Programme: works by G. Gelgott

The name of Gediminas Gelgotas and the music art behind it are migrating rapidly through the European territories of contemporary art. According to Lina Posėčnaitė (www.mic.lt), his work is characterised by a sophisticated sonic and visual aesthetic with a sharper or softer (post)minimalist flavour, unfolding in a synthesis of movement, voice and image.

Gelgotas’ creative ideas are perfectly conveyed by his New Ideas Chamber Orchestra NIKO, but as an “orchestra man” himself, Gediminas is able to hold the audience’s attention when he is alone on stage – at the piano. In a personal letter to Gelgot in 2009, the renowned US composer Terry Riley wrote: “I like the fact that beauty seems to be the guiding principle. That’s what people are hungry for – music that has an element of peace.”