GENESIS. Guoda Gedvilaitė, Motiejus Bazaras – piano duo and young talents

4th Music Festival "The Play of Sparkling Sparks"
MUSICA NATURAE

Genesis - the beginning, the origin

Performers:
Motiejus Bazaras, piano
Guoda Gedvilaitė, piano
Aronas Ruminas, piano
Elinga Stigaitė, piano

Concert programme:
M.  K.  Čiurlionis - In the Forest
Ottorino Respighi - Pines of Rome

W. A. Mozart - Sonata A-major KV 331
Robert Schumann - Papillons Op. 2 
Selga Mence - Songs of Nature

MUSICA NATURAE: GENESIS - METAMORPHOSIS - ECOSOPHIA - DIS(U)TOPIA - this is a cycle of four  artistic concerts, consisting of a musical journey that aims to draw attention to the beautiful but fragile world around us.

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The festival's opening concert will feature music about trees, forest, stones, butterflies and the beginning of the Earth's evolution, when a tree grows from a seed and trees eventually grow into a forest. The symphonic works will be performed not by a symphony orchestra, but by renowned Lithuanian pianists Guoda Gedvilaitė and Motiejus Bazaras, who have formed a piano duo. They will be accompanied in the concert by young talents from the M.K. Čiurlionis National Art School.

The concert will feature M.K. Čiurlionis' symphonic poem "In the Forest," reminiscent of the forests of Druskininkai, Ottorino Respighi's symphonic poem "Pines of Rome," telling the story of the impressive Italian pines standing in different parts of Rome. W.A. Mozart's music and Robert Schumann's "Butterflies" for solo piano will transport the listener to the embrace of nature and the forest. The impressive cycle "Songs of Nature" by contemporary Latvian composer Selga Mence is the perfect place for freedom of imagination and a journey through the vast expanses of the earth and space.

This year, from May 12-17, we will bring the forest to the Town Hall!

Guoda Gedvilaitė 

www.guoda.de

After studying at the M.K. Čiurlionis School of Arts and the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (under Prof. Veronika Vitaitė), the pianist perfected her skills in Prof. Lev Natochenny's class in Frankfurt am Main. In 1995, G. Gedvilaitė won the M. K. Čiurlionis International Piano and Organ Competition and went on to win first prizes at other international competitions: N. Rubinstein in Paris (1997), Chopin Gesellschaft in Hanover (1998), Ennio Porrino in Cagliari (2000), and Chamber Music in Frankfurt (2002). The pianist has performed as a soloist and with symphony orchestras in many European countries, North America, and Japan, and has participated in the Gstaad Summer Music Festival in Switzerland, Meraner Wochen in Italy, Guil Durance Piano and Chamber Music Festival in France, G. Kremer's Summer Festival in Lockenhaus, Austria, and made her debut at Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall) in New York in 2000 with her long-time duet partner, violinist V. Čepinskis.

The pianist's has released eight albums, the latest work is a CD of music by J.S. Bach and Baroque masters, recorded with the Genuin company in Leipzig: Bach - Echoes of Eternity. Since 2002, G. Gedvilaitė has been teaching at the Frankfurt am Main University of Music and Performing Arts and leading international masterclasses in Lithuania and Germany. On her own initiative, she has successfully implemented numerous musical projects bringing together musicians from both countries, including Claros Schumann Salon, Piano & Percussion Show, Piano Duo Gedvilaitė–Ejiri, and others. With her creative energy and artistic ideas, the pianist now inspires two music festivals. One of them is Žaižaruojančių žiežirbų žaismas (The Play of Sparkling Sparks), which will invite music lovers to Vilnius Town Hall for the fourth time on May 12–17, 2026. This year's festival theme is music and nature, inviting us not only to listen to the sounds inspired by nature, but also to reflect on the ecological aspects of our environment. Another port of call for G. Gedvilaitė's creative activities is the annual international arts festival "Čiurlionio paliesti" (Touched by Čiurlionis) in her hometown of Druskininkai. 

Motiejus Bazaras 

www.motiejusbazaras.lt

The winner of the 6th International Stasys Vainiūnas Competition for Pianists and Chamber Ensembles (2010) was born in 1987 into a family of musicians. He developed his first musical skills at home, which were later refined at the Varpelis choir school. From 1995 to 2004, he studied at the J. Naujalio Music Gymnasium in Rymantė Šerkšnytė's class. During this period, Motiejus participated in and won many international and national competitions. He has played with the Kaunas, Lithuanian, and Tallinn chamber orchestras. From 2004 to 2006, Motiejus studied at the J. Gruodis Conservatory in Sonata Bielionytė's class. Since 2006, he has been studying at the Kaunas Faculty of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in the class of Professor Zbignevas Ibelhauptas. From 2008 to 2009, he studied at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre in the class of Professor Volker Banfield as part of an exchange program. Since 2003, Motiejus has been interested in chamber music, and since childhood, he has been part of the Motiejus and Mykolas Bazaras piano duo. They have accumulated a considerable repertoire, which has been highly acclaimed at competitions and festivals on numerous occasions. Motiejus is also interested in jazz and is a member of many jazz ensembles and projects. The Bazaras Brothers Trio, which he founded, has won several international awards. Motiejus is open to new musical ideas, interested in and exploring different specific styles, and experimenting in the field of electronic music.