EMBASSY OF LITHUANIA IN BEIJING IS PROUD TO PRESENT "BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET" CHINA TOUR
"BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET" CHINA TOUR WILL TAKE PLACE FROM OCTOBER 21 TO OCTOBER 27 - you are most welcome to the concerts given in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Xuzhou and Suzhou to experience the beauty of the music of the classic guitars! About the BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET: The Baltic Guitar Quartet is often presented as the leading guitar ensemble in the Baltic countries. Formed in 2004, the quartet includes young musicians from Lithuania and abroad who have established reputations as winners of international competitions as well as solo artists. The quartet's playing is marked by sensitive, colourful and congenial ensemble-playing and exudes a subtle, unpretentious musicianship. The audience is often intrigued with their concert programmes which include an extensive guitar repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary music. Forever in search of new pieces, the ensemble performs their own arrangements of pieces by Bach, Rossini and De Falla to Balkan and even rock music. Chris Ruebens, has written several compositions specially for the ensemble. For their most recent project with tenor , the quartet arranged Italian and Lithuanian songs in a catchy and heartwarming programme. Prominent Lithuanian composers, such as Jurgis Juozapaitis, a recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize, and Jonas Tamulionis, have also dedicated some of their works to this promising quartet. The BGQ made its international debut in May, 2006 in Tallinn, Estonia. Since then they have been invited to play in Iserlohn Guitar Symposium '07, '08, '09, '11 (Germany), Bad Aibling "Seitensprünge" festival '07, '08 (Germany), and have performed at major festivals and concert halls in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. In December 2010, BGQ presented an original programme at the Berlin Philharmonic, where a part of the concert was performed together with double bass virtuoso Guy D. Tuneh. In September 2011 the BGQ were guests at the Flanders Festival, Gent (Belgium). The quartet members have attended master classes with world famous musicians and ensembles, among them the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Oscar Ghiglia, Pepe Romero, Roland Dyens, David Russell, Laura Young, Petras Kunca and Bandini Chiacchiaretta Duo. PERFORMANCES‘ SCHEDULE: OCTOBER 21st, Sunday: TIANJIN CONCERT HALL (http://www.tjconcerthall.com/); OCTOBER 23rd, Tuesday: BEIJING FORIBIDDEN CITY CONCERT HALL (http://www.fcchbj.com/ticket/1164); OCTOBER 24th, Thursday: XUZHOU CONCERT HALL (http://www.xzconcerthall.com/ticketdetail.jsp?yid=36); OCTOBER 26th, Friday: SHANGHAI ORIENTAL ARTS CENTER (http://cn.shoac.com.cn/ListPlay.asp?PlayDay=2012-10-26); OCTOBER 27th, Saturday: SUZHOU CULTURE AND ARTS CENTER (http://ticket.sscac.com.cn/list.aspx?dateTime=2012-10-27). PROGRAM OF THE CONCERT (DRAFT): 节目单（以当天实际演出为准） Manuel de Falla: Dance of Terror from El Amor brujo – arr. Zigmas Cepulenas 2' 09 马努埃尔•德•法雅 恐惧之舞 (选自《魔法师的爱情》) Zigmas Cepulenas改编 Luigi Boccherini: Introduction and Fandango from String Quintet in D, Op.50 No.2 - arr. Jeremy Sparks 6’ 20 路易齐•波凯里尼 引子和方丹戈舞曲（选自《D大调四重奏》） Jeremy Sparks改编 Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dance, Op.46 No.7 - arr. Jeremy Sparks 4' 20 安托宁•德沃夏克 斯拉夫舞曲 Jeremy Sparks改编 Astor Piazzolla: Invierno Porteño - arr. Jukka Sarkka tba 皮亚佐拉 冬（选自《布宜诺斯艾利斯的四季》 Jukka Sarkka改编 Leo Brouwer: Paisaje Cubano Con Rumba 7' 31 莱奥•布劳威尔 古巴风情舞曲 Georges Bizet: Gypsy dance from Carmen - arr. William Kanengiser 4' 20 乔治•比才 吉普赛舞曲（选自《卡门》） William Kanengiser改编 Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance - arr. David Adele 2' 33 勃拉姆斯 匈牙利舞曲第五号 David Adele改编 上半场 ~40 -- Chris Ruebens: Gitana Linda 4’ 50 克里斯•鲁宾斯 吉普赛女人：琳达 Chris Ruebens: Fenestrae 6’ 25 克里斯•鲁宾斯 幻想即兴曲 Gioachino Rossini: La Danza (Soirées musicales No.8) – arr. Zigmas Cepulenas tba 罗西尼 舞曲 Zigmas Cepulenas改编 Carlo Domeniconi: Malamatina for four guitars, four glasses and one bottle of wine 8’ 40 卡诺 多明尼康尼 为四把吉他、四个酒杯和一瓶葡萄酒而作 Metallica: Enter Sandman/The Unforgiven – arr. Zigmas Cepulenas tba 美国金属乐队 睡眠精灵/不可宽恕 下半场 ~35 MEMBERS OF THE BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET: Saulius S. Lipcius Sergej Krinicin Zigmas Cepulenas Chris Ruebens The Baltic Guitar Quartet China Tour is supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the People‘s Republic of China.
"BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET" CHINA TOUR WILL TAKE PLACE FROM OCTOBER 21 TO OCTOBER 27 - you are most welcome to the concerts given in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Xuzhou and Suzhou to experience the beauty of the music of the classic guitars!
About the BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET:
The Baltic Guitar Quartet is often presented as the leading guitar ensemble in the Baltic countries. Formed in 2004, the quartet includes young musicians from Lithuania and abroad who have established reputations as winners of international competitions as well as solo artists. The quartet's playing is marked by sensitive, colourful and congenial ensemble-playing and exudes a subtle, unpretentious musicianship.
The audience is often intrigued with their concert programmes which include an extensive guitar repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary music. Forever in search of new pieces, the ensemble performs their own arrangements of pieces by Bach, Rossini and De Falla to Balkan and even rock music. Chris Ruebens, has written several compositions specially for the ensemble. For their most recent project with tenor , the quartet arranged Italian and Lithuanian songs in a catchy and heartwarming programme. Prominent Lithuanian composers, such as Jurgis Juozapaitis, a recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize, and Jonas Tamulionis, have also dedicated some of their works to this promising quartet.
The BGQ made its international debut in May, 2006 in Tallinn, Estonia. Since then they have been invited to play in Iserlohn Guitar Symposium '07, '08, '09, '11 (Germany), Bad Aibling "Seitensprünge" festival '07, '08 (Germany), and have performed at major festivals and concert halls in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.
In December 2010, BGQ presented an original programme at the Berlin Philharmonic, where a part of the concert was performed together with double bass virtuoso Guy D. Tuneh. In September 2011 the BGQ were guests at the Flanders Festival, Gent (Belgium).
The quartet members have attended master classes with world famous musicians and ensembles, among them the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Oscar Ghiglia, Pepe Romero, Roland Dyens, David Russell, Laura Young, Petras Kunca and Bandini Chiacchiaretta Duo.
PERFORMANCES‘ SCHEDULE:
OCTOBER 21st, Sunday: TIANJIN CONCERT HALL (http://www.tjconcerthall.com/);
OCTOBER 23rd, Tuesday: BEIJING FORIBIDDEN CITY CONCERT HALL (http://www.fcchbj.com/ticket/1164);
OCTOBER 24th, Thursday: XUZHOU CONCERT HALL (http://www.xzconcerthall.com/ticketdetail.jsp?yid=36);
OCTOBER 26th, Friday: SHANGHAI ORIENTAL ARTS CENTER (http://cn.shoac.com.cn/ListPlay.asp?PlayDay=2012-10-26);
OCTOBER 27th, Saturday: SUZHOU CULTURE AND ARTS CENTER (http://ticket.sscac.com.cn/list.aspx?dateTime=2012-10-27).
PROGRAM OF THE CONCERT (DRAFT):
节目单（以当天实际演出为准）
Manuel de Falla: Dance of Terror from El Amor brujo –
arr. Zigmas Cepulenas 2' 09
马努埃尔•德•法雅 恐惧之舞 (选自《魔法师的爱情》)
Zigmas Cepulenas改编
Luigi Boccherini: Introduction and Fandango from String Quintet
in D, Op.50 No.2 - arr. Jeremy Sparks 6’ 20
路易齐•波凯里尼 引子和方丹戈舞曲（选自《D大调四重奏》）
Jeremy Sparks改编
Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dance, Op.46 No.7 - arr. Jeremy Sparks 4' 20
安托宁•德沃夏克 斯拉夫舞曲 Jeremy Sparks改编
Astor Piazzolla: Invierno Porteño - arr. Jukka Sarkka tba
皮亚佐拉 冬（选自《布宜诺斯艾利斯的四季》
Jukka Sarkka改编
Leo Brouwer: Paisaje Cubano Con Rumba 7' 31
莱奥•布劳威尔 古巴风情舞曲
Georges Bizet: Gypsy dance from Carmen - arr. William Kanengiser 4' 20
乔治•比才 吉普赛舞曲（选自《卡门》）
William Kanengiser改编
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance - arr. David Adele 2' 33
勃拉姆斯 匈牙利舞曲第五号 David Adele改编
上半场 ~40
--
Chris Ruebens: Gitana Linda 4’ 50
克里斯•鲁宾斯 吉普赛女人：琳达
Chris Ruebens: Fenestrae 6’ 25
克里斯•鲁宾斯 幻想即兴曲
Gioachino Rossini: La Danza (Soirées musicales No.8) –
arr. Zigmas Cepulenas tba
罗西尼 舞曲 Zigmas Cepulenas改编
Carlo Domeniconi: Malamatina for four guitars, four glasses
and one bottle of wine 8’ 40
卡诺 多明尼康尼 为四把吉他、四个酒杯和一瓶葡萄酒而作
Metallica: Enter Sandman/The Unforgiven –
arr. Zigmas Cepulenas tba
美国金属乐队 睡眠精灵/不可宽恕
下半场 ~35
MEMBERS OF THE BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET:
Saulius S. Lipcius
Sergej Krinicin
Zigmas Cepulenas
Chris Ruebens
The Baltic Guitar Quartet China Tour is supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the People‘s Republic of China.
