THE SONATA OF THE SERPENT ┃ Tribute to Čiurlionis
THE SONATA OF THE SERPENT ┃ Tribute to Čiurlionis
The landscapes of the Curonian Spit, the presence of nature and the artistic world of famous Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis come together in the piano recital Sonata of the Serpent.
The creative legacy of M. K. Čiurlionis has moved the world last year - celebration of his 150th birth anniversary invited Lithuania to contemplate and present his creative life worldwide.
The Sonate of the Serpent offers a retrospective look into the music world of Čiurlionis beginning with a musical dedication from Giedrius Kuprevičius to his four-part cycle of paintings of the same title. This work became the pianist’s first impulse to turn toward a period of vitality in Čiurlionis’ life.
The programme features the early Druskininkai Preludes, works from the formative years of Čiurlionis’ style, and the rarely performed piano transcription of String Quartet in C minor from his youth studies in Leipzig.
Sonata of the Serpent is a musical journey to the source of Čiurlionis’ world — where mythology, nature and human experience merge into one.
Eglė ANDREJEVAITĖ, piano
About the ARTIST
Returning to Neringa for the third time, prize-winning pianist Eglė Andrejevaitė is known for her concept-driven recital programmes that unite music, storytelling and artistic research.
In 2024, her programme Baltic Amber, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way, was broadcast by LRT Klasika and Estonian Radio Klassikaraadio.
Together with actress and director Birutė Mar, she created the concert-performance Winter in Mallorca (2021), inspired by the story of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand, which has been successfully performed more than 30 times across Lithuania.
Her debut album “Reflections Op. 28: Mallorca Preludes”, released by Challenge Records International in 2025, was also first presented live in Neringa. Listen: Reflections Op. 28: Mallorca Preludes
