Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
“They did not teach me anything there that I wanted to learn”
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis was a Lithuanian composer, painter, choirmaster, cultural figure, and writer in Polish.
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culture · Lithuanian painter, composer and writer (1875–1911) · composer · painter · choir director · visual artist · also Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Mykolas Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Mykolas Čiurlionis, Mikalojus Konstantinas Churlyonis, Mykolas Chiurlionis, M K. Čiurlionis
Born 22 September 1875 · Died 10 April 1911 · Q297137
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(1963) A. Savickas, J. Gaudrimas „ M. K. Čiurlionis“ (1965) V. Landsbergis compiled „M. K. Čiurlionio laiškai Sofijai“ (1973) G. Vaitkūnas „Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis“ (1975) V. Landsbergis „Čiurlionio dailė“ (1976) J. Bruveris compiled „Čiurlioniui 100“ (1977) V. Landsbergis „Vainikas Čiurlioniui“ (1980) R. Aleksis „Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Lithuanian Visionary Painter“ (1984) S. Yla „M.K.Čiurlionis kūrėjas ir žmogus“ (1984) V. Landsbergis „Čiurlionio muzika
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2026· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “Back to Nature (Extended Version)”.
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2025· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
PolskieRadio: Lithuanian artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis began his career in Warsaw
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Artnet news: Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis Artworks
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2022· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “On the Harp Strings”.
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2020· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “The Sea / In the Forest / Kęstutis Overture”.
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2019· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
The first national certified cultural route, the "M
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2013· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Artnet news: Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis
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2011· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “Complete Works for Orchestra”.
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the artist's death, UNESCO declared the year of M
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2010· 4 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Music from album of the week: Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Album of the week: Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “The Complete Piano Music of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Vol. 5”.
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “The Complete Piano Music”.
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2009· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Genovaitė Kazokienė published Musical Paintings, a book where she argued that Theosophy, esotericism and Spiritualism were important influences on Čiurlionis' art
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LRT (Lithuanian national television) broadcast 12 documentary episodes, dedicated to M
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2007· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “The Sea”.
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2000· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “Liaudies dainos chorams”.
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “M. K. Čiurlionis-125”.
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1995· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Druskininkai music school was named after M
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Released album “Simfoninės poemos: Miške / Jūra”.
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1994· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “Piano Music, Volume 1”.
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “Piano Music, Volume 2”.
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1991· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “Poèmes symphoniques "Dans la forêt", "La Mer" / Quatuor à cordes”.
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1990· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Released album “The Sea / In the Forest / Five Preludes”.
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1986· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
“(1963) A. Savickas, J. Gaudrimas „ M. K. Čiurlionis“ (1965) V. Landsbergis compiled „M. K. Čiurlionio laiškai Sofijai“ (1973) G. Vaitkūnas „Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis“ (1975) V. Landsbergis „Čiurlionio dailė“ (1976) J. Bruveris compiled „Čiurlioniui 100“ (1977) V. Landsbergis „Vainikas Čiurlioniui“ (1980) R. Aleksis „Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Lithuanian Visionary Painter“ (1984) S. Yla „M.K.Čiurlionis kūrėjas ir žmogus“ (1984) V. Landsbergis „Čiurlionio muzika”
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1975· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
The Crimean astrophysicist Nikolai Chernykh discovered a new asteroid (diameter of 8 km) and named it Čiurlionis asteroid
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1965· 2 entries
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The second Čiurlionis' family home opened up
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A sculptor, medal creator Juozas Kalinauskas created the M
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1964· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Lithuanian alpinists climbed several peaks of the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan and named the first one (5794 m) Čiurlionis Peak (Lithuanian: Čiurlionio viršūnė) at the suggestion of a team member, pianist Aleksandras Ju
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1963· 1 entry
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The Čiurlionis Memorial Museum was opened in Druskininkai, in the house where Čiurlionis and his family lived
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1957· 1 entry
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The Lithuanian community in Chicago opened the Čiurlionis Art Gallery, hosting collections of his works
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1913· 1 entry
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With the initiative of Stasys Šilingas and Antanas Žmuidzinavičius, a fund to buy M
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1911· 4 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Died 1911-04-10.
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Went for a walk and caught pneumonia, eventually dying on 10 April 1911 at 35 years of age
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The Russian critic Valerian Adolfovich Chudovsky (transliterated as Tschoudowsky in English) wrote: Now that he is dead, the authors of the spiritual revival of Lithuania present Ciurlionis (sic) as a national artist
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The first posthumous exhibition of Čiurlionis' art was held in Vilnius and Kaunas
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1909· 4 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
“Fairytale (Fairytale of the Fortress)”
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His collection book of harmonized Lithuanian folk songs "Vieversėlis" was published in Warsaw
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
“Sonata no. 7 (Sonata of the Pyramids)”
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After their wedding and parent visits, the newlyweds came to Saint Petersburg
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1908· 5 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
“Sonata no. 4 (Sonata of the Summer)”
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“Sonata no. 3 (Sonata of the Serpent)”
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And on 1 January 1909 they got married, later visiting Sofija's parents in Kuliai, Karklėnai, Sofija's uncle in Plungė, stayed in Druskininkai
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“Sonata no. 6 (Sonata of the Stars)”
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“Sonata no. 5 (Sonata of the Sea)”
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1907· 3 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
“Sonata I (Sonata of the Sun)”
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At Vileišis Palace, Vilnius, he sent his paintings (33 paintings shown), and also helped organize it
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“Sonata II (Sonata of the Spring)”
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1906· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Showed his works in the exhibition of Warsaw's School of Fine Arts in Saint Petersburg (the cycles "Creation of the World", "Day", "The Storm" and other creations)
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“I am going to dedicate all of my previous and future work to Lithuania”
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1904· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Showed 19 of his works (stained glass projects, cycle of 6 paintings "The Storm", book covers) in the private exhibition of the School
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1903· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Painted the 7-painting cycle "Funeral Symphony", but also did not forget music: he started creating his second symphonic poem "The Sea"
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1902· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Studied at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig (1901–1902).
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And joined the Warsaw Drawing School where he was taught drawing by Jan Kauzik
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1900· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Finished his first symphonic poem "In the Forest", which was dedicated to E
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1899· 2 entries
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Studied at Chopin University of Music (1894–1899).
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Wrote a cantata for mixed chorus and symphonic orchestra titled De Profundis, and received the diploma for composition
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1893· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Started his path as a professional painter only when he was 27 years old, after he joined the Warsaw Drawing School
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1878· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
His family moved to Druskininkai, 30 miles (48 km) away, where his father went on to serve as the town organist
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1875· 1 entry
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Born 1875-09-22.
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