Martynas Levickis will perform at the opening concert of the 2026 Vilnius Festival, held at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic in Vilnius, Lithuania on June 5th, 2026. The festival will run through to June 25th, 2026, organised by the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society.
Martynas will perform with the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra (Switzerland) conducted by Modestas Pitrėnas (Artistic Director).
Their program will feature three monumental compositions:
Fabian Künzli – “So klingt St. Gallen” for symphony orchestra
Daniel Nelson – “The Ghost Machine Treatise” for accordion and orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, “Fate”
“The St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra consists of about 70 musicians from more than 20 countries around the world. The orchestra, which is famous for its successful cycles of symphonic programmes, currently resides in the concert hall “Tonhalle”, one of the most beautiful regions of Lake Constance. Known as a passionate performer of operas, operettas and musicals, the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra also pays close attention to various forms of chamber music, the development of young classical music audiences and the work of contemporary Swiss composers.”
“One of them is the orchestra’s first performance of the sound of the Swiss composer Fabian Künzli’s “This Is How St. Gallen Sounds”. With this work, the composer pays tribute to the canton of St. Gallen and its capital of the same name, full of hidden treasures and unique sounds. The work was born in cooperation with the locals, who were invited to share special sound experiences that were included in the score of the “This Is How St. Gallen Sounds” work”.
“The concert will also feature a concerto for accordion and orchestra “A Treatise on the Ghost Machine” by Swedish composer Daniel Nelson, filled with powerful rhythmic energy and characterized by a particularly colourful orchestra, and will be performed with the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra by accordion virtuoso Martynas Levickis, who is well known to the Lithuanian audience.”
“The concert will conclude with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, also known as “Fate”, one of the most significant examples of Western European classical music literature that has achieved exceptional cultural and artistic weight. The work, which marks the boundary between classicism and modern musical thinking, essentially considers the possibilities of structural and artistic expression of the symphony genre, as well as intrigues with stories from the composer’s life that accompany the leitmotif of the four-note “fate”.”
For further information email: pagalba@kakava.lt
