Duo Andersson will perform both classical masterpieces and opuses of Lithuanian contemporary music: sonatas for violin and piano by L. van Beethoven, C. Debussy, J. Brahms, and the Vilnius premiere of a new work by Vytautas Germanavičius.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Lithuania's accession to the European Union in 2024, violinist Julija Andersson and pianist Paulius Andersson present the programme Lithuania at the Centre of Europe. The programme is sponsored by Vilnius City Municipality.
Duo Andersson was founded in 2019 by the young generation of Lithuanian musicians - violinist Julija Andersson and pianist Paulius Andersson. The duo aims to present rarely performed opuses and conceptual programmes to a worldwide audience, actively promotes the Lithuanian music scene abroad, and regularly collaborates with contemporary composers to request new works.
In recent years, Duo Andersson has received recognition in international competitions: in 2024, they won the 1st Prize at the ''PREMIO IL SUONO GIOVANE'' Competition in Florence (Italy), the ''Grand Prix'' at the International Masters Competition in Warsaw (Poland), the 2nd Prize at the International Chamber Music Competition "Anton Garcia Abril", and many other awards.
Duo Andersson has studied with renowned masters of classical music such as Kim Kashkashian, Alfred Brendel, Krzysztof Wegrzyn, Adrian Brendel, Paolo Giacometti, Indrė Baikštytė, Audronė Vainiūnaitė, Avedis Kouyoumdjian, Johannes Meissl and others.
In addition to their duo activities, Julija and Paul also often perform as soloists with Baltic and European orchestras.