On 13 June, pianist Kasparas Uinskas will give a solo concert at the Sapieha Palace, where he will perform a cycle of 24 preludes, Op. 28, by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin at the Great Hall.
Kasparas Uinskas, who studied at the Warsaw University of Music named after Frédéric Chopin, the Juilliard School of Music in New York, and holds a Licentiate of Arts degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, about the programme of his upcoming concert says: ‘Frédéric Chopin’s music is one of the closest to my soul. It embodies the most sensitive human emotions. His music is brilliant because every note, sound and melody has a meaning and a place. Chopin’s music requires the utmost pianistic training and at the same time is extremely understandable and accessible to many. In this concert I will perform all 24 preludes that the composer wrote while spending the winter in Mallorca with his beloved George Sand. I think everyone will hear the feelings and emotions Chopin experienced.”
Internationally acclaimed pianist Kasparas Uinskas has performed at the world’s most important concert halls and festivals, and has been praised by music critics for his exceptional artistry: “A great pianist and musician” (New York Concert Review), “Breathtakingly sensuous, it was absolutely magical” (Seen and Heard international).
Uinskas has performed at such renowned venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall, Washington’s J.F. Kennedy Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Berlin Philharmonic, Philharmonie de Madrid, BoZar in Brussels, and many more. These international performances have won not only the highest critical recognition, but also audience appreciation.
In the summer of 2021, Kasparas Uinskas was invited for the second time to participate in the festival of the legendary pianist Martha Argerich, where he appeared with cellist Alexander Kniazev at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg. Following this concert, the Belgian record label Avanticlassic released a CD of works by Johannes Brahms. For the first time at this festival, Uinskas performed in 2018 in a duo with pianist Evgeni Bozhanov.
In more than two decades of his professional career, Kasparas Uinskas has played with a number of world-famous orchestras: The Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia (Belgium), Philharmonie Südwestfalen (Germany), Liepaja Symphony Orchestra (Latvia), North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic), West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra (Czech Republic), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cracow Symphony Orchestra (Poland) and Rosario Symphony Orchestra in Argentina.
Kasparas Uinskas performed solo concerts at London’s Wigmore Hall, the Baerum Kulturhus Hall in the ‘Piano Master Series’, the Bodø Festival Nordland Musikkfest in Norway, the BoZar Hall in Brussels and the Brussels Piano Festival, the ‘Fantastic Pianist’ series in Japan, the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra in Slovakia, the Philharmonic Hall in Zurich, Switzerland, and the Philharmonic Hall in Mumbai, India. Uinskas has performed in chamber music concerts in Norway, Italy, Austria and Germany, and has toured with the cellist A. Kniazev and the winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition Andrei Ionita, as well as with the cellist Aleksei Shadrin, the violin star Svetlin Roussev, and Boris Brovtsyn.