Manuel Barrueco is internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time. His unique artistry has been continually described as that of a superb instrumentalist and a superior and elegant musician, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts. Cuarteto Latinoamericano, formed in 1982, is known worldwide as the leading proponent of…
Capable of great refinement and sensitivity and “crystalline beauty” (The Financial Times) in Mozart and Chopin, and breathtaking virtuosity in Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, Nikolai Lugansky is a pianist of extraordinary depth and versatility. Solo concert in Patra 2006
W.A.Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte Thessaloniki Concert hall Director : Daniele Abbado Set design, costums: Gianni Carluccio Conductor: Nikos Athinaios A Phormigx, Arena di Verona, TCH production
One of the leading Czech orchestras, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (PRSO) is also one of the oldest. Thanks to its imaginative programming and ever improving artistic standards it has earned an important position in Czech concert life. At the same time it is a welcome guest at concert halls abroad. The PRSO’s tradition dates…
A string quartet with a double bass instead of a cello? That is a combination which is both interesting from a musical point of view and “original” as, for instance, in Mozart’s divertimenti or Haydn’s early string quartets. This constellation also allows the Ensemble to fulfill its philosophy of incorporating lesser-known works by Franz Schubert,…
A Phormigx, Teatro delle Muse Ancona, Thessaloniki Concert Hall production Stephen Medcalf, Director Isabella Bywater, Set design & Costums Simon Corder, Lights Nikos Athinaios, Conductor
Boris Eifman’s ballet, Red Giselle, is based on the life of Russian prima ballerina Olga Spessivtseva. The ballet follows her rise to prominence during the Russian Revolution and her fall to madness in Paris. 7-10 February at the Athens Concert Hall.
L’Olimpiade is an opera libretto in three acts by Metastasio that was originally written for Antonio Caldara’s 1733 opera. Following Caldara’s success, more than 60 baroque and classical composers used the libretto in their own renditions. Enjoy this opera at the Athens Concert Hall on March 4. The popularity of Caldara’s opera certainly gave Metastasio’s…
Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof Penderecki, Agnus Dei (transciption for strings) Polymorphia (1961) for 48 strings Concerto for viola and orchestra (transcribed for cello and orchestra, 1983) Soloist: Danjulo Ishizaka, cello Symphony no. 2 (1979-1980)
Benedetto Marcello: Cassandra Latinitas Nostra, Markellos Chrysikopoulos Vasistas Ioanna Forti as Cassandra Performed in Music in Rhodes Festival
