Kintai Music Festival 2025

In the unique region of the Curonian Lagoon, in and around Kintai, the 14th annual Kintai Music Festival will bring together creators and performers of various music genres from June 21 to August 30, 2025. This year, the festival will focus on exploring the creative process and musical experimentation. As Lithuania commemorates the anniversary year of composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, his legacy will be one of the festival’s central themes.

This year’s program features 19 events, taking place not only in Kintai but also in Šilutė. In addition to concerts, the festival will offer film screenings, exhibitions, discussions, and the Kintai Arts Residency, promoting artistic exchange. Alongside the Čiurlionis theme, key highlights include Litvak musical heritage, championed by violinist Dalia Dėdinskaitė and cellist Gleb Pyšniak, and a tribute to Renaissance master Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina marking 500 years since his birth. The festival will host prominent Lithuanian artists such as Petras Geniušas, Liudas Mockūnas, and Gediminas Gelgotas, as well as emerging young talents and international guests.

Kintai Music Festival is one of the most creative cultural spaces in one of the most beautiful regions of Lithuania, once again opening up to visitors through authentic artistic experiences.

2025-06-21, 19:00
Kintai Great Church

GREETINGS FROM VIENNA

Piano Inauguration Concert

Frank Stadler (violin, Austria), Dalia Dėdinskaitė (viola), Gleb Pyšniak (cello).
Guoda Gedvilaitė (piano, Lithuania/Germany).
Program: J. Achron, J. Brahms, F. Kreisler, M. K. Čiurlionis.
Free admission.

2025-06-22, 11:00
Kintai Great Church

ARTISTICO MASTERCLASS – FINAL CONCERT

Artistic directors: Dalia Dėdinskaitė & Gleb Pyšniak.
A family-friendly concert.
Free admission.

2025-06-24, 19:30
Šilutė Lutheran Church

PALESTRINA 500

Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

International early music ensemble “Canto Fiorito”
Artistic Director and Conductor Rodrigo Calveyra (Brazil/France)
Lina Dambrauskaitė and Ieva Gaidamavičiūtė (sopranos), Renata Dubinskaitė and Saulė Šerytė (mezzo-sopranos), Povilas Vanžodis (tenor), Nerijus Masevičius (bass).
Free admission.

2025-06-28, 20:00
Kintai Great Church

DIALOGUES OF MEMORY

In honor of composer Anatolijus Šenderovas (80th) and writer Ugnė Karvelis (90th)

Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra (Artistic Director Mindaugas Bačkus), Ching-Ming Lu (conductor, Taiwan), Dalia Dėdinskaitė (violin), Martynas Švėgžda von Bekker (violin), Pavel Giunter (percussion), Simona Zajančauskaitė (piano).
PROGRAM: M. Sokaitė, A. Šenderovas, F. Mendelssohn.
Ticket price: 15 EUR.

At 19:00, a discussion introducing the concert Dialogues of Memory will take place at the Kintai Small Church, moderated by composer Kristupas Bubnelis.

2025-07-11, 21:00
Kintai Great Church

ČIURLIONIADA: ORGAN MUSIC NIGHT

Organ music night

Benas Jonušas (organ) and Prof. Renata Marcinkutė-Lesieur (organ)
PROGRAM: M. K. Čiurlionis, F. Latėnas, V. Bartulis, Z. Bružaitė.
Free admission.

2025-07-19, 20:00
Kintai Great Church

LATE JUNCTIONS

Ieva Marmienė (soprano), Viktorija Šedbaraitė (soprano), Gintarė Kulikauskytė (mezzo-soprano), Vaidas Bartušas (countertenor), Paulius Klangauskas (tenor), Deividas Janušas (tenor), Artūras Miknaitis (baritone), Alfredas Miniotas (bass), Lauryna Labutytė, Ramunė Rimšienė, Aušrinė Ulinskaitė (kanklės).
PROGRAM: J. Tamulionis, G. Caccini, P. Glass, F. Poulenc, C. Monteverdi, Ē. Ešenvalds, D. Lang, I. Stakvilė, J. Dove, Henry VIII.
Ticket price: 15 EUR.

2025-07-26, 20:00
Kintai Great Church

SEA IN THE FOREST

A musical project inspired by the creative legacy of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

Liudas Mockūnas (saxophone) and Petras Geniušas (piano).
Ticket price: 15 EUR.

2025-08-02, 20:00
Kintai Great Church

FLASHES

Piano trio “Meta”

Marija Pranskutė (violin), Deividas Dumčius (piano), Julija Bagdonavičiūtė (piano)

D. Čemerytė, R. Šerkšnytė, Ž. Martinaitytė, M. K. Čiurlionis, L. Butkus, M. Ravel, R. Sakamoto, A. Ferry, G. Kancheli, M. Hindson.
Ticket price: 15 EUR.

2025-08-09, 20:00
Kintai Great Church

SOLO PIANO

Gediminas Gelgotas
PROGRAM: G. Gelgotas, M. K. Čiurlionis, P. Glass.
Ticket price: 15 EUR.

2025-08-10, 16:00
Kintai Great Church

STOP… MOMENT… ENCHANTING…

Final concert of the opera performance masterclass for the whole family

Led by Giedrė Zeicaitė and Auksė Marija Petroni. Accompanist Edita Zizaitė.
PROGRAM: Works for voice by various composers.
Free admission.

2025-08-12, 19:30
Kintai Great Church

NEW SOUNDS OF THE FUTURE

Concert of young performers and composers

LENsemble (Artistic Director and Conductor Vykintas Baltakas)
Paula Bagotyriūtė (piano), Deividas Skridaila (guitar), and others.
Free admission.

2025-08-15, 17:30
Šilutė Art School

LITVAK HERITAGE IN THE HANDS OF MASTERS

Dalia Dėdinskaitė (violin), Gleb Pyšniak (cello), Lukas Geniušas (piano).
PROGRAM: J. Achron, A. Šenderovas, F. Mendelssohn, and others.
Ticket price: 15 EUR.

2025-08-16, 20:00
Kintai Great Church

SONIC. EUROPEAN. YOUTH

Works by young composers and free improvisation

European Music Collective.
Free admission.

2025-08-23, 19:00
Kintai Great Church (venue may change)

KINTAI. DIFFERENTLY

Agita Reke (Latvia), Kris Kuldkepp (Estonia), J “Mo’ong” Santoso Pribadi (Lithuania/Indonesia)
Free admission.

2025-08-23, 22:00
Kintai Small Church

LONGING

Justina Mykolaitytė (vocals/electric guitar) and Godo Yorke (vocals/electric guitar).
PROGRAM: Cesti, C. Monteverdi, A. Vivaldi, and performers’ improvisations.
Free admission.

2025-08-30, 19:00
Šilutė Lutheran Church

RECONSTRUCTING ČIURLIONIS
Reconstruction of the first concert of the Lithuanian Art Society

“Adoramus” Sacred Music Choir (Artistic Director and Conductor Dr. Imantas Jonas Šimkus), “Momentum” Choir (Artistic Director and Conductor Dr. Imantas Jonas Šimkus), Rokas Zubovas (piano).
PROGRAM: M. K. Čiurlionis.
Free admission.

Tickets are available at kakava.lt or at the venue one hour before the concert.
A 50% discount applies to seniors and students. Children under 7 are not admitted to evening concerts.
For more information: +370 686 34 006

More details: https://kintaiarts.lt/muzikos-festivalis/