Sunday Piano Series — Ignas Maknickas

Lithuanian pianist Ignas Maknickas gives an informal Sunday morning recital of Bach/Busoni, Čiurlionis, Remesa and Beethoven.

Rising-star Lithuanian pianist Ignas Maknickas performs a one-hour recital with no interval, opening with Bach's Chaconne in Busoni's 1916 arrangement and closing with Beethoven's Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110. At its centre are Preludes by MK Čiurlionis, the composer credited with bringing professional music to Lithuania, and Alvidas Remesa's Stigmatas, five miniatures exploring Christian mysticism. The performance is introduced from the stage, and audiences can chat with the pianist in the bar afterwards. Doors open at 10am.