Mallorca Preludes: Live is a piano recital marking the release of Lithuanian pianist Eglė Andrejevaitė’s debut album Reflections Op. 28: Mallorca Preludes at Sapieha Palace in Vilnius.
Eglė Andrejevaitė is the first Lithuanian pianist to record Frédéric Chopin’s Preludes, Op. 28 (1838) in full, a cornerstone of the so-called ‘golden repertoire’ of piano. The album conceptually combines Chopin’s works with twelve preludes by contemporary Spanish composers commissioned by the prestigious Valldemossa Chopin Festival (2016).
‘These (Spanish) compositions give the originals new colours, ideas, and diversity,’ wrote the classical music magazine Pizzicato about the album in June 2025.
‘The clear connection between the contemporary preludes, their colouristic interpretation, and Chopinesque stylistic refinement reaffirm the continuity of our musical cosmos’, said the album’s artistic director, Prof. Mūza Rubackytė.
It is no coincidence that the album release concert in Vilnius will take place at Sapieha Palace. Like the palace itself, the music reflects a harmony between history and contemporary art: Chopin’s preludes and their Spanish reflections will open a delicate dialogue between worlds separated by centuries.
A laureate of international competitions, Andrejevaitė has been steadily developing her solo career since 2013, when she began a series of conceptual solo recitals dedicated to Beethoven, Chopin, and contemporary music of the Baltic States, offering a subtle emotional experience for the audience. One of her most distinctive projects was the concert-performance Winter in Mallorca, a 2021 collaboration with actress and director Birutė Mar. The programme was presented dozens of times to sold-out venues.
Frédéric Chopin’s Preludes, Op. 28 inspired the pianist to travel to the Valldemossa Monastery on the island of Mallorca, Spain, where a significant part of the preludes is believed to have been composed.
Sheet music discovered in the monastery’s souvenir shop – 24 Preludis per a Frédéric Chopin (24 Preludes for Frédéric Chopin) – inspired the idea for the album Reflections Op. 28: Mallorca Preludes. The idea was brought to life on 6 June 2025 by the label Challenge Records International. The album was recorded by Grammy-nominated sound engineers Aleksandra and Vilius Keras.
Programme
Selected preludes from Frédéric Chopin’s cycle Op. 28, alongside works by twelve contemporary Spanish composers: Josep Soler, Pilar Jurado, Voro García, Teresa Catalán, Francisco García Álvarez, Leonardo Balada, Narcís Bonet, Antoni Parera Fons, Carlos Cruz de Castro, José Luis Turina, and José García Laborda.
Listen to the album: https://orcd.co/81bqdae
More about the artist: www.andrejevaite.com