FESTIVAL 2017 EVENT PROGRAMM

FESTIVAL 2017 EVENT PROGRAMM

Tuesday July 25th 2017 (21.00h)
The Greek National Radio Choir (ERT), under the direction of Dimitris Ktistakis, to take us to the Italian Renaissance and German romance, but also to the American Gospel and Spiritual (the recital will be given in the St. John Cathedral)
Friday July 28th 2017 (21.00h)
The Woodwind Quintet of the Athens State Orchestra highlights the relationship between music and theater, opera, ballet, dance and cinema (Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre)
Tuesday August 1st 2017 (21.00h)
The Aenaon string Quartet of the Athens State Orchestra will present repertoire works in the Cathedral’s evocative atmosphere (the recital will be given in the St. John Cathedral)
Friday August 4th 2017 (21.00h)
Virtuoso Haig Yazdjian and his music ensemble present, in the Hall of Gyzi Megaron, songs from different places and seasons through a voice switching game (Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre)
Tuesday August 8th 2017 (21.00h)
Savina Giannatou and Kostas Grigoreas playing the guitar, will perform traditional and modern songs from the Mediterranean countries, as well as Greek solo guitar plays alongside famous songs by Lena Platonos and Manos Hadjidakis (Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre)
Thursday August 10th 2017 (21.00h)
The Young Masters Ensemble of the famous University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and Johann Sebastian Bach Music School, sponsored by the Austrian Embassy, will demonstrate the magic of symphonic music (the recital will be given in the St. John Cathedral)
Friday August 11th 2017 (21.00h)
Chamber music ensembles of the Young Masters, of the famous University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and Johann Sebastian Bach Music School, sponsored by the Austrian Embassy, with the collaboration of Christos Marantos on the piano, will present chamber music works (Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre)
Wednesday August 16th 2017 (21.00h)
Ioanna Forti’s voice is connected with the sweet sound of the string instruments of the Athens Quintet D. Dounis in songs that make this musical journey sound unique (the recital will be given in the St. John Cathedral)
Friday August 18th 2017 (21.00h)
Theodoros Kerkezos, Christos Papageorgiou, Matina Velimachitis and Andreas Kerkezos will tell us the wonderful story of a clown, emphasizing the valuable offer of love to each other. They will carry the listener to a fantastic landscape through famous melodies (Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre)
Tuesday August 22nd 2017 (21.00h)
The well-known composer Giorgos Andreou and the clarinet virtuoso Manos Ahalinotopoulos together with Korina Legaki will present a program with well-known and beloved songs by Giorgos Andreou and other important Greek and foreign songwriters (Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre)
Friday August 25th 2017 (21.00h)
The show “Attic in Paris … and other stories” is based on songs from Attik, both in Greek and in French, as well as K. Giannidis, A. Sakellariou , M. Swagul, L. Rapid, etc. great successes of the interwar era (Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre)
Tuesday August 29th 2017 (21.00h)
Presenting the winners in the five categories of The Muse International Youth Competition, which has been hosted since 2005 at the Gyzi Megaron (Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre)