Details
St Nicholas' Church
Church Street
Harwich
Essex
CO12 3DR
England
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Sonata no.11 in A major: Rondo alla Turca
Gioachino Rossini – Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum
V Seminov – Sonata No. 1, 2nd mov
P Makkonen – Flight beyond the time
Astor Piazzolla – Oblivion
Felix Mendelssohn – The Bee's Wedding, Op.67 no.4
Antonio Bazzini – Scherzo fantastique 'Dance of the Goblins', Op.25
Sergei Rachmaninov – Vocalise, Op.34 no.14
Franck Angelis – Hommage a Paco
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Winter
Performers
Jonas Stonkus – accordion
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Programme Note
Jonas Stonkus is a native of Lithuania. He started playing accordion at age seven. From ages fifteen to eighteen he studied at a regional conservatoire in Klaipeda and then progressed to the Lithuanian academy of music and theatre in the state capital Vilnius where he got bachelor’s degree in 2016.
Jonas participated in over 20 international competitions and festivals across Europe, also attended over 40 masterclasses with professors from all over the world, in 2014 was awarded by president of Lithuania for international achievements. Jonas has moved to England to further his musical career where he tries to show versatility of this incredible yet under looked instrument.