On May 8, we invite you to listen to two great masters of music—Schumann and Brahms! This dialogue between Baroque and Romantic music is brought to you by the talented Lithuanian pianist Daumantas Kirilauskas.

Daumantas Kirilauskas has performed across Europe, the US, and Iran. He has played with all the Lithuanian orchestras, as well as Latvia’s “Sinfonietta Riga”, Finland’s “Lappeenranta City Orchestra”, and the “Kremerata Baltica Soloists”. A participant in numerous festivals, he is a traditional guest of the Thomas Mann Festival.

The pianist’s repertoire spans from the Baroque period to the latest 21st-century compositions. The works of Ludwig van Beethoven hold a prominent place in his repertoire. In addition to solo pieces, the pianist has performed extensively in chamber ensembles with renowned Lithuanian and foreign soloists and groups, including Vienna’s “Artis-Quartett”. D. Kirilauskas has taken part in many premieres.

D. Kirilauskas has released 19 solo albums. His recording of Feliksas Bajoras’s composition “Sideralis” was released in 2018 by the publisher RMN Classical. In 2024, the album “Juozas Gruodis: Piano Music” was released by the London record label Toccata Classics. Many of D. Kirilauskas’s recordings are preserved in the archives of Lithuanian National Radio. His piano tracks can be heard in several films and theatrical performances.

D. Kirilauskas is a graduate of the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art (1991). He studied at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, graduating with the highest honors and earning a Master of Arts degree. His teachers were Liucija Drąsutienė (from 1984 to 1994) and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling (from 1994 to 2000).

The pianist is a laureate of national and international competitions. Since 2019, he has been a Bösendorfer Artist. In 2021, he was awarded the Golden Disc by the Lithuanian Musicians’ Union for his active concert career and high artistic standard. Since 2024, he has been a professor at the Piano and Organ Department of the LMTA.