UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 21st
Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
“Água Viva” for Chamber Orchestra
Performed by Orkest de Ereprijs at the Young Composer Meeting 2025
February 23rd
Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall
Kaunas, Lithuania
“Far from sight, far from mind” for Piano trio
Performed by Meta Piano Trio
Julija Bagdonavičiūtė (piano)
Marija Pranskutė (violin)
Deividas Dumčius (cello)
April 13th
National Philharmonic Hall
Vilnius, Lithuania
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra “The Zodiac” (PREMIERE)
In commemoration of the 150th year of M. K. Čiurlionis’ birth
Performers:
Kamilė Kaučikaitė (Piano)
Student symphony orchestra of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Conducted by Martynas Staškus
PAST EVENTS
Museum of Energy and Technology
Vilnius, Lithuania
November 11th
Chamber opera “The Mariner (Jūreivis)” (PREMIERE)
Based on the play by Fernando Pessoa
Part of MMLAB mentorship program
Performers:
Salomėja Petronytė, Liepa Ribokaitė, Ūla Zemeckytė, Vaidas Bartušas, Lukas Butkus
Co-directing, choreography - Jonas Kuprevičius
Light Design - Jonas Kuprevičius
Music, libretto, co-directing - Lukas Butkus
Costume design - Elena Marija Veleckaitė
“Far from sight, far from mind” for Piano trio (PREMIERE)
Performed by Meta Piano Trio
October 15th
Lithuanian Composers Union
Vilnius, Lithuania
“Far from sight, far from mind” for Piano trio (PREMIERE)
Performed by Meta Piano Trio
October 10th, 18:00
Vytautas Magnus University Aula Magna
Kaunas, Lithuania
“Enshittification” for Ensemble and Video (PREMIERE)
Performed by Ensemble Synaesthesis at “Muzikos ruduo” festival
Museum of Energy and Technology
Vilnius, Lithuania
October 3rd
September 27th
Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard, Vilnius
Vilnius, Lithuania
Hymns for the Celebration of Holy Mass
Performed by “Adoramus” choir (cond. I. Šimkus)
Örebro Concert Hall / Örebro Konserthus
Örebro, Sweden
August 20, 19:00
Ung Nordisk Musik festival 2024
‘I like Vidmantas Bartulis (Auscultare)’ will be performed at UNM festival as a representative piece from Lithuania
Performers:
Swedish Chamber Orchestra (SKO) conducted by Gudrun Dahlkvist
May 28, 19:00
Lithuanian Composers Union
Vilnius, Lithuania
Druskomanija 2024
Premieres of new pieces for Soprano, Piano and Electronics
Performers:
Salomėja Petronytė (Soprano), Lukas Butkus (Piano)
Lithuanian Composers Union
Vilnius, Lithuania
May 10, 18:00
ARTISANS: Sąskaita-faktūra
“Artisans”: Gediminas Stepanavičius (trumpet/double bass/elektronica), Dominykas Snarskis (perussion), Liepa Vozgirdaitė (violin/kanklės/PowerPoint), Kristupas Gikas (flutes/vėjapūtė), Lukas Butkus (keyboard/harmonica).
Featuring pieces by Thomas Farmer, Anthony Braxton, Liepa Vozgirdaitė, Kristupas Gikas, Lukas Butkus, AI, Petras Rumša.
Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčia / St. Catherin’s Church
Vilnius, Lithuania
April 27, 19:00
Vox Juventutis ‘24
XVIII choir composition competition ‘Vox Juventutis’ finale
Performers:
Vilnius municipal choir “Jauna muzika” (artistic director and conductor V. Augustinas)
April 11, 19:00
Šv. Kotrynos bažnyčia / St. Catherin’s Church
Vilnius, Lithuania
I like Vidmantas Bartulis
Evening of Remembrance for Vidmantas Bartulis, dedicated to celebrating the composer's 70th birthday.
Performers: Vilnius St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra (artistic director and chief conductor – Modestas Barkauskas)
Simas Tankevičius (violin)
Domas Jakštas (violoncello)
Lukas Butkus (piano)
Program:
Vidmantas Bartulis: Psalms, I like Schubert, Bolero. Pavane Lacrimae
Lukas Butkus I like Vidmantas Bartulis (Auscultare) for piano and strings