PARIS PREKAS Painting Exhibition The Megaro Gyzi Festival 2009 raises curtains on August 1st with the opening of a special painting exhibition, hommage of honour and memory of the great artist Paris Prekas (1926-1999), ten years this year from his death. Title of exhibition: "The Lithographs in the Voyage of Paris Prekas". Thirty large coloured lithographs of […]
TRIO ARTE TRIO ARTE "opens" the musical events of the Megaro Gyzi Festival 2009 on August 4th, when the leading soloists Dimitris Gouzios (cello), Apollon Grammatikopoulos (violin) and Yannis Michailidis (piano) interpret works of Bach, Haydn and Dvorak in a unique chamber music recital for piano, violin, cello. Dimitris Gouzios, cello Apollon Grammatikopoulos, violin Yannis […]
ELENI & SOUZANA VOUGIOUKLI "Around the world in ... octaves" On August 7th the musical performance "Around the world in ... octaves" is unfolded by Eleni and Souzana Vougioukli, who sing in 20 languages and dialects with their ethereal voices, solo or duet, but also play the piano and the guitar. Two thrilling voices, unique in […]
ATHOS DANELLIS - Athenian Shadow Theatre Karagiozis is landed in the stage of Megaro Gyzi, when the exceptional karagiozopechtis Athos Danellis (Athenian Shadow Theatre) takes his figures and travels young and old through the classic comedies of Shadow Theatre. "Karagiozis Secretary" (Monday 10/8) & "The eighty two warrants of Karagiozis" (Tuesday 11/8) ATHOS DANELLIS΄ ATHENIAN SHADOW […]
ZOE TIGANOURIA & YIORGOS PSIHOGIOS latin - tango - jazz Zoe Tiganouria and Yiorgos Psihogios, together for first time, travel us on August 17th in a latin-tango-jazz performance, but also in rhythms of Greek melodies. The sensual dynamism and the talent of the virtuozo accordionist Zoe Tiganouria are linked in a magic mixture with the […]
YANNIS ARZIMANOGLOU Gagabunga Quintet Latin-jazz on August 20th with Gagabunga Quintet of composer and pianist Yannis Arzimanoglou, who with his compositions mixes musical styles as jazz, latin, bossa nova, salsa, but also greek and mediterranean music. With him four also significant musicians, the Greek Antonis Ladopoulos (saxophone), the Cuban Manuel Orza (bass), the Argentinian Roman Gomez (bandoneon & […]
KOSTIS MARAVEYAS & Maraveyas Ilegal The Megaro Gyzi Festival 2009 is concluded on August 23rd with one of the best young performers, Kostis Maraveyas and his band Maraveyas Ilegal. Energy, rhythm, passion and explosiveness compose this musical feast. With voice warm and familiar Kostis Maraveyas rouses the spectators and makes them part of the show. With […]
