Lithuanian Čiurlionis in conversation with Caravaggio in Delhi

On April 15, the evening of exquisite art and music was a true gift to the culture connoisseurs of Delhi.
The Lithuanian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Centre joined hands to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Lithuanian artistic icon Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis in India with a piano recital by Italian pianist Daniele Buccio, a passionate admirer and connoisseur of the music of Čiurlionis.
To Lithuania, Čiurlionis (1875-1911) is what Tagore is to India: in the early 20th century Čiurlionis laid the foundations of modern Lithuanian classical music and painting.
Being both a composer and painter, he offered a unique aesthetic vision for the modern nation of Lithuania, drawing from European classical tradition and ethnic Lithuanian traditions. One of the earliest symbolists in Europe, he was also strongly inspired by Indian, Japanese and ancient Egyptian philosophical visions.
Daniele Buccio played the music of M.K. Čiurlionis and his Italian contemporary, Franco Alfano, along with some compositions of their teachers' generation. Symbolically, the concert took place back-to-back with the exhibition of the original work by Michelangelo
Merisi da Caravaggio & Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, a masterpiece from 1606, which was on display at the Italian Cultural Centre. As a homage to the famous painting, Daniele Buccio also played the Baroque musical piece by Giovanni Paolo Cima, written in 1606.

Present were Lithuanian Ambassador Diana Mickevičienė; Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Italy, Aurora Russi; Director of the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre,
Dr. Andrea Anastasio, Ambassadors of Estonia, Ireland, Jamaica, Belgium, artists and art critics, many connoisseurs and fans of European classical music and friends of Lithuanian Embassy and Italian Cultural Centre. This event was organised in the framework of Europe Week 2025.

Across geographies and timelines - Lithuanian Čiurlionis spoke to Caravaggio in Delhi – a true Europe-India conversation!