Detailed Concert Description
Performer – Marija Mirovska
Concert Host – Samanta Kudelskytė
Concert Program
- L. van Beethoven – Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight Sonata”
- F. Schubert – Impromptu in E-flat minor, D.946
- B. Dvarionas – Impromptu
- Z. Bružaitė – “BeMoon”
- V. Rekalo – “Attire”
- D. Čemerytė – “Silently”
- S. Yushkevitch – Little Ukrainian Suite
- M. Ravel – “Alborada del gracioso” from “Mirrors”
About the Program “Reflections”
The concert program invites listeners on a journey through three distinct Western European cultural landscapes. It features works by Lithuanian composers Zita Bružaitė, Balys Dvarionas, and Diana Čemerytė, Ukrainian piano music by Viktor Rekalo and Serge Yushkevitch, as well as masterpieces by classical music giants Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, and Maurice Ravel.
The narrative begins with Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770–1827) Moonlight Sonata, a work that has inspired generations of composers, its essence reflected and reinterpreted in many later compositions. Following this, the audience will hear BeMoon by Zita Bružaitė (b. 1966), a musical reminiscence and contemplation of Beethoven’s legacy.
Next, the program explores the music of Franz Schubert (1797–1828), one of the pioneers of the impromptu genre. Although Schubert’s life was tragically short, he left behind several collections of impromptus, one of which will be performed in this recital.
The concert will also feature a premiere performance – Attire, a piece composed by Ukrainian cellist and composer Viktor Rekalo (b. 1986), dedicated to Marija Mirovska and written especially for this concert.
Balys Dvarionas (1904–1972) contributes an Impromptu for Piano, inspired by the finest traditions of Romanticism. This piece evokes Schubert’s musical motifs, yet it belongs to a different, more dramatic era.
Serge Yushkevitch (b. 1953), a Ukrainian pianist and composer, presents Little Ukrainian Suite – a set of four folk songs, each distinct in character and dramaturgy, brilliantly adapted for piano.
The program reaches a subtle climax with Diana Čemerytė’s (b. 1974) miniature Silently. This delicate piece evokes the imagery of distant stars flickering from the depths of space, remnants of celestial bodies that may no longer exist.
The concert concludes with a striking contrast – Maurice Ravel’s (1875–1937) Alborada del gracioso from the piano suite Mirrors. This vibrant and rhythmically charged piece serves as a jubilant hymn to life and love.
Piano music is not meant to gather dust in museums – it continues to thrive through contemporary interpretations and new compositions. Without historical classical music, there would be no modern music. In Reflections, pianist Marija Mirovska aims to illuminate these connections, bridging the past with the ever-evolving present.
