This summer, the Čiurlionis family orchard will once again resound with the music of the “60th Summer of Piano Music”! The piano music festival, which continues the tradition of musical sharing initiated by composer and painter M. K. Čiurlionis himself, holds special significance this year—not only because it celebrates its 60th edition, but also as we mark Čiurlionis’ 150th anniversary. The return to the Čiurlionis orchard in Druskininkai thus takes on a deeply meaningful tone.

In the apple orchard of the Čiurlionis House-Museum in Druskininkai, audiences will be invited to experience the latest artistic explorations presented by the most renowned Lithuanian pianists of all generations. One of them is pianist Andrius Vasiliauskas.

Andrius Vasiliauskas was born in 1954 in Vilnius, into a family of musicians. In 1973, he graduated from the M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts, majoring in piano, and entered the Lithuanian Academy of Music, where he studied under A. Juozapėnaitė, Prof. O. Šteinbergaitė, and A. Vainiūnaitė, graduating in 1978.

He began performing publicly during his studies and achieved early success at the 5th M. K. Čiurlionis Piano Competition in 1982. In 1987, he won First Prize at the Heino Eller Piano Competition in Tallinn.

Vasiliauskas is well known both as a soloist and chamber musician, having performed with many prominent Lithuanian and international artists. His repertoire includes monumental cycles by M. Ravel, R. Schumann, F. Liszt, F. Chopin, O. Messiaen, as well as monographic recitals dedicated to J. Brahms, R. Strauss, B. Britten, Ch. Ives, D. Shostakovich, A. Khachaturian, V. Bacevičius, and others.

Lithuanian composers also feature prominently in his programmes – works by F. Bajoras, O. Balakauskas, B. Kutavičius, A. Bražinskas, S. Vainiūnas, J. Gruodis, V. Montvila, J. Bašinskas, J. Gaidelis, T. Makačinas, and more. Vasiliauskas has premiered many of these works. He has performed in Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Israel, and Poland. He has released recordings on CD, and over 200 of his performances are archived in the Lithuanian Radio archives.

In programme: piano works by L. van Beethoven and M. K. Čiurlionis

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EVENT INFORMATION

Date and time: August 27, 2025, 7 PM

Venue: M. K. Čiurlionis House-Museum

Address: M. K. Čiurlionio g. 35, Druskininkai

Duration: ~1 hour

Tickets: €8 / €5, available at the venue before the concert

More: HERE

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ORGANIZERS

Impetus Musicus

Contact: impetusmusicus@gmail.com / +370 (686) 96 633

M. K. Čiurlionis House-Museum

Contact: ciurlioniomemorialinis@gmail.com / +370 313 51131