“Kaunas is a city that both every Lithuanian and every European can and must be proud of. Teodoras Narbutas left us the legend about Kaunis. Kaunis is a Lithuanian Apollo – a god of light, spring, arts and especially, music, singing and poetry.
The Valley of Songs (Lithuanian: Dainų slėnis), Musical Theatre, Philharmonic, Laisvės alėja and many other places are his home.
Let’s work together, shoulder to shoulder and from the heart in order to explore the historical and cultural layers of Kaunas and their depths. Let’s use the potential of this city. Let’s create our own legend. Let “Dream” by Naujalis be the vision of Laisvės Alėja and all the possible dreams related to our temporary and modern capital, looking back at our professional music roots and into the future at things we do not even dream about.” – Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The international success of Mirga Gražinytė, a Lithuanian conductor, is a joyful event for Lithuania. Among the orchestras with which Milda Gražinytė has had an opportunity to work with, there is not only the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, but also the “Kremerata Baltica”, Mahler, Vienna, and Lausanne Chamber Orchestras, including the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 2011, she worked as a second bandmaster at the Heidelberg Theatre, and throughout 2013-2014, she was the first bandmaster in the Berne Opera House. In 2012, she won the prestigious Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award.
M. Gražinytė has also worked as an assistant to the chief conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and for the season of 2014-2015, she was appointed as a main conductor at the Salzburg Theatre (www.7md.lt No. 10 (1116), author Rasa Murauskaitė). Currently, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla works together with the British Orchestra, “City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra” (CBSO).
