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09-Feb-2018
Martynas Lunchtime Concert @ St Martin-in-the-Fields, London – UKby Rob Howard |
 Lithuanian accordion virtuoso Martynas Levickis performs a free solo lunchtime concert at the famous St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London, on Friday February 16th, 1pm until 1.45pm. The concert programme will include transcriptions of Baroque masters and much-loved classics, inspiring contemporary works, beautiful arrangements of traditional Lithuanian folk melodies, and new Lithuanian compositions.From the age of three Martynas Levickis began to teach himself the traditional folk music of his home country Lithuania. At eight years old he started to learn formally at the S. Sondeckis School of the Arts in his hometown of Šiauliai, and then went on to study with Owen Murray at the Royal Academy of Music in London followed by postgraduate studies with Iñaki Alberdi at Musikene in Spain. In 2013 he became the first accordionist to be signed to Decca Classics, a Universal Classics label. His debut album achieved great success going straight to the top of the UK Classical Album Charts. Martynas Levickis has performed on tour in China, Germany, South Korea, Spain, the UK and the USA. He enjoys a busy and varied international career, performing at venues and major festivals across the globe. This season he will direct his ensemble Mikroorkéstra in various projects including his own vibrant arrangement for accordion and chamber orchestra of Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’. Martynas Levickis is the Artistic Director of Vilnius Accordion Music Week and of Composers+ Summer Academy. He is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and a member of the Advisory Board of the Lithuanian World Arts Council. He plays a classical accordion Pigini NÒVA thanks to the generous support of The Lady R Foundation. |