Rokas Zubovas and Mihkel Kerem
Join us for this concert bringing together Rokas Zubovas (piano) and Mihkel Kerem (violin) celebrating the birthday of M.K. Čiurlionis. Part of the M.K. Čiurlionis Between Worlds exhibition season.
Rokas Zubovas
Pianist Rokas Zubovas was a faculty member at the Piano Department of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (1994-2000), since 2000 Zubovas has taught in the Music Department of Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. A winner of the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition in New York and the M. K. Čiurlionis International Piano Competition in Vilnius, Lithuania, he has appeared in recitals and at various festivals throughout the United States, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Switzerland, Norway, France, Italy, Greece, Lithuania, Russia, Bulgaria and more.
Mihkel Kerem
Mihkel Kerem embodies a tradition of famous violinists who are not only virtuosic soloists, but also orchestral leaders, versatile chamber musicians and renowned composers. Currently the Assistant Concertmaster with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, UK and Brandenburg Sinfonia, UK, in addition to his orchestral playing Mr. Kerem is in demand as a soloist worldwide, and has performed at Chamber Music Festivals across Europe, featuring live on BBC Radio Three. To date Mr. Kerem has composed over 170 works.