Pažaislio muzikos festivalis - Between Three Continents: A Journey in Rhythm

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2025 y. July 12 d. 19:00 Birštonas Kurhaus

Between Three Continents: A Journey in Rhythm

Performers:

KAUNAS STRING QUARTET
Karolina Beinarytė-Palekauskienė (1st violin)
Aistė Mikutytė (2nd violin)
Eglė Lapinskė (viola)
Kasparas Šerpytis (cello)

LAIMONAS SALIJUS (accordion)

Programme:

Works by Sam Reider, Arvydas Malcys, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Eduardas Balsys

Tickets
Ticket prices: 13 Eur. Seniors (with IDs) get a 30% discount on 1 ticket. Disabled persons (with IDs) get 50% discount on 1-2 tickets. Young people (7-24 years old) get a 30% discount on 1 ticket.
Ticket prices on the day of the event: 15 Eur. Discounts are not available on the day of the concert.

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The Kaunas String Quartet and accordionist Laimonas Salijus invite the audience to take a musical journey spanning three continents—within just one hour. The program will feature an expressive, rhythm-filled quintet by American composer Sam Reider, a Latin Grammy nominee known for creatively blending folk and jazz idioms. His three-part work for accordion and string quartet will be performed in Lithuania for the first time.
The program also includes Latin American rhythms and harmonies with the Fifth String Quartet by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, known as the ‘Popular Quartet’. Lithuanian music will be represented through Scherzo by Arvydas Malcys (from his concerto for accordion and string quartet) and the charming Habanera by Eduardas Balsys—demonstrating that rhythm and vibrancy are firmly present in Lithuanian music traditions as well.