FESTIVAL 2018 PROGRAM Friday July 20th 2018 (21.00h) The dynamic youthful Arton Trio from Vienna, Austria, will present a program from Schubert to Piazzolla Tuesday July 24th 2018 (21.00h) Cellist, lyricist, improviser and composer Yiorgos Kaloudis performs in a unique recital, where a Cretan lyre and a cello reveal a poetic sound horizon within the […]
Dear friends, this year again, Gyzi Megaron is present at its meeting with the audience through the 2018 Gyzi Megaron Festival. Last winter in its recently renovated and fully equipped space, thanks to our successful cooperation with the Municipality of Thira and the Municipal Sports Cultural Environmental Organization of Thira, over 120 artists in 30 […]
We have prepared this year’s Gyzi Megaron Festival’s artistic program with love and care. A program that once again aims to blend classic with contemporary, ethnic with jazz music, the opera with greek songs and reaches out to listeners of all musical genres, uniting cultures and different sounds. We are inviting you to enjoy artists […]
After extensive discussion and information exchange between the Artistic Director of the Festival, at the School of Fine Arts, for the upcoming events of the Gyzi Megaron Festival in Santorini, as well as the activities of the A Engraving Lab, of which I am responsible, we have agreed that we will contribute creatively as a […]
It is with great pleasure and honor to continue our collaboration with the Gyzi Megaron Festival. A partnership that began last year with the participation of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation’s Choir, continuing this year with one of Greece’s most dynamic, lively and active symphonic bands, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation’s National Symphony Orchestra. I would like […]
After a creative winter, full of events of high cultural level, the Municipality of Thira continues with great satisfaction its cooperation with the Gyzi Megaron this summer! I wish you enjoy the events scheduled and have a splendid time! Nikolaos-Anastasios Zorzos Mayor of Thira
Gyzi Megaron Festival was honored with an important recognition today. The Ministry of Culture and Sports responded positively to our request for a sponsorship, recognizing in this way the Festival’s great contribution to the country’s cultural activities. Gyzi Megaron Festival is now a cultural event with a national prestige, worthy of the island of Santorini.
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 […]
Dear friends, the winter that passed was full of successful artistic actions and projects by the Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre; a sequel of the summer festival for the first time after 4 decades of cultural contribution. Αs a result of a fruitful collaboration with the Municipality of Thira and the Municipal Athletic, Cultural and […]
It is with great joy and honor that I welcome you at this year’s Gyzi Megaro Festival. An institution and attraction for visitors of this island, which has been taking place in one of the few historical mansions of the 17th century that survived the earthquakes of 1956, the Gyzi Megaron. This year’s programme embraces, […]
ERT Choir (Greek Radio and Television), founded in 1977 by Manos Hadjidakis, director of the Third Program of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, has made many appearances abroad and in Greece, having as its purpose the initiation of a wider audience in choral creation. Its repertoire includes more than 900 composers, while it specializes in chamber […]
It is a great pleasure for the Athens State Orchestra to participate for the first time at the Gyzi Megaron Festival. Τhe exterior beauty of the island’s natural landscape meets with the inner beauty of artistic intent, spirituality, creativity. This in itself is a special form of artistic engagement that is totally consistent with our […]
Gyzi Megaron has demonstrated through time a series of remarkable cultural interventions that highlight its interest in being a part of the cultural activities of our island. The Municipality of Thira aims both in the promotion of our history and cultural heritage and the creation of cultural expression. We are especially pleased that a creative […]
Gyzi Megaro Festival. An institution and attraction for visitors of this island, which has been taking place in one of the few historical mansions of the 17th century that survived the earthquakes of 1956, the Gyzi Megaron. This year’s programme embraces, as always, all kinds of music creation, inaugurating important collaborations with two of the […]
In Europe the arts are just a festival away! The European Festivals Association (EFA) has been uniting distinguished music, dance, theatre and multidisciplinary arts festivals from Europe and beyond for more than 60 years. Thanks to EFA’s history and the continuous support of its members, EFA was chosen to implement the pilot project EFFE by […]
