Young Composers and Performers (IV)
The Athens State Orchestra audience will have the chance to enjoy two monumental works of an intensely ‘national hue’ by the Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and educator, Zoltán Kodály, conducted by Byron Fidetzis. These will be preceded by a new work by Savvas Tsiligiridis and the sonic fireworks of Franz Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto performed by the young soloist, Stella Koukou.
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Young Composers and Performers (III)
This fascinating concert includes both the première of a work by Orestes Goumenos and sixteen year-old Anastasia Sgara, an up-and-coming violinist, tackling one of the greatest concerti in the violin repertoire. The distinguished maestro Stefanos Tsialis will also be conducting the Athens State Orchestra in Richard Strauss’s tone poem inspired by Nietzsche’s treatise of the same name.
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Young Composers and Performers (II)
The clarinet was Mozart’s favourite instrument, which may explain the matchless beauty and perfection of his only concerto for this woodwind instrument. The young clarinettist Zacharias Fotis ‘re-creates’ this classic masterpiece after the première performance of a new symphonic work from Antonis Rouvelas. Finally, the dynamic maestro Myron Michailidis conducts Rachmaninov’s larger-than-life Third Symphony, a genuine orchestral tour de force.
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Young Composers and Performers (I)
For the third consecutive year, the Athens State Orchestra showcases talented young composers and performers in its “Young Creators and Re-creators” cycle. This season, the cycle opens with a new symphonic work by Giannis Aggelakis and with Ibert’s delicate Flute Concerto performed by Theodora Iordanidou. Prokofiev’s greatest symphony brings the concert to a close, conducted by Loukas Karytinos.
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A French scented partnership with the Onassis Cultural Centre (I)
The concert, which inaugurates the collaboration between the Athens State Orchestra and the Onassis Cultural Centre, has twin axes: the musical avant-garde in early 20th- and 21st-century France respectively. Two classic masterpieces of Modernism by Stravinsky and Ravel engage in a dialogue with contemporary avant-garde creations by the award-winning Greek composer, Nicolas Tzortzis, and his French colleague, Raphaël Cendo.
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Bruckner’s "Romantic"
Inspired by the personal philosophies and incandescent personality of Nikos Kazantzakis, the optimistic work by the celebrated Giorgos Koumentakis is followed by a performance of Mozart’s sensual Piano Concerto No. 17 by the outstanding pianist, Domna Evnouchidou. The distinguished maestro Karolos Trikolidis promises a dynamic interpretation of the imposing but sensitive Romantic Symphony by the great symphonist, Anton Bruckner.
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Love and destiny
The Polish conductor Michal Nesterowicz, a rising star on the international music scene, makes his début with the Athens State Orchestra. His interpretations of the work of the distinguished composer Giorgos Zervos and, of course, his reading of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, which echoes the dramatic clash of Man and Fate, are eagerly anticipated. The evening’s soloist, Athens State Orchestra’s principal harpist, Georgia Xagara, gives us the chance to enjoy the ethereal, romantic sound of the harp “up close”.
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Towards heaven
A rare opportunity for Athenian audiences to enjoy Franz Liszt’s magnificent Symphony, which was inspired by the metaphysical poetry of Dante. The Viola Concerto, the swan song of 20th-century composer Béla Bartók, is performed by a member of the Athens State Orchestra, Mikhail Smirnov, and the concert ends with the world première of the Second Symphony by the important Greek composer, Christos Samaras. [Please note that the concert was originally scheduled for 9 November 2012.]
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Kiss me!
Select Greek opera singers and the distinguished maestro, George Petrou, join forces for a gala evening dedicated to that most light-hearted and entertaining sister of opera: the operetta. As the dawn of a New Year draws near, much-loved tender and romantic melodies by leading lights of the French, Austrian and Greek operetta traditions add, as only they can, to the festive atmosphere of the season.
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Christmas Concert: “J.S.Bach & Sons”
Perhaps inevitably, the unique figure of Johann Sebastian Bach often overshadows the singular talents of several of his sons and their important contributions to the development of European music. In the festive spirit of Christmas, the well-known Baroque specialist, Markellos Chrysikopoulos joins forces with four outstanding soloists and invites us to discover and enjoy two devout religious works by Johannes Christian and Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach.
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