July   August

July 4, Friday, 9.30 pm
Kaunas Castle

Dedicated to Lithuanian State Day - The Coronation Day of Mindaugas
Balys Sruoga - Kazimieras Sapiega
A historical chronicle
Director:  Vytautas Rumšas 
Set Desiner: Virginija Idzelytė-Dautartienė 
Composer: Antanas Kučinskas
Assistant Director: Galina Kevličienė
Cast: Rimantas Bagdzevičius, Saulius Balandis, Eglė Gabrėnaitė, Vytautas Rumšas (junior), Jūratė Vilūnaitė, Ramutis Rimeikis, Algirdas Dainavičius, Remigijus Bučius, Evaldas Jaras, Aušra Pukelytė, Raminta Verseckaitė, Aldona Juozaitytė, Jonas Braškys, Džiugas Siaurusaitis, Algirdas Gradauskas, Šarūnas Puidokas, Saulius Čiučelis, Vytautas Gasiliūnas, Aleksandras Kleinas, Gabrielė Aničaitė, Robertas Balčiūnas, Mantas Cegelskas, Donata Kielaitė, Inga Mikutavičiūtė, Neringa Nekrašiūtė, Laurynas Perkumas, Artūras Sužiedėlis.
With the participation of:
A goup of singers of the Kaunas State Choir (Artistic director and chief conductor Petras Bingelis)
Lithuanian Ninjutsu Association (Teacher Zenonas Urbonas)
Banchetto Musicale ensemble of Renaissance music and dance (Artistic director Jūratė Vyčienė, leader of the dance group Virginija Gaudiešiūtė)
The cavalry (Director Edmundas Margevičius)
Blikas Pyrotechnics Company

Tickets: Lt 12, for seniors and students Lt 8

July 11 d., Friday, 7 pm
Botanical Garden

Gintautas Abarius (piano, Lithuania/USA)
Leonidas Šinkarenka (bass guitar)
Pavelas Giunteris (percussion)
Arvydas Jofė (percussion)

Programme: jazz compositions

Tickets: Lt 16; Lt 10 for seniors and students

July 13 d., Sunday, 5 pm
St. John the Baptist’s Church in Zapyškis

Rūta and Zbignevas Ibelhauptas (piano duo)

Programme: Brahms, Schubert, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Moszkowski, Faure, Ravel

Tickets: Lt 12; Lt 8 for seniors and students

July 18 d., Friday, 6 pm
Mykolas Žilinskas Art Gallery

Algirdas Budrys (clarinet)
David Geringas (cello, Germany)
Petras Geniušas (piano)

Programme: Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn

Tickets: Lt 20 (no concessions)

July 19 d., Saturday, 6 pm
St. Anne’s Church in Skaruliai

VILNIAUS ARSENALAS Chamber Ensemble:
Laima Šulskutė (flute)
Rolandas Romoslauskas (viola)
Sergejus Okruško (harpsichord)

Soloist:
Regina Šilinskaitė (soprano)

Programme: C.Ph.E. Bach, J.S. Bach, Mozart, Kairaitytė, Šileika

Admission free

July 20 d., Sunday, 19 pm
Žemaitkiemis Mansion

Joana Amendoeira (vocals, Portugal) 
Pedro Amendoeira (Portuguese guitar, Portugal)
Pedro Pinhal (fado guitar, Portugal)
Paulo Paz (acoustic bass, double bass, Portugal)

Programme: traditional Portuguese fado music

Tickets: Lt 20; Lt 15 for seniors and students

July 25 d., Friday, 6 pm
 St. Michael the Archangel’s (Garrison)
July 27 d., Sunday 5 pm
 Church Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Birštonas

...From Silence...
INTERMEZZO Vilnius String Quintet:
Almina Statkuvienė (violin I)
Vytautas Mikeliūnas(violin II)
Henrikas Marcinkus (viola)
Lionius Treikauskas (cello)
Dainius Misiūnas (cello)
Soloist:
Bruno Bieri (vocals, hang, alphorn, Switzerland)

Programme: arrangements and compositions for hang, alphorn and strings

Admission free

July 26 d., Saturday, 5 pm
St. John the Baptist’s Church in Zapyškis

Love Dreams
Gintarė Skerytė (soprano)
Dainius Puišys (baritone)
Lina Krėpštaitė (piano)
Gražina Urbonaitė (narrator)

Programme: Mendelssohn, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, Debussy, Ravel

Tickets: Lt 12; Lt 8 for seniors and students

July 27 d., Sunday, 7 pm
Pociūnai Airport

MAN SOUND Male Vocal Ensemble (Ukraine):
Vladimir Suhin
Ruben Tolmachev
Vladimir Trach
Yuri Romensky
Vyacheslav Rubel
Sergei Kharchenko

Programme: jazz arrangements of Slav folk songs

Tickets: Lt 20; Lt 15 for seniors and students