DAUMANTAS KIRILAUSKAS (piano)
Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) – Piano Sonata op. 10 No. 3, D major
Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951) – Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, op. 19
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata op. 54 F major
Alban Berg (1885–1935) – Piano Sonata op. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata op. 28, D major "Pastoral"
Daumantas Kirilauskas is an associate professor in piano department of Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy. He is constantly characterized as one of the most distinct, versatile and productive pianists of the country.
The pianist had concerts in halls of almost every European country, also in USA and Canada: Mozarteum Grosser Saal, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Leipcig Gewandhaus, Schumann Haus Bonn, Vitebsk Philharmonic, Helsinky Temppeliauki, Nybrokajen in Stockholm, Oslo Concerthus, Köln WDR Klaus von Bismarck, The Great Guild Hall in Riga and other among them. Being a permanent guest of Lithuanian National Philharmonic he performed with all Lithuanian orchestras as well as Sinfonietta Riga. He is a participant of many foreign and Lithuanian festivals, the regular guest of Thomas Mann festival.
Daumantas‘ repertoire begins with Bach and Händel and continues with the most modern compositions of the 21st century. Beethoven takes up a special place in his creational life. Apart from solo playing the pianist had many chamber performances with famous Lithuanian and foreign soloists, ensembles including Vienna Artis-Quartett in 2008. He is a participant of numerous premieres. In 2005 Daumantas Kirilauskas was the first in Lithuania to perform the Chick Corea‘s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. In 2010 the premiere of Miklos Maros Concerto for Piano and Orchestra dedicated to Daumantas took place. In 2013 one more premiere - Tomas Kutavičius "Divine Madness" for piano and symphony orchestra was performed at the international "Gaida" festival.
The pianist has released 7 solo albums: Carl Vine Miklos Maros Piano Sonatas (2006), Nothing But Chopin (2008), The Old Photo Box (2010), Iš Praeities / From The Past (2011), Nežinia (2011), Prokofiev Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 7 & 9 (2013), Bach Partitas Nos. | 1 | 3 | 6 | (2014). The ownership of more than a hundred Daumantas‘ recordings belongs to Lithuanian Radio.
Daumantas is also a valuable professor. Alongside working with his piano class he has led masterclasses in Music and Visual Arts‘ Academy of Plovdiv, Bulgaria and the Royal Northern College of Music, United Kingdom. He has worked as a jury member at the Bach Competition of Young Pianists in Vilnius and Plovdiv, the Balys Dvarionas joung pianists competition, also was a member of Committee of Lithuanian Ministry of Culture for young artists‘ premium appointment.
After finishing the Art School of M.K. Čiurlionis (1991) he went on with his studies at Salzburg Mozarteum University, from which he graduated with the highest evaluation achieving the Art Master‘s Degree. His teachers were Liucija Drąsutienė (from 1984 till 1994) and the legendary Karl-Heinz Kämmerling (from 1994 till 2000).
Daumantas is the winner of many national and international prizes including the 1st prize in the International Maria Canals Competition of Young Pianists, Barcelona in 1991. The same year he received the diploma of the first International M.K. Čiurlionis‘ Pianists‘ Competition, also the diploma with the autograph of the Princess Diana of the New Port International Pianists‘ Competition, London in 1994 and the Boesendorfer prize in Vienna, in 1997. Daumantas Kirilauskas was awarded with the premium of the Austrian Ministry of Culture in 2000 and granted with the Congratulatory Letter of the President Valdas Adamkus in 2005.
Tickets: Lt 10 - Lt 40 / € 2,90 - € 11,58
Tickets are available at the box office of the Museum.
The concert is organized by PI "Cantus Firmus"
The partner of the concert - the National Museum - Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania