What was the world like, and how did it sound, in which Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis lived?

This concert invites you to hear harp arrangements of works by Čiurlionis and his French contemporaries, performed by harpist Joana Daunytė. Her recital offers a rare opportunity to hear this royal instrument touched by the sensitive fingers of a harpist.

The concert will also present J. Daunytė’s album “Čiurlionis on Harp Strings” (2022).

“This artistic idea had been maturing for a long time. I wanted to expand the harp repertoire with Lithuanian music. During my studies abroad, while often missing Lithuania, I was inspired to arrange Čiurlionis’s works. His early compositions are very close in spirit to the harp, so I believe that if someone had played the harp in his environment, we would have a wealth of works for this instrument by this genius composer,” says Daunytė.

According to Prof. Vytautas Landsbergis, a renowned Čiurlionis scholar, the harp is a unique instrument, reaching back to times when a bowstring had not yet forgotten how to sing.

“I realized this while listening to Joana’s recording of Čiurlionis. In some of his paintings, you can glimpse the shape or silhouette of a harp subtly embedded in natural forms. It is a sign that everything is music,” Prof. Landsbergis writes in the album’s liner notes.

This concert is part of the government’s program “Čiurlionis 150.”

From May 27 to October 4, 2025, the Church Heritage Museum will host the exhibition “Čiurlionis 150: The Story of Ratnyčiai–Kabeliai,” which is accompanied by a rich program of events: educational workshops, guided tours, concerts, and lectures.

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EVENT INFORMATION

Date & Time: June 4, 2025, at 18:30

Venue: Treasury Hall, Church Heritage Museum

Address: Šv. Mykolo St. 9, Vilnius

Duration: 1 hour

Tickets: HERE

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Church Heritage Museum

Contact: muziejus@bpmuziejus.lt / +370 5 269 7803

Program

J. Daunytė's concert "The Legend of Čiurlionis"

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