Breaths, strings and heroes of the ancient legend
Mon. 27 March 2017 18:00
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
When the Muses—daughters of Zeus and patrons of the arts—bestow their inspiration on a composer, no matter the era or the place, the recipient will return to the inexhaustible wellspring of ancient Greek myth almost as a matter of course. The use of harp and flute, two instruments as archaic as they are enchanting which seem almost mystically linked to mythology, would appear to be just as automatic.
Event Programme
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
(1862–1918)
Chansons de Bilitis (transcribed for flute and harp)
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (transcribed for flute and harp)
WILLIAM ALWYN
(1925—1985)
Naiades, fantasie-sonata for flute and harp
ALAN HOVHANESS
(1911—2000)
The garden of Adonis. Suite for flute and harp, opus 245
Event Programme
Featuring
SOLOISTS
Nikos Nikopoulos, flute
Gogo Xagara, harp
