūnas, A. Bramo

At the Music Magic Club, the programme "Sounds Without Borders" will be presented by bassoonist Andrius Puplauskis, oboist Ugnius Dičiūnas and pianist Anastasija Bramo! The musicians will open the concert with Lithuanian accents – the vivid composition „Colors“ by Zita Bružaitė and the elegant Variations by Balys Dvarionas. The romantic, tranquil side of the evening will be opened by Robert Schumann’s Romances, followed by the entirely contrasting energy of André Previn’s trio. In the second part, Camille Saint-Saëns’s sonata will reveal the beauty of the bassoon and its rarely heard lyricism. This instrument is often associated with humour or character roles, yet in the sonata it speaks sensitively, nobly and with remarkable songfulness. Right after it, Osvaldas Balakauskas’s „Globe Suite“ will sketch the sonic landscapes of the four points of the world. The culmination of the evening will be Francis Poulenc’s trio – one of the most brilliant chamber-music masterpieces of the 20th century. It contains everything that makes this composer’s work so captivating: elegance, wit, gentle irony, lyricism and an undying energy of life. *** About the performers: Andrius Puplauskis – principal bassoonist of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra and the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, actively performing as a soloist and chamber musician and collaborating with various ensembles. He performs a broad repertoire – from Baroque to contemporary music – and is also interested in electroacoustic music and improvisation. In 2017, at the „Jauna muzika“ festival, he presented a programme of electroacoustic bassoon with works by Lithuanian composers. Since 2006 he has taught at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and gives master classes in Lithuania and abroad. Ugnius Dičiūnas – principal oboist of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra; with the trio „Colors“ he was awarded a letter of thanks by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. Since 2014 he has been a member of the St. Christopher Woodwind Quintet. With this ensemble he released the CD "Aerofonia" in 2020, a retrospective of Lithuanian composers’ music for woodwind quintet. Anastasija Bramo – pianist, actively performing as a soloist and member of chamber ensembles. Since 2022 she has been an associate professor at the Folkwang Universität der Künste (Essen, Germany). She has performed in prestigious halls, including the Musikverein and Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Cologne Philharmonie, Frankfurt’s Alte Oper, the Dortmund Konzerthaus and others. She has taken part in festivals in Lithuania and abroad, among them the Pablo Casals Festival Prades and the Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum Salzburg. *** Concert programme: Zita Bružaitė – Trio „Colors“ for oboe, bassoon and piano; Balys Dvarionas – Variations for bassoon and piano, Op. 17; Robert Schumann – Romances for oboe and piano, Op. 94; André Previn – Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano, Op. 49 – interval – Camille Saint-Saëns – Sonata for bassoon and piano, Op. 168; Osvaldas Balakauskas "Globe Suite" for oboe and piano: East, South, West, North; Francis Poulenc – Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano, FP 43.

Adresas: Muzikos magijos klubas, Šv. Stepono gatvė 12, Vilnius, Vilniaus m. sav., Lietuva