5th International Joseph Achron Music Festival | Song of Memory

5th International Joseph Achron Music Festival SONG OF MEMORY Giedrius ARBAČIAUSKAS (reciter) Dalia DĖDINSKAITĖ (violin) Gleb PYŠNIAK (cello) Program: Text: Grigorijus Kanovičius Music: M. K. Čiurlionis, C. Cui, Duettissimo, M. Ravel, A. Šenderovas The program "Song of Memory" is born from the texts of writer, humanist, and laureate of the Lithuanian National Culture and Art Prize, Grigorijus Kanovičius. In his work, Vilnius unfolds not only as a city but also as a space of memory, lost voices, coexistence of cultures, and human dignity. Based on Kanovičius's essay "A Dream About the Lost Jerusalem," a sensitive literary and musical narrative is created about a city where different nations, languages, destinies, and faiths met. Here, word and sound complement each other: the recited texts become the inner voice of the city of Vilnius, while the music reveals what remains beyond words – longing, silence, light, and the fragility of memory. Music by M. K. Čiurlionis, César Cui, Duettissimo, Maurice Ravel, and Anatolijus Šenderovas will be performed. Works from different eras and styles are combined not as separate pieces but as parts of a cohesive dramaturgy, accompanying the world of Kanovičius's texts – from lyrical contemplation to the painful memory of history and hope. The chamber evening will be created by actor Giedrius Arbačiauskas, violinist Dalia Dėdinskaitė, and cellist Gleb Pyšniak. They invite you to listen to the memory of Vilnius – personal and collective, fragile and vibrant.

Adresas: VILNIAUS CHORALINĖ SINAGOGA