61 Piano Summer | YUSUKE ISHII

The V. K. Jonynas Gallery (9 Turistų St., Druskininkai) will welcome audiences and present the latest creative explorations of Lithuania’s most renowned pianists of all generations. One of them is pianist Yusuke Ishi (JAPAN).

PROGRAM:

Mikalojus Konstantinas ČIURLIONIS (1875–1911)

Prelude, VL 319

“The Nightingale,” VL 268

Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918)

Six Ancient Epigraphs

Vytautas BACEVIČIUS (1905–1970)

Contemplative Poem, Op. 5

Mystical Poem, Op. 6

Astral Poem, Op. 7

Marcel MIHALOVICI (1898–1985)

Piano Sonata, Op. 90

Karol SZYMANOWSKI (1882–1937)

From the suite “Masks,” Op. 34:

“Scheherazade”

“Don Juan’s Serenade”

After completing his music studies at Kunitachi College in Japan, Yusuke Ishii enrolled at the Paris National Conservatory, where he studied music theory, composition, and vocal accompaniment.

Among the pianist’s achievements are Second Prize at the 14th Xavier Montsalvatge International Competition in Girona and special prizes at the International Piano Competition in Orléans: the Nadia Boulanger Special Prize and the André Jolivet Special Prize.

Yusuke Ishii has performed in various European countries and participated in contemporary music festivals such as “Musica” in Strasbourg, the Darmstadt Festival, “Printemps des arts” in Monte Carlo, and others. In 2022, he released the album “Works for Piano by Vytautas Bacevičius,” and in 2023, the vinyl record “Vytautas Bacevičius: Selected Piano Works.”

Tickets priced at 5 and 10 euros are available for purchase before the concert at the venue.

“61st Summer of Piano Music” June 24, 2026–August 29, 2026