Borderless Sounds | A. Puplauskis, U. Dičiūnas, A. Bramo

The program “Borderless Sounds” will be presented by bassoonist Andrius Puplauskis, oboist Ugnius Dičiūnas, and pianist Anastasija Bramo!

The musicians will open the concert with Lithuanian highlights—Zita Bružaitė’s composition “Colors” and Balys Dvarionas’s elegant Variations. Robert Schumann’s Romances will usher in the romantic, tranquil half of the evening, which will then give way to the completely contrasting energy of André Previn’s trio.

In the second part, Camille Saint-Saëns’s sonata will reveal the beauty of the bassoon and its rarely heard lyricism. This instrument is often associated with humor or character roles, but in the sonata it speaks with sensitivity, nobility, and extraordinary melodiousness. Immediately afterward, Osvaldas Balakauskas’s “Gaublio Suite” will sketch out soundscapes from the four corners of the world. The highlight of the evening will be Francis Poulenc’s Trio—one of the most brilliant masterpieces of 20th-century chamber music. It embodies everything that makes this composer’s work so captivating: elegance, wit, gentle irony, lyricism, and an unwavering vitality.