The Pažaislis Music Festival invites you to a unique concert where the human voice meets the sound of the cello. The program is presented by internationally acclaimed bass-baritone Kostas Smoriginas and the cello quintet “Cello Club.”

In this program, Baroque music is reborn in a new form—through composer Dominykas Digimas’s arrangements, it takes on a contemporary sound, while the concert’s dramaturgy is inspired by the world of ancient tragedies.
The combination of one voice and five cellos creates a rich and cohesive musical space where similar timbres blend into a mesmerizing sound. In this context, early music reveals itself anew—with sensitivity, drama, and surprise.

K. Smoriginas, who performs on international stages, embarks on a musical journey in this project to the origins of opera—to the place where, during the Baroque era, a new relationship between voice, text, and music was born. The ensemble “Cello Club” consists of prominent Lithuanian cellists whose musical dialogue with the voice allows for a fresh experience of Baroque-era music.