Newport Music Club is delighted to present Kasparas Mikužis, a Lithuanian pianist much celebrated for his artistry and versatility on Saturday, May 9, 7pm, at Cosy Hall, Water Lane, Newport TF10 7LD.
Named ‘Rising Star 2025’ by Classic FM, Kasparas won the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) auditions in May 2025, and gave his debut recital at Wigmore Hall in December 2024. Kasparas has appeared with John Wilson and the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the concerto auditions at Royal Academy of Music, and since 2024 he has been a scholar of the Imogen Cooper Music Trust, and a recital scheme artist with the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.
In 2023, Kasparas made his debut with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and later that year was invited to perform for the Lithuanian and Polish presidents on Lithuanian Statehood Day at the Presidential Palace.
Kasparas has performed multiple times at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva and at the EMMA for Peace World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates concert in Warsaw. Other notable appearances include performances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Purcell Room at the South Bank Centre in London and the season-opening concert of the Kharkiv Philharmonic Hall with the Kharkiv Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
Do join us for what promises to be a very exciting concert with works by Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Ravel and Godowsky.
This concert is kindly supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust