Lunchtime Kanklės Concert ft. Emilija Karaliute

Westminster Music Library proudly presents Emilija Karaliute for free lunchtime concert of music for kanklės, a zither that is the National Instrument of Lithuania.

Renata Bilbokaite - To rush like fire over stones

Alfonsas Mikulskis - The Forest Idyll (III parts)

Kim Robertson - Moving Cloud (Traditional Irish)

Felix Mendelssohn - On Wings of Song

Alphonse Hasselmans - Nocturne, Op. 43

Claude Debussy - La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin

Camille Saint-Saëns - Fantaisie for Solo Harp Op. 95

Caroline Elizabeth Harding - Rebmaer

Emilija is a professional classical and folk musician who began studying the kanklės in Lithuania from an early age, developing a deep connection to the instrument and its cultural roots. She has been playing the kanklės for 16 years and has been awarded the title of the National Laureate of Lithuania twice. The kanklės is the Lithuanian National instrument, which remains relatively unknown to many. Emilija is passionate about sharing the kanklės with new audiences, promoting the diversity of Lithuanian culture. Now a regular performer in the UK, with her recent solo shows in Paris and Berlin, Emilija continues to engage audiences with her ability to integrate the kanklės into diverse genres, including classical, contemporary, and folk music.

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