By Christopher Day
SCHEDULE
OCTOBER 16 | RIGA • LV
10:00 J. Vitols Latvian Academy of Music
PIANO MASTERCLASS
Piano masterclass with students of the J. Vitols Latvian Academy of Music
Free entrance
OCTOBER 16 | RIGA • LV
18:00 St. Peter Church
JURORS OF THE RICYP 2025
A joint programme by all five jury members of the Riga International Competition for Young Pianists - Arta Arnicane, Giulio Biddau, Gintaras Januševičius, Olga Paliy, and Slawomir Wilk performing piano works by Janis Medinš
Free entrance
OCTOBER 17-18 | RIGA • LV
Riga Latvian Society House
XIV RIGA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PIANISTS
Jury member at the XIV Riga International Competition for Young Pianists
OCTOBER 31 | GÖTTINGEN • DE
17:00 Pfarrsaal St. Paulus
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Free donations
NOVEMBER 1 | BRAUNLAGE • DE
20:00 Klinik Dr. Barner
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Free donations
NOVEMBER 2 | HANNOVER • DE
19:30 Evangelischer Treffpunkt Vahrenwald
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Free donations
NOVEMBER 4 | VILNIUS • LT
19:00 Muzikos Magijos Klubas
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
NOVEMBER 5 | ALYTUS • LT
TBA Audiovizualiųjų menų centras
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
NOVEMBER 6 | PLATELIAI • LT
18:30 Culture Center
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Tickets at the Entrance
NOVEMBER 7 | PALANGA • LT
TBA Kurhaus
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
NOVEMBER 8 | KAUNAS • LT
17:00 Philharmonic Hall
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
NOVEMBER 9 | TRAKAI • LT
14:00 Užutrakis Manor
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
NOVEMBER 23 | BENEFELD • DE
17:00 Forum Bomlitz / Waldorfschule
M. K. ČIURLIONIS AND HIS TIME
A special programme dedicated to the 150th birthday celebration of the Lithuanian artist and composer M. K. Čiurlionis, presenting his piano works alongside composers who lived and created at the same time period, including Brahms, Grieg, Reinecke, Debussy, and others
TBA
NOVEMBER 29 | GÖTTINGEN • DE
15:00 St. Paulus Church
WINTERVOGEL
Patron and jury member at the 2nd edition of the baroque festival "Wintervogel"
NOVEMBER 30 | DUBLIN • IE
17:00 TBA
M. K. ČIURLIONIS AND HIS TIME
A special programme dedicated to the 150th birthday celebration of the Lithuanian artist and composer M. K. Čiurlionis, presenting his piano works alongside composers who lived and created at the same time period, including Brahms, Grieg, Reinecke, Debussy, and others
TBA
DECEMBER 6 | MALMÖ • SE
TBA Konstmuseum
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
DECEMBER 13 | BRAUNLAGE • DE
20:00 Klinik Dr. Barner
25 ENCORES
A brilliant and witty programme, celebrating beloved favourites and new discoveries is a swift exchange. 25 miniatures by more than 30 composers and arrangers, ranging from Claudio Monteverdi to Evgeny Kissin
Free donations
DECEMBER 28 | VILNIUS • LT
16:00 Organum Concert Hall
25 ENCORES
A brilliant and witty programme, celebrating beloved favourites and new discoveries is a swift exchange. 25 miniatures by more than 30 composers and arrangers, ranging from Claudio Monteverdi to Evgeny Kissin
TBA
2026
JANUARY 31 | VILNIUS • LT
TBA LVSO Concert Hall
STORY OF BABAR, THE LITTLE ELEPHANT
Childrens concert featuring a full symphony orchestra and music by Francis Poulenc and Leroy Anderson
TBA
FEBRUARY 15 | HANNOVER • DE
11:15 Friedenskirche
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Free donations
FEBRUARY 20 | GLASGOW • UK
TBA, Bothwell Parish Church
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
FEBRUARY 21 | GLASGOW • UK
TBA, St Brides Parish Church
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
FEBRUARY 22 | GLASGOW • UK
15:00 Newton Mearns Parish Church
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
MARCH 1 | RÜTI • CH
TBA Salon Benatzky
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
MARCH 2 | WINTERTHUR • CH
TBA Israelitische Gemeinde
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
MARCH 4 | BIRŠTONAS • LT
TBA Kurhaus
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
MARCH 5 | KLAIPĖDA • LT
TBA Concert Hall
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
MARCH 6 | ŠIAULIAI • LT
TBA Concert Hall "Polifonija"
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
MARCH 7 | PALIESIUS • LT
TBA Paliesius Manor
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
MARCH 8 | VILNIUS • LT
TBA Organum Concert Hall
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
TBA
MARCH 13 | HANNOVER • DE
19:30 Musiksalon Gudrun Pätzold
FREYLEKH!
A blend of classical and jazz music, celebrating great Jewish composers and their proud, triumphant, and witty spirit in making the best out of life. Works by Mendelssohn/Horowitz, Gershwin/Wild, Schulhoff, Ullmann, Lavry, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Not public event
MARCH 21 | EINBECK • DE
Various venues
EINBECKER KLAVIERFRÜHLING
Artistic director of the 12th piano competition for youth and amateur performers from all over Germany
TBA
MARCH 22-29 | EINBECK • DE
Various venues
FEUERWERK!
Artistic director and piano professor at the 10th edition of the invitation-only piano academy, featuring 12 hand-picked students from all over the world
TBA