Aistė Širvinskaitė (soprano)
Aistė Širvinskaitė was born on the 2nd of March 1971 in Vilnius. In 1990 she entered the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, solo singing class (with Assoc. Prof. N. Mameniškienė). Later the singer studied with Prof. Regina Maciūtė and finished her postgraduate studies in 2003 with Prof. Irena Milkevičiūtė. In 2003–2006 she had internship at the Opera Studio held by Prof. Virgilijus Noreika at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Aistė Širvinskaitė has participated in international master classes and festivals in Lithuania, Poland and Sweden. She started her concert career when she was still a student; she participated in programmes of Lithuanian and St. Christopher Chamber Orchestras and Šiauliai Chamber Orchestra Polifonija. In 2001-2002 the soloist sang during the final concert of the festival Christmas Music (Kalėdų muzika, W. A. Mozart’s Kronungs Messe), festival Classics (Klasika) and Šiauliai Church Music Festival. The singer gave a solo concert in 2002 during the Kristupo Summer Festival (Kristupo vasaros festivalis) in the Vilnius Picture Gallery. She often appears together with the chamber ensemble Musica Humana: during the Curonian Spit (Kuršių Nerijos) and Pažaislio festivals. In 2004 the singer performed in Oslo, Norway, to commemorate February the 16th at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania and City Concert Hall. In 2005 many concerts took place in the country to commemorate the 100th anniversary of A. Račiūnas and K. Kaveckas. She has participated in religious music concerts together with the State Orchestra Trimitas; also during the concert Seeing out the Year of W. A. Mozart and Greeting the Year of E. Grieg; concert of sacral music to commemorate the anniversary of Prof. V. Noreika in Šiauliai Cathedral. In 2006 the singer participated in the concert Music of Heaven and Earth to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Prof. Algirdas Vizgirda’s creative career.
Aistė Širvinskaitė’s repertoire includes large vocal-instrumental opuses: G. F. Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Acis und Galatea and Kantate fur Sopran obligates Cembalo und Violencele, J. Haydn’s Nelsonmesse, W. A. Mozart’s Kronungs Messe, Requiem, Vesperae solennes de confessore and Litaniae Lauretanae, G. Rossini’s Messa di Rimini, A. Dvorak’s Stabat Mater and Te Deum, C. Saint-Saens’s Oratorio de Noel and J. S. Bach,’s Magnificat. When participating in the Opera Studio in 2005 the singer performed the role of Dalia in the opera by B. Dvarionas, Dalia. She also performed roles of Tatyana and Larina in the opera of P. Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin, Gran Sacerdotessa in G. Verdi’s opera Aida and Siegrune in R. Wagner’s opera Die Walkure.
Lithuanian Composers
Balys Dvarionas
Opera „Dalia” (Dalia)
Chamber Works
Joseph Haydn
”0 Luna lucente" from opera ”Il mondo de la luna"
Aria of Gasparina from intermezzo „La canterina"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cerlina's aria from opera „Don Giovanni”
Maurice Ravel
Chansons madécasses for Soprano, Flute, Cello and Piano
Albert Roussel
Deux poèmes de Ronsard for Flute and Soprano, op. 26
Camille Saint-Saens
Invisible Flute sopranui, for Soprano, Flute, Cello and Piano
Oratorios Cantatas Mass
