17. December, 2023
The outstanding pianist Aurelija Šimkus will be visiting with a concert at the Brukna manor
On the third Advent on 17th of December at 4 p.m. in the great hall of Brukna Manor, Aurelia Šimkus' concert will be held, where a virtuoso evening of piano music will be offered with the compositions of baroque and romantic classics - D. Scarlatti, J. S. Bach, F. Chopin and F. Liszt. Before the concert, at 3 p.m., a service will be held in the Chapel of the Holy Apostles in Brukna.
Admission is by donation.
Aurelia Šimkus gave her first solo concert at the age of 11 at the Kaunas International Chamber Music Festival. At the age of 15, she was invited to participate in the "KlavierOlymp" competition in the German city of Bad Kissingen, where she won 3rd place. At the age of 16, the German record company "Ars Produktion" released her solo album "Scherzo", which the magazine "Piano News" recognized as the album of the month, writing that "Aurelia Šimkus is an excellent pianist and a real discovery". For his second solo album “Bach. Ich ruf' zu Dir" Aurelia won one of Europe's most prestigious classical music awards "Echo Klassik" in the "Young Artist of the Year" category. Aurelia has participated in various music festivals in Europe, she has played with the English Chamber Orchestra, the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra, the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra, the Georgian Chamber Orchestra, the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rhineland-Palatinate Philharmonic Orchestra and other collectives.
Aurelija Šimkus studied at the Emīla Dārziņš Music High School under prof. Sergey Osokin. Later, he continued his studies at the University of Music and Dance in Cologne with prof. Claudio Martinez-Möner and in Sweden with prof. Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist. In 2016, she was invited to participate in the Epan Piano Academy in Italy, where the tradition of master classes started by pianist Arturo Benedetti-Michelangeli is continued.