ČIURIONIS' FOOTSTEPS | Pianist Guoda Gedvilaitė

GUODA GEDVILAITĖ, piano

M.K. Čiurlionis

Druskininkai Preludes

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata " Appassionata" op. 57

Frederic Chopin
Three valses brillantes  op. 34
Mazurka a Moll op. 17
Polonaise "Heroique" op. 53

Guoda Gedvilaitė is an internationally acclaimed pianist whose music and ideas inspire and connect performers and audiences around the world. Her concert activities ranges from Lithuania, through Europe, the USA to Japan. 

Guoda has been living in Frankfurt am Main for more than 30 years after graduating her piano studies at the Frankfurt Music Acadamy. She maintains a very close connection to her hometown, where she took her first musical steps. Guoda Gedvilaitė is currently the artistic director of the "Druskininkai Summer with M. K. Čiurlionis Festival" and the "Vilnius Town Hall Music Festival". 

For Guoda, Druskininkai is a special place of relaxation and creativity. "Every time I come to Druskininkai to sample creative energy and strength for future projects. Every time I come here to meet people I love and to combine my rest and work." 

Čiurlionis' music works are an important part of Guoda's musical journey, from her first recital at the Čiurlionis Museum in Druskininkai to her victory at the 1995 International Čiurlionis Competition of Pianists and Organists. She often includes the composer's works in her repertoire, spreading his music to the world and promoting Druskininkai and the name of M.K. Čiurlionis through her concert activity. 

This year is an anniversary year not only for M.K.Čiurlionis, but also for Guoda, and therefore she will appear at this Festival in several different roles: as a charismatic soloist, as a partner of chamber ensembles, as a creator of interesting and new programmes, as a reliable accompanist, and as a pianist-experimenter, who is not short of new ideas and whos musical appearances is controlled by rhythm magic. 

Guoda Gedvilaitė is the cultural ambassador of Druskininkai - Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2025.