Johann Sebastian Bach
”Magnificat” BWV 243
Antonin Dvorak
”Stabat Mater” op. 58
”Te Deum”, op. 103
George Fraderic Handel
Acis and Galatea HWV 49a
Dixit Dominus g-moll, HWV 232
”Kantate fur Sopran obligates Cembalo und Violencele”
Joseph Haydn
”Nelsonmesse”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
”Kronungs Messe” / Coronation K 317
”Requiem” K 626
Litaniae lauretanae D-dur, K 195
Vesperae solennes de confessore C-dur, K 339
Gioachino Rossini
Messa (Rimini)
Camille Saint-Saens
Oratorio de Noël (1863)
Antonio Vivaldi
„Magnificat" for Two Soloists, Choir and Orchestra in E minor, RV611
Voice and Piano
Johannes Brahms
Regenlied
Giacomo Puccini
O mio babbino caro
Richard Strauss
Die Nacht
Opera
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
„Eugene Onegin” (Tatiana, Larina)
Giuseppe Verdi
”Aida” (Gran Sacerdotessa)
Richard Wagner
”Die Walkure” (Zigrune)
Concert at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall, October 7, 2009
Concert to mark the Millenium of Lithuania's Name
"J.S.Bach and Lithuanian Music"
JURGIS JUOZAPAITIS
Šventaragis Frescoes (premiere)
VACLOVAS AUGUSTINAS
Song of Songs for choir a cappella
MINDAUGAS URBAITIS
Lacrimosa for choir a cappella
GIEDRIUS SVILAINIS
Laudate Dominum for choir a cappella
ALGIRDAS MARTINAITIS
Cantus ad futurum for choir and instruments
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Concerto for two violins, strings and basso continuo in D minor, BWV 1043
OSVALDAS BALAKAUSKAS
Concerto courante for flute, oboe and strings (premiere)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Magnificat in D major for soloists, choir and orchestra, BWV 243
MUSICA HUMANA Ensemble (35th anniversary year)
Artistic Director and Conductor Algirdas Vizgirda
Šiauliai State Chamber Choir POLIFONIJA (35th anniversary year)
Artistic Director and Conductor Gediminas Ramanauskas
Soloists:
ILONA GIRDŽIŪNAITĖ (1st violin)
KAROLINA BEINARYTĖ (2nd violin)
AISTĖ ŠIRVINSKAITĖ (soprano)
VILIJA MIKŠTAITĖ (soprano)
IEVA PRUDNIKOVAITĖ (mezzo-soprano)
MINDAUGAS ZIMKUS (tenor)
NERIJUS MASEVIČIUS (bass-baritone)
Conductor ALGIRDAS VIZGIRDA
Concert at the Vilnius Evangelical Lutheran Church, May 10, 2009
To mark the 200th death anniversary of JOSEPH HAYDN
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)
Concerto for flute, oboe and strings
Stabat Mater for 4 soloists, choir and orchestra
MUSICA HUMANA Chamber Ensemble
Artistic Director and Conductor ALGIRDAS VIZGIRDA
JAUNA MUZIKA Choir of Vilnius Municipality
Artistic Director and Conductor VACLOVAS AUGUSTINAS
Soloists:
AISTĖ ŠIRVINSKAITĖ (soprano)
MINDAUGAS ZIMKUS (tenor)
VILIJA MIKŠTAITĖ (mezzo-soprano)
IGNAS MISIŪRA (bass-baritone)
ALGIRDAS VIZGIRDA (flute)
ROBERTAS BEINARIS (oboe)
Concert at Catholic Church, Nida, August 15, 2008
"Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts"
W. A. Mozart "Marcia maestoso" from "Serenata notturna" KV 239,
Concert for flute, harp and orchestra in C major, KV 299,
L. Mozart "Missa solemnis", in C major for soloists, choir and orchestra.
With the participation of orchestra "Musica Humana" and soloists: Aistė Širvinskaitė (soprano), Ieva Prudnikovaitė (mezzo-soprano), Mindaugas Zimkus (tenor), Ignas Misiūra (baritone-bass), Vieri Bottazzini (flute, Italy), Joana Daunytė (harp).
Conductors: Algirdas Vizgirda and Vaclovas Augustinas.
