Balakauskas: Concerto Brio for Violin and Chamber Orchestra / Ludus Modorum / Piano Concertino

Featuring

Donatas Katkus
Rusnė Mataitytė
Romualdas Staškus
Sergey Okrusko
Edmundas Kulikauskas
Margrit Julia Zimmermann

St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra
Osvaldas Balakauskas

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Osvaldas Balakauskas has published a theoretical work titled "Dodekatonika," in which he develops the idea of diatonic systems extending beyond the seven-tone scale.

Performer Biography

Rusnė Mataitytė, the violinist on this album, is not only a musician but also an accomplished artist who often accompanies her recitals with exhibitions of her musically inspired paintings.

Performer Biography

Sergejus Okruško, the harpsichordist on this album, is an acclaimed interpreter of modern piano music, with works by György Ligeti, Luciano Berio, Olivier Messiaen, and John Cage in his repertoire.

Composer Biography

Osvaldas Balakauskas, one of Lithuania's most influential composers, served as the first Lithuanian Ambassador to France, Spain, and Portugal from 1992 to 1994, after 50 years of foreign rule.

Compositional Technique

Another of Osvaldas Balakauskas' achievements is the advancement of a special serial technique that avoids the extreme dissonances typical of serial music.

Performer Biography

Margrit Julia Zimmermann, the pianist on this album, and Rusnė Mataitytė, the violinist, co-direct the Kaskados music festival in Kassel, Germany.

Performer Biography

Donatas Katkus, the conductor of the St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, founded the orchestra in 1994 with the dual goals of promoting contemporary music and providing authentic interpretations of classical and baroque masterpieces.