Čiurlioniada: Piano Music Evening | Jinhyung Park and Simonas Poška

Two promising pianists of the younger generation – laureates of the 9th International M. K. Čiurlionis Piano Competition – will meet on the stage of Vilnius Town Hall: first prize winner Jinhyung Park (South Korea) and second prize winner Simonas Poška (Lithuania).

This evening of piano music is one of the festive events marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. The programme will feature various piano opuses by Čiurlionis, reflecting his unique musical world. The concert will also be enriched by the works of other great composers such as F. Liszt, O. Messiaen, F. Chopin. As Lithuania celebrates the jubilee of M. K. Čiurlionis, the world is also celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel, and this composer's delicate piano passages will also be included in the evening's programme.

 

This event is part of the concert series "Čiurlioniada. Evenings of Piano and Organ Music". On this special occasion, the Centre for International Cultural Projects Lithuania has invited to the capital of Lithuania the laureates, jury members, and guests of the International M. K. Čiurlionis Organists and Pianists Competition. In addition to the composer's own works for organ and piano, the programmes will also include new works inspired by Čiurlionis' pieces, works that have been developed from fragments or themes of Čiurlionis' oeuvre, improvisations, newly prepared and previously composed arrangements, and works by his contemporaries.

 

Project is partly sponsored by: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanian Council for Culture, Vilnius City Municipality.

 

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PROGRAMME

PART I:

❯ Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911)

Prelude in B Major, VL 186

Prelude in B-flat minor, VL 169

Prelude in F-sharp Major, VL 184

Nocturne in C-sharp minor, op. 6

Nocturne in F-sharp minor, op. 4

 

❯ Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

 

❯ Fryderyk Chopin (1810–1849)

Sonata No. 3 in B minor, op. 58

 

PART II:

 

❯ Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911)

Three Pieces on One Theme (from Little Sonata):

Allegro, VL 269

Andante, VL 270

Scherzo, VL 271

 

Variations on Sefaa Esec Theme, VL 258

Variations on Besacas Theme, VL 265

 

❯ Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Jeux d'eau, M. 30

 

❯ Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)

Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-Jésus:

N°15 Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus

 

❯ Ferenc Liszt (1811–1886)

Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année – Italie, S 161:

N°7 Après une lecture du Dante 'Fantasia quasi Sonata'

 

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ARTISTS

 

Jinhyung Park (South Korea) is a rapidly rising pianist, actively performing across Europe and Asia. He has appeared on such renowned stages, as the Prague Spring Festival and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. He has performed with distinguished ensembles, including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, and the Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra.

 

A laureate of numerous international competitions, Jinhyung Park won 1st prize at the Prague Spring International Competition (2016), the P. Jaén International Piano Competition (2023), and the M. K. Čiurlionis International Piano Competition (2023). He has also became a winner of the prestigious International Music Competition of the Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra (2025).

 

Simonas Poška (Lithuania) is one of the most notable young pianists’ in the country. In 2023, he earned 2nd prize and the special prize for best Lithuanian performance at the 9th International M. K. Čiurlionis Piano Competition. Currently, he studies under prof. Roland Krüger at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, and previously graduated from the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts in Vilnius.

 

He has performed with orchestras such as the French Republican Guard Orchestra, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the Kaunas Symphony Orchestra, and the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra. Simonas has received recognition for his musical achievements from the former president of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė, and has been awarded the Little St. Christopher Prize of the City of Vilnius. He has been supported by the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and, since 2022, is a scholarship holder of the Live Music Now Hannover foundation.

 

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EVENT INFORMATION

Date & Time: September 21, 2025, 7 PM

Venue: Vilnius Town Hall

Address: Didžioji St. 31, Vilnius

 

Tickets: HERE

 

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ORGANISER

 

Centre for International Cultural Projects Lithuania 

 

Contact: info@ipmc.lt / +370 52 496 171 

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