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By Christopher Day

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SCHEDULE

FREYLEKH!

January to July 2025 Gintaras Januševičius plans to dedicate himself to teaching and preparation of the new recital programme "Freylekh!" as well as a special programme, celebrating M. K. Čiurlionis and his 150th birthday. The "Freylekh!" tour with the new programme begins in September 2025 and includes various locations in Germany and Lithuania as well as Italy, Latvia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom

JULY 11 | ZÜRICH • CH

TBA, Villa Irniger

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

Reserve the seat via +41 44 251 14 25

JULY 12 | RÜTI • CH

TBA, Salon Benatzky

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

Reserve the seat via +41 55 251 55 55

JULY 16-27 | KLAIPĖDA • LT

Various venues

KLAIPĖDA PIANO MASTERS

Artistic director and professor at the 9th edition of the largest summer piano academy in the Baltic States academy. 25 selected students from the whole world working on their interpretations and technique as well as other skills necessary for a sustainable stage career

Website

AUGUST 18-19 | GOSLAR • DE

Various venues

KLASSIK IM KLASSENZIMMER

Educational programme with Macdara Ó Seireadáin (clarinet) for children of various ages, organized by the Musikfest Goslar

Not a public event

AUGUST 20 | TELŠIAI • LT

18:00, Yeshiva

THE LITTLE PRINCE

A one-man show, featuring the beloved novel by A. de Saint-Exupery surrounded by 27 french piano miniatures. Works by Bizet, Ravel, Debussy, Boulanger, Chaminade, Bonis, amongst many others

TBA

AUGUST 21 | DRUSKININKAI • LT

19:00, M. K. Čiurlionis Memorial Museum

ČIURLIONIS AND HIS TIME

A celebration of M. K. Čiurlionis 150th birthday, featuring his works among his idols and peers, including Reinecke, Brahms, Debussy, Grieg, and Koechlin.

Information

AUGUST 22 | GELGAUDIŠKIS • LT

19:00, Gelgaudiškis Manor

THE LITTLE PRINCE

A one-man show, featuring the beloved novel by A. de Saint-Exupery surrounded by 27 french piano miniatures. Works by Bizet, Ravel, Debussy, Boulanger, Chaminade, Bonis, amongst many others

TBA

AUGUST 23 | ALYTUS • LT

13:00, Sinagogue

THE LITTLE PRINCE

A one-man show, featuring the beloved novel by A. de Saint-Exupery surrounded by 27 french piano miniatures. Works by Bizet, Ravel, Debussy, Boulanger, Chaminade, Bonis, amongst many others

TBA

AUGUST 24 | MARIJAMPOLĖ • LT

16:00, Drama Theater

THE LITTLE PRINCE

A one-man show, featuring the beloved novel by A. de Saint-Exupery surrounded by 27 french piano miniatures. Works by Bizet, Ravel, Debussy, Boulanger, Chaminade, Bonis, amongst many others

Information

AUGUST 26-31 | SAN CARLOS • SP

Centro Cultural

XXVI IBIZA INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

Jury member at the XXVI Ibiza Piano Competition

Apply by July 1

SEPTEMBER 2-5 | GOSLAR • DE

Various venues

KLASSIK IM KLASSENZIMMER

Educational programmes with Steven Markusfeld (actor) and Alexander Sverdlov (viola) for children of various ages, organized by the Musikfest Goslar

Not a public event

SEPTEMBER 5-6 | EINBECK • DE

TangoBrücke

HANSA PIANO FESTIVAL

 

Special programmes for the Hansa piano festival, including works by Brahms, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, and others

TBA

SEPTEMBER 26 | EINBECK • DE

19:00 TangoBrücke

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

SEPTEMBER 27 | 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

OCTOBER 2 | ZÜRICH • CH

TBA Universitäts Spital

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

OCTOBER 4 | ZÜRICH • CH

17:00 Villa Irniger

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

Reserve the seat via +41 44 251 14 25

OCTOBER 16 | RIGA • LV

TBA 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

TBA

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

Apply by August 15

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

TBA 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

TBA 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

TBA

NOVEMBER 5 | ALYTUS • LT

TBA Sinagogue

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

TBA 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

TBA

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

TBA 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

TBA

NOVEMBER 9 | TRAKAI • LT

TBA 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

TBA

NOVEMBER 29 | GÖTTINGEN • DE

15:00 St. Paulus Church

WINTERVOGEL

Patron and jury member at the 2nd edition of the baroque festival "Wintervogel"

Apply by September 1

DECEMBER 6 | MALMÖ • SE

TBA Konsmuseum

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 8 | 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

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

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

Reserve the seat via +41 55 251 55 55

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 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 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

© 2016-2025 by GINTARAS JANUŠEVIČIUS

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