Asta Krikščiūnaitė’s jubilee concert

Performers:
LITHUANIAN CHAMBER ORCEHSTRA
(artistic director and conductor Sergej Krylov)
ČIURLIONIS QUARTET
Soloists: ASTA KRIKŠČIŪNAITĖ (soprano), AUDRONĖ KISIELIŪTĖ (piano), VALENTINAS GELGOTAS (flute), DONATAS BAGURSKAS (double bass)
Conductor JUOZAS DOMARKAS

Programme:
Works by Giovanni Bottesini, Camille Saint-Saëns, Ernest Chausson, Ottorino Respighi, Algirdas Martinaitis

The creative biography of Asta Krikščiūnaitė, one of today’s most prominent singers, is decorated with prestigious international festivals, leading roles in Lithuanian, Estonian, Polish and Finnish opera houses, CDs, honorary awards of Lithuania, Estonia and Poland. In 2011, the singer was awarded the Lithuanian National Culture and Art Prize “for her intellectual and captivating performance of a wide range of Lithuanian and world music repertoire, for her exceptional vocal culture”.

The music community knows Krikščiūnaitė best as a talented chamber musician and performer of large-scale symphonic-oratorio opuses. She has sung under the baton of such world-famous personalities as late Lord Yehudi Menuhin and Mstislav Rostropovich. For many years, the soloist has been active in various fields of the music life ranging from performances to the organization of concerts.

“In the concert you will hear opuses by French, Italian and Lithuanian composers, which I will perform with my dear, long-term and loyal stage partners. The programmed works reflect various stages of and programmes in my creative path, which were presented to the listeners of Lithuania and other countries,” says Krikščiūnaitė.