Jonas Vozbutas is an accordionist whose musical journey has already taken him to various stages across Europe. He has performed at the Berlin Philharmonic, the Rouen Opera House, and the Singer-Polignac Foundation in Paris, and has played on the French national radio station France Musique. Today, Jonas lives in Paris and is studying at the city’s National Conservatory of Music and Dance.

For the “Portrait” program, Jonas has put together a selection of music that is meaningful to him and reflects his roots, life, studies in Paris, and the diverse musical traditions the young performer encounters. Alongside music inspired by Lithuanian folklore, the program features works by G. Frescobaldi, D. Scarlatti, J. S. Bach, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer, J. Brahms, F. Chopin, G. Ligeti, N. Kapustin, G. Aperghis, and M. Richter.

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This performance by Jonas Vozbutas at the Magic of Music Club is part of the “RE:TURN” project. The project is partially funded by the Vilnius City Municipality. Media partners: LRT, VilniusFM.lt.

RE:TURN is a project by the Music Magic Club designed to bring professional Lithuanian musicians—who currently live abroad or have recently returned to Lithuania—into Vilnius’s cultural scene. These are musicians who have often achieved significant success on the international stage and are well-known in other countries, but who have not yet had sufficient opportunities to perform frequently in their homeland. This series aims to provide them with the opportunity to take their rightful place among their peers in Lithuania’s musical life and to earn the recognition of music lovers in Vilnius.