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SUMMARY:A Romantic Evening with the Baltic Piano Trio
LOCATION:Spirit in Niagara
DESCRIPTION:A Romantic Evening with the Baltic Piano Trio\nThursday\, Octob
 er 29\, 2026 | 7:00 PMSpirit in Niagara\, Niagara-on-the-Lake\nTickets: $3
 9 Regular$19 Seniors (60+) – Music Niagara Classical Rate\nJoin Music Ni
 agara for an intimate Romantic Evening at Spirit in Niagara featuring thre
 e exceptional international musicians performing as the Baltic Piano Trio.
 \nMindaugas Bačkus\, cello • Victoria Kogan\, piano • Atis Bankas\, v
 iolin\nSet within the beautiful atmosphere of Spirit in Niagara\, this spe
 cial chamber music evening brings together the passion\, lyricism and virt
 uosity of the great Romantic tradition.\nThe program includes works by Sch
 ubert\, Schumann\, Saint-Saëns\, Tchaikovsky and Piazzolla\, including Pi
 azzolla’s exhilarating Le Grand Tango\, along with other musical gems.\n
 The Baltic Piano Trio\nMindaugas Bačkus\, cello\nLithuanian cellist Minda
 ugas Bačkus is an internationally active performer\, artistic director\, 
 educator and visionary musical curator whose work spans Baroque and classi
 cal repertoire\, contemporary music\, improvisation and interdisciplinary 
 performance.\nSince 2009\, he has served as Artistic Director of the Klaip
 ėda Chamber Orchestra\, where he has developed innovative programming con
 necting music from different periods with contemporary artistic ideas.\nBa
 čkus is also the founder of the International Klaipėda Cello Festival an
 d International David Geringas Cello Competition\, and since 2020 has serv
 ed as Artistic Director of the international N Žemė Music Festival in Ne
 ringa\, Lithuania.\nAs a soloist and chamber musician\, he has performed e
 xtensively throughout Lithuania and internationally and has collaborated w
 ith leading artists and ensembles\, including Kremerata Baltica.\nVictoria
  Kogan\, piano\nInternationally acclaimed pianist Victoria Kogan has been 
 praised as “an admirably gifted performer” by Yuri Temirkanov and a 
 “true artist” by Yefim Bronfman.\nA prizewinner at numerous internatio
 nal competitions\, including the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competiti
 on\, Valsesia Musica International Competition\, Stravinsky Piano Competit
 ion\, Andorra Piano Competition\, Minneapolis E-Piano Competition and Gyeo
 ngnam International Music Competition\, she has performed on major stages 
 around the world.\nHer international appearances have included the Concert
 gebouw\, Cologne Philharmonic\, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples\, Salle Pley
 el in Paris and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory\, with performan
 ces throughout Europe\, North America and Asia.\nAtis Bankas\, violin\nVio
 linist Atis Bankas is the Founder and Artistic Director of Music Niagara a
 nd a distinguished international performer\, educator and mentor whose car
 eer spans more than four decades.\nA longtime member of the Toronto Sympho
 ny Orchestra\, Bankas performed on the TSO’s acclaimed recording of Mess
 iaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie\, winner of the 2025 JUNO Award for Classical
  Album of the Year (Large Ensemble).\nAs a soloist and chamber musician\, 
 Bankas has appeared throughout Canada\, the United States and Europe. His 
 artistry\, mentorship and musical vision have been at the heart of Music N
 iagara since its founding.\nDinner at Spirit in Niagara\nComplete your eve
 ning at Spirit in Niagara with dinner before the concert\, followed by an 
 intimate performance featuring three extraordinary musicians.\nDinner rese
 rvations are strongly recommended.Please contact Spirit in Niagara at 905-
 934-1300 to reserve your table.\nBeautiful music\, exceptional internation
 al artists and the warmth of Niagara wine country come together for one un
 forgettable Romantic evening.\nRomantic Evening with the Baltic Piano Trio
 October 29\, 2026 | 7:00 PMSpirit in Niagara\n$39 Regular | $19 Seniors 60
 +\n\nBoletos: https://www.showpass.com/balticpianotrio/
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