On November 7, Paliesius Manor will host an exclusive concert bringing together the laureates of the “Music of the Century” international competition in Costa Rica.

The vision for this concert is to weave an artistic dialogue between diverse cultures, geographical spaces, and musical traditions. The halls of Paliesius Manor will resonate with both classical and contemporary European music, alongside the creations of a Costa Rican composer.

A special highlight of the evening will be “Haiku of Silence,” a piece by Costa Rican composer Marvin Camacho, performed by Ala Bendoraitienė (piano), Augustas Vasiliauskas (saxophone), and Deividas Staponkus (baritone). 

The three young pianists are laureates of international competitions, actively performing both in Lithuania and abroad. Sofia Jankauskaitė, a piano student at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art (a pupil of A. Bendoraitienė), has already earned the Grand Prix at the “Music of the Century” international competition in Costa Rica. Rugilė Mielytė (a pupil of Prof. A. Žvirblytė), who works at the Balys Dvarionas Decade Music School, also won the Grand Prix in the same competition in 2023. Meanwhile, Augustė Pauliūtė (a pupil of Prof. A. Žvirblytė), currently studying at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, is a laureate of the “Music Without Borders” and “Music of the Century” competitions, having performed across various European countries.

Pianist, concertmaster, and pedagogue Ala Bendoraitienė has given over 3,000 concerts across Europe, Asia, and Latin America throughout her creative career. She is the first performer of many contemporary pieces, a jury member for international competitions, and the initiator of the “Music of the Century” festival and competition. Augustas Vasiliauskas, a saxophonist of the younger generation, is studying at the Zurich University of the Arts. He is a laureate of numerous international competitions and a three-time recipient of a scholarship from the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The concert will also feature Deividas Staponkus—a Lithuanian opera soloist, baritone, LAMT professor, and cultural manager who has performed on opera stages both in Lithuania and abroad. He leads vocal masterclasses, serves on the juries of international competitions, and, from 2025, will lead the State Choir “Vilnius”.

The program will feature music by F. Chopin, F. Liszt, B. Dvarionas, St. Vainiūnas, P. Vasks, E. Rautavaara, W. A. Mozart, and V. Bartulis.

“Haiku of Silence. Music Between Distant Shores” is an artistic dialogue where diverse cultural experiences, musical traditions, and the individual worlds of the creator and performer converge. Here, music becomes a universal space that allows us to transcend geographical and cultural boundaries in search of a shared resonance.