Introduction

The music of Justina Repečkaitė has many similarities to a diamond. With its hard unforgiving shape and geometric perfection, it creates a profound and striking beauty, which singles her out from many composers of her generation.

Her work is highly modernistic giving almost nothing away to the listener, but in its boldness drags the audience along with her. The fascination with the end of medieval world is one of the driving forces behind her and has led to the production of some of her many striking works like ‘Chartres’ (2012) or ‘Acupuncture’ (2014). (more…)

On the 29th September, during the ceremony held by Lithuanian Composers’ Union, prizes were awarded for most prominent pieces of the year and musicology competition works. Every year the most intriguing nomination is the Début of the Year, this year the prize was awarded to young a composer Justina Repečkaitė for a string orchestra piece “Chartres”. The composition was performed for the first time by the St. Christopher chamber orchestra during the “Druskomanija” festival. Even than the piece was welcomed with admiration and positive critique. I believe most of us are keen to know how the author herself feels about it. (more…)