VILNIUS, December 8th — This Wednesday, Estonian composer and violinist Mihkel Kerem and Lithuanian pianist Rokas Zubovas organised an important concert at the Vilnius Town Hall in occasion of the Vilnius 700 project, a long-term […]
“There are many who wish to be president, but very few who have a calling for it. It is a problem for wishes and calling to match. A calling is not ambition, it is suitability […]
Musee d’Orsay, one of the most famous museums worldwide, should next year present symbolism of the Baltic states, and the museum’s director Laurence Des Cars hopes to introduce visitors to Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and other Lithuanian symbolists. […]
On April 25, 2017, the Sugihara Group for Kaunas-Japan Relations Development was established. Soon to be approved by decree of the Mayor of Kaunas, the main purpose of the group is to bring together a wide range of organisations and Kaunas residents who together contribute towards positive relations between Kaunas and Japan. […]
Japan is increasingly becoming familiar with Lithuania, with Lithuanian poultry exporters receiving permits to sell their produce in Japan, the Lithuanian embassy was flooded with requests for information on Lithuanian businesses, while this week Japanese […]
Behind the façade of the well-maintained house on 11 Savičiaus Gatvė in Vilnius lays more than an interesting, equally well-maintained interior filled with photos and documents capturing the spirit of one of its most celebrated occupants, the Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. […]
In 1906, after a trip through some Central European cities, soaking up art in some major museums, the life of young Konstantinas Mikalojus Čiurlionis was going to change dramatically, eventually ending less than a decade later with his early death. […]
Making a name for oneself in art is a massive undertaking, particularly in the beginning of one’s career. Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) set out at two disciplines at once. […]
The Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Foundation and the Embassy of France will hold the 2015 M. K. Čiurlionis Cup Rex award ceremony and will honour the laureates for their merits. […]
Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis had a short, yet very prolific life (he was just 35 when he died in 1911). He considered himself a synesthete, in that he perceived colours and music simultaneously. Čiurlionis composed about 400 pieces of music, mostly for the piano, and he also created 300 paintings – many with musical names. In addition, he wrote literary works and poems. An asteroid – 2420 Čiurlionis – was named after him. Few artists have left such deep influence on Lithuanian culture. […]
The twelfth year of the international arts‘ festival “Druskininkai summer with Mikalojos Konstantinas Čiurlionis“ is halfway over, but there’s plenty more ahead. More than 40 concerts, exhibitions, and contests will be held by the end of September. A conference called “Čiurlionis and the world” started last week and has attracted Lithuania’s most talented rising violinists to perform. […]
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis is one of the biggest greats that Lithuania has ever had. A distinguished composer, mystic painter and a rebellious man is just a terse textbook-like description of the artist. Darius Kučinskas, an art researcher and professor of Kaunas University of Technology, has devoted 25 years scrutinizing the magnetic artist and his distinctive legacy. […]
The 22nd “Druskininkai Summer with M.K.Čiurlionis” international art festival hosted by the Lithuanian Musician Support Fund and Druskininkai municipality will begin on 29 June, writes Lietuvos Žinios. […]
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