Andrius Maslekovas – Rhizomes d’ombre (2024, premiere)

Gundega Šmite – Five Illuminations (2015) for accordion

Timo Steiner – New work (2024, premiere)

Toivo Tulev – To ebb, to flow, perchance to dream (2024, premiere)

Jānis Petraškevičs – Madman’s Glove II (2020) for solo viola

Vykintas Baltakas – Cladi III (2021)

Vilnius Ieva Sipaitytė (violin)
Robertas Bliškevičius (viola)
Andrius Žiūra (clarinet)
Artūras Kažimėkas (clarinet)
Raimondas Sviackevičius (accordion)
Tomas Bieliauskas (oboe)
Vykintas Baltakas (conductor)

LENsemble Vilnius (Lithuanian Ensemble Network) is a collective that connects musicians from some of the most experienced ensembles in the Lithuanian contemporary music scene, such as the Chordos Quartet, Kristupas Wind Quintet, Kaskados Piano Trio, and others. Since its inaugural concert at WDR Cologne (2009), it has promoted Baltic contemporary music at numerous important international venues and various festivals in Lithuania. The open structure of the ensemble allows for experimentation with unconventional formations. For the concert in Tartu, three composers (Andrius Maslekovas, Timo Steiner, and Toivo Tulev) have composed new works for an unusual formation: two clarinets, oboe, accordion, violin, viola, and electronics. These compositions are complemented by works from Latvian composers Jānis Petraškevičs and Gundega Šmite, as well as LENsemble’s founder, Vykintas Baltakas. This concert will showcase a broad spectrum of Baltic contemporary music, encompassing different influences, generations, and colors.