Darius Klisys

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. In April 2009 I won the YouTube Symphony Orchestra (directed by Michael Tilson Thomas) contest and was invited to the YTSO summit to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky, La vanità del mondo Bertrand Chamayou, Letter(s) to Erik Satie Nathalie Stutzmann, Heroes from the Shadows For me, these albums are examples of the highest level of performance and sound engineering in classical music. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Giulio Cesare, HWV 17, Act 1: "Son nata/nato a lagrimar" (Cornelia, Sesto)” An extraordinarily sensitive and stylish performance of Handel's aria, one of the finest examples of performance in history What’s one of the most memorable moments in your career so far? In 2004, I founded the ensemble REVERSIO. The idea behind the ensemble, to play early European music using original Lithuanian instruments became their mark of originality. Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band? Darius Klisys - a pioneering Lithuanian birbynist (Lithuanian woodwind-hornpipe), early music performer, composer with 30 albums to his name. The plans for the future as a performer and composer: more recorded albums, more compositions