Camerata Palatina Vilnensis
"Camerata Palatina Vilnensis" was organized by Vilhelmas Čepinskis in 2004. This unique string orchestra, unlike any other Lithuanian ensemble, is comprised of thirteen young, most promising artists.
During five years of its existence orchestra "Camerata Palatina Vilnensis" achieved more than expected: orchestra played about two hundred concerts in Lithuania and abroad, opened The 8th International Sacred Music Festival in Gdynia (Poland) and 7th international short film festival “Tinklai”, closed the 16th International Music festival “Credomatic” (Costa Rica) and 1st festival of chamber orchestras in Kaliningrad, took a part in multicultural project “Fantomas”, which attained very big success. In 2008 "Camerata Klaipėda" performed in concert hall "Dom Muziky" and received splendid appreciations from Moscow audience. This year in Pažaislis Music Festival orchestra surprised audience with their performance with very profesional mouthorgan musician from Italy Gianluca Littera.
Musicians also organized an educational program for young talented children of Klaipėda city. For the finance, received for the concert “Young for young”, were bought the musical instruments, records and other educational implements for pupils from children’s home in Klaipėda region.
Orchestra "Camerata Palatina Vilnensis" performed with many Lithuanias and foreign profesional musicians like P.Geniušas, G.Gedvilaitė, V.Noreika, P.Berman, I.Novikov and others.
In 2009 Vilhelmas Čepinskis and “Camerata Palatina Vilnensis” in colaboration with music record company Warner Music released recording with the best Astor Piazzolla tango nuevo compositions (arr. V.Čepinskis).
“Camerata Palatina Vilnensis” performances were broadcast in Lithuania, Poland, France and Costa Rica. The international news channel CNN made an essay about Camerata Klaipėda
„Camerata Palatina Vilnensis“ – the great opportunity for young talents to gain experience by playing together with more proficient artists. This is why the orchestra doesn‘t have a strict steady consist.
The orchestra founder - Vilhelmas Čepinskis - enriched the repertoire by creating arrangements for violin and string orchestra. “Camerata Palatina Vilnensis” can boast of the repertoire ranging from baroque to the XXI century, though the greatest prominence is given to the compositions never performed in Lithuania before.
The artists wish to make a good show for the audience.
The future vision – „Camerata Palatina Vilnensis“ – the highest scale collective, well known in Europe and popularizing the name of his land and city outside the country.
Lithuanian Composers
Vidmantas Bartulis
Concerto for two violins, piano and string orchestra
Giedrius Svilainis
Stabat Mater
Works for Violin and Orchestra
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
Concerto for violin and strings in D minor, BWV 1052 [reconstr. V. Čepinskis]
Jean Mari Leclair
Sonata in D for violin and strings [arr. V.Čepinskis]
Nino Rota
Improvisation in D minor for violin and orchestra [arr. V. Čepinskis]
Pablo de Sarasate
Romanza andaluza y jota navarra op. 22
Serenata andaluza op. 28
Antonio Vivaldi
Four Seasons (the cycle of four Violin Concertos - RV 269, RV 315, RV 293, RV 297)
Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E flat major ("La tempesta di mare"; "Il cimento" No. 5), Op.8/5, RV 253
Concertos
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Ernest Chausson
Concert, for violin, piano & string quartet in D major, Op. 21
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Concerto for violin, piano and orchestra in D minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for flute in D major, KV 314
Concerto for flute in G major, KV 313
Antonio Vivaldi
Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in B flat major
Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" No. 11), Op. 3/11, RV 565
Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in A minor ("L'estro armonico" No. 8), Op. 3/8
Other Works
Isaac Albeniz
"España" , album leaves (6), Op. 165, B. 37 for strings
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata Nr.82, BWV 82 „Ich habe genug”
Arcangelo Corell
Concerto Grosso, op. 6, No. 8 in G minor ("Christmas Concerto")
Werner Egk
Music für Streichquintet [orchestral version]
Osvaldo Golijov
"Last round" for strings
George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 op. 6 in G Major
Joseph Haydn
Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for string quartet, H. 3/50-56 [orchestral version]
Jeno Hubay
Hejre Kati [arr. V. Čepinskis]
Zoltan Kodaly
Adagio for violin (or viola or cello) & piano [arr. V. Čepinskis]
Bohuslav Martinu
Sonata for two violins and orchestra [arr .V. Čepinskis]
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Octet in E flat Major, op. 20
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante in E flat Major, KV 364
Missa in C, "Coronation" K 317
Adagio in E major, KV 261, for the Violin Concerto, K.219
Vesperae Solemnes De Confessore, KV 339
Gradualas „Sancta Maria, mater Dei“, KV 273
Astor Piazzolla
Four tango for strings
„Tango: Cafe 1930“for cello and strings [arr. D. Varelas]
Tango Ballet [arr. V. Čepinskis]
Buenos Aires Hora Cero [arr. V. Čepinskis]
Concierto para Quinteto [arr. V. Čepinskis]
Tanti Anni Prima [arr. V. Čepinskis]
Kicho for bass, cello and orchestra [arr. V. Čepisnkis]
Meditango [arr. V. Čepinskis]
Gioachino Rossini
Sonata a quattro (String Symphony) No. 6 in D major
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet Nr. 8, op.110 in C minor [orchestral version]
Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite „Don Quichotte“ for strings & continuo in G major
V. Čepinskis plays his Transcription of Ave Maria by F. Schubert
Camerata Klaipeda in Leeuwarden, 2010
Vivaldi Concerto for violin La tempesta di mare
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Symphonia for strings No. 7, in D minor 1st mov.
