The Vivace Vilnius International Music Festival has presented the best in solo and chamber music performance before large audiences in Vilnius, Lithuania since it was established in 2012 by Artistic Director, Egle Jarkova. The Festival’s distinguished faculty and guest artists, who represent 20 countries, performed 80 admission concerts. In addition to public performances in historic cultural venu
es, the Festival welcomes promising students from music, high school, conservatory and music academy to receive instruction and career guidance from internationally renowned musicians. These motivated students, who plan to pursue a professional music career, receive masterclasses that stimulate creative thinking and enhance the learning process, in addition to concerts to sharpen their performance skills. Over the last four years, Vivace Vilnius has attracted 220 international students. Since the beginning of the Festival, public support has provided full scholarships and has made the performances accessible to everyone - there is no charge to the public. Since 2014, Dr. Lisa Wong - a pediatrician who plays violin and viola has conducted a music class and community workshop on music and medicine. The Vivace Vilnius Festival’s fiscal sponsor is the Kimball High School/Boston Scholarship Fund, a 501c3 nonprofit that provides need-based undergraduate scholarships and mentoring support to Boston residents.
