X international m. k. čiurlionis piano and organ competition
is planned for September 2027, Vilnius

Participant data

Gabija Maknavičiūtė (1997) graduated from the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art where she studied in the class of teacher-expert, associate professor of Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Albina Šikšniūtė. Currently the pianist is studying at the LAMT, in the class of professor Zbignevas Ibelhauptas. Gabija has won prizes in more than 20 national and international competitions. Amongst the most important achievements in recent years it is worth mentioning the second prize at the 2nd International Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Competition in Georgia and the Grand Prix at the International John Field Piano Competition in Ireland. Gabija has participated in open masterclasses led by Mira Marčenko, Vladimir Slobodian, Nina Seriogina, Jerome Lowenthal, Leonid Dorfman and others.

I ROUND

1. Johann Sebastian Bach | French Suite No. 3 · B minor · BWV 814
2. Sergei Prokofiev | Piano Sonata No. 5 · C major · Op. 135
3. Stasys Vainiūnas | "Meadows of Homeland" · Op. 31
   • "The Lilies of the Valley are in Bloom"

II ROUND

1. Stasys Vainiūnas | "Eight Moods" · Op. 43
   • VII. Amabile
   • V. Lugubre, Molto Rubato
   • IV. Lusingado
   • III. Vivo
   • I. Liberamente
2. Stasys Vainiūnas | "Eight Moods" · Op. 43
   • V. Lugubre, Molto Rubato
3. Stasys Vainiūnas | "Eight Moods" · Op. 43
   • IV. Lusingado
4. Stasys Vainiūnas | "Eight Moods" · Op. 43
   • III. Vivo
5. Stasys Vainiūnas | "Eight Moods" · Op. 43
   • I. Liberamente
6. Maurice Ravel | "Miroirs" · M. 43
   • II. "Oiseaux tristes" ("Sad birds") , E flat minor
   • IV. "Alborada del gracioso" ("The Jester's Aubade") , D minor
7. Robert Schumann | "Papillons" ("Butterflies") · Op. 2

III ROUND

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 24 · C minor · KV 491