Concert at the Nacional Philharmonic Hall, 25 April 2007
Louis Durey „Dialogues“ I, II for Flute solo
Claude Debussy 3 épigraphes antiques for Flute and Piano
Valse and Two Prints for Piano
Maurice Ravel Pavane de la belle au bois dormant for Piano
Chansons madécasses for Soprano, Flute, Cello and Piano
Camille Saint-Saens Invisible Flute sopranui, for Soprano, Flute, Cello and Piano
Albert Roussel Deux poèmes de Ronsard for Flute and Soprano, op. 26
Suite Joueurs de flûte op. 27 for Flute and Piano
Andre Caplet Rêverie for Flute and Piano
Andre Jolivet Spell
Incantation ‘Pour que l'image devienne symbole’
Francis Poulenc Sonata for Flute and Piano
Algirdas Vizgirda (flute), Povilas Stravinskas (piano), Aistė Širvinskaitė (soprano), Raimundas Jasiukaitis (cello)
Concert at the Stasys Vainiūnas House, 29 December 2006
A.Kačanauskas „Don't Pick off Flowers"
W.A.Mozart Recitative and Aria from Opera Le nozze di Figaro
J.Brahms „Regenlied"
AISTĖ ŠIRVINSKAITĖ, RŪTA BLAŠKYTĖ
E.Grieg 6 poetiske tonebilleder, op. 2
RŪTA BLAŠKYTĖ
R.Strauss „Die Nacht"
G.Puccini „O mio babbino caro"
F.Lehar A Song from Operetta Die lustige Witwe
F.Loewe A Song from Musical My Fair Lady
AISTĖ ŠIRVINSKAITĖ, RŪTA BLAŠKYTĖ
Concert in Tallinn, 06 07 2005
Johann Joachim Quantz Trio Sonata g-moll for flute, oboe and basso continuo
Anonimus Vilnensis (XVIIa.) Dance suite
Joseph Haydn „0 Luna lucente" from opera „Il mondo de la luna"
Aria of Gasparina from intermezzo „La canterina"
London Trio for two flutes and cello
Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis Minuet for flute, oboe, viola, cello and harpsichord
Peter Vahi „Pastoral of the computerized World" for flute, cello and harpsichord
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Cerlina's aria from opera „Don Giovanni”
Aria ”Agnus Dei” from ”Mass in C” (K 317) (Coronation)
Despina's aria from opera ”Cosi fan tutte”
Osvaldas Balakauskas Dance suite
Antonio Vivaldi Allegro from concerto in F major for flute, oboe and basso continuo
Motiejus Radvila Sonatina for flute, oboe, viola, cello and harpsichord
The chamber ensemble of the National Philharmonic Society of Lithuania ”Musica Humana”
Algirdas Vizgirda (flute), Daiva Tumėnaitė (flute), Robertas Beinaris (oboe), Ričardas Vytas (viola), Raimundas Jasiukaitis (cello), Gediminas Kviklys (harpsichord)
Concert at the International Church Music Festival, 28 03 2005
G.F.Handel Aleliuia
J.S. Bach Prelude in B minor
J.Haydn ”Nelsonmesse”
Aistė Širvinskaitė (soprano), Jurga Prakelytė (mezzo soprano), Mindaugas Zimkus (tenor), Ignas Misiūra-Tumanov (bass), Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Choir „Polifonija"
conductors: Danutė Vaičiulionienė and Sigitas Vaičiulionis
Concert at Evangelical Lutheran Church, 18 April 2004
Haydn J. Concerto for Flute and Strings
Concerto for Trumpet and Strings
Arias
Mozart W.A. Concerto for Oboeand Strings in C major, KV 314
Arias
Soloists: Aistė Širvinskaitė - soprano, Algirdas Vizgirda - flute, Robertas Beinaris - oboe, Tomas Gricius - trumpet.
Concert at Evangelical Lutheran Church, 13 April 2003
TOMMASO ALBINONI Adagio in G minor for Flute, Strings and Basso continuo (transcription A. Vizgirda)
ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto in C major for Two Flutes, Strings and Basso continuo
„Magnificat" for Two Soloists, Choir and Orchestra in E minor, RV611
Performers:
Ensemble MUSICA HUMANA
Algirdas Vizgirda
Algirdas Šimėnas, Vytautas Martišius (Violins)
Aloyzas Grižas (Viola), Raimundas Jasiukaitis (Cellos)
Jonas Paulikas (Double bass), Gediminas Kviklys (Harpsichord)
Choir POLIFONIJA
Conductor Sigitas Vaičiulionis
Soloists:
AISTĖ ŠIRVINSKAITĖ (soprano)
JURGA PRAKELYTĖ (mezzosoprano)
ALGIRDAS VIZGIRDA (flute)
DAIVA TUMĖNAITĖ (flute)
