Vilnius and Warsaw Belarusians Invited to Christmas and New Year Concerts for Christmas and New Year
Producer Ales Chakhouski offers a festive program.
For Christmas, the male choir "Unia" gives concerts.
On December 26, the choir will perform in Białystok (14:00) and Warsaw (20:00).
The concert program includes Belarusian, Polish, and Ukrainian carols, selected works by Bach, Mozart, Handel, Gruber, as well as modern festive melodies and original works by Belarusian composer Volha Padhaiskaya.
In Białystok, the choir will perform in the Aula Magna of the Branicki Palace (ul. Jana Kilińskiego 1). Admission is free by invitation.
Invitations can be obtained at the Belarusian Culture Center in Białystok (on weekdays from 12.12.2025 from 9:00—15:00; Jana Kilińskiego 16 lok. 2/07). Phone for inquiries: 537 742 000.
In Warsaw, the choir will perform together with the magnificent organ and Volha Padhaiskaya in the historic Church of St. Alexander on Three Crosses Square. Tickets can be purchased here.
"Unia" is an international male choir founded in 1990 in Minsk. Over three decades, the ensemble has gathered more than two hundred spiritual and secular works from various eras in its repertoire, released several albums, and repeatedly became a laureate of international competitions.
Since 2021, part of the choir, along with its leader Pavel Hontsa, was forced to leave Belarus for political reasons, but the choir did not cease its activities. Currently, the ensemble consists of Belarusians, Lithuanians, Poles, and Ukrainians.
For New Year's, jazz concerts featuring Pavel Arakelian will be held in Vilnius. They will take place on December 31 — at 18:00 and 20:30 in the Downtown Piano Lab jazz club.
Leading the band is the virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist Pavel Arakelian. He will be joined by the enchanting vocals of Gabija Baužaitė and the energetic Giuseppe Lanza (double bass) and Giuseppe De Nisi (drums).
This evening will feature powerful and elegant global jazz hits and soulful New Year's jazz standards. Guests will be treated to prosecco and refreshing drinks.
The author and host of this evening is producer Ales Chakhouski.
Tickets can be purchased here.
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