Emilija Karaliute – kanklės (Lithuanian zither)

The Programme

Emilija Karaliute
– kanklės (Lithuanian zither)

The Dawn is Breaking

The Forest Idyll

Dear Lithuania

Prelude and Fugue in C major

Land

Damselfly

En bateau

Rebmaer

The Artist

Emilija Karaliute is a professional classical and folk musician who began studying the kanklės in Lithuania from an early age, developing a deep connection to the instrument and its cultural roots.

She has been playing the kanklės for 15 years and has been awarded the title of the National Laureate of Lithuania twice. The kanklės is the Lithuanian National instrument, which remains relatively unknown to many.

Emilija is passionate about sharing the kanklės with new audiences, promoting the diversity of Lithuanian culture. Now a regular performer in the UK, with her recent solo shows in Paris, Emilija continues to engage audiences with her ability to integrate the kanklės into diverse genres, including classical, contemporary and folk music.