Opening concert – Skalkottas and his contemporaries I
Fri. 05 October 2018 20:30
Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall
Taking Skalkottas' apprenticeship under Schoenberg as its starting point, this year's thematic cycle "Skalkottas and his contemporaries" sheds light on the Greek composer's invaluable oeuvre in tandem with compositions by his contemporaries. In this spirit, our Orchestra's Artistic Director, Stefanos Tsialis, has coupled Skalkottas' Classical Symphony with Webern's expressionistically dramatic Passacaglia for this first outing of the series. This season's opening concert is rendered more glorious still by the participation of the legendary David Geringas in a performance of the quintessential Romantic cello concerto.
19:45 Free introductory speech by Titos Gouvelis for ticket holders
Event Programme
ANTON WEBERN
(1883–1945)
Passacaglia for orchestra, Op. 1
NIKOS SKALKOTTAS
(1904–1949)
Classical Symphony in A
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
(1841–1904)
Concerto for cello and orchesra in B minor op. 104
Event Programme
Featuring
CONDUCTOR
Stefanos Tsialis
SOLOIST
David Geringas, cello
