MEGARON
THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL
PERFORMANCE DIARY
APRIL MAY JUNE
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MEGARON THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL
Vass. Sophia & Kokkali
Athens 115 21
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The Annual
Programme is subject to changes.
A detailed
programme of all performances is made availbale every three months
published by
the Athens Concert Organization
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Telephone booking opens one day after the date
that booking opens to the public
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OPERA AT THE MEGARON SERIES
Giuseppe Verdi: "Il Corsaro"
12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 May
Radames: Jose Cura (12, 15, 17 May)
Aida: Daniela Dessi (12, 15,17, 20 May)
Amneris: Denyce Graves (12, 15, 17, 20 May)
Ramphis: Paata Burchuladze (12, 15, 17, 20 May)
Pier Lugi Pizzi
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GREAT EUROPEAN ORCHESTRAS SERIES
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
(23, 24 May)
Gerd Albrecht
Leif Ove Andsnes piano (23 May)
Daphne Evangelatos mezzo soprano (24 May)
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BRIDGE SERIES
5 April
Kronos Quartet
Music Director Sir Neville Marriner
Principal Conductor Alexandros Myrat
23 April
A tribute to J. S. Bach
David Lively piano
Jean-Louis Steuerman piano
Alexandros Myrat conductor
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5 May
Works by L. Jànacek, L. Brouwer, P. I.
Tchaikovsky
Antigone Goni guitar
Keri-Lynn Wilson conductor
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28 May
Works by I. Stravinsky, J. Haydn
L. van Beethoven, B. Bartòk
Sonia Theodoridou soprano
Sir Neville Marriner conductor
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THE SONGS OF MIKIS THEODORAKIS
In celebration of the composer's 75th
anniversary
A series of song concerts marking a creative
career
spanning five decades
22 April
Tassis Christoyannis baritone
Sergiu Nasrasa violin
Calliope Germanou piano
6 May
Ioanna Forti mezzo-soprano
Tassis Christoyannis baritone
Calliope Germanou piano
MON 2
APRIL
(at 8.30 p.m.)
DM
NEW HELLENIC QUARTET
- Dmitry Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, opus 57
- Ernest Chausson: Concert for piano, violin and
string quartet, opus 21
- Joseph Haydn; String Quartet in d minor,
opus 76
Takis Apostolidis violin
Aris Garoufalis piano
New Hellenic Quartet:
George Demertzis violin
Dimitris Chandrakis violin
Paris Anastasidis viola
Apostolos Chandrakis cello
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TUE 3
APRIL
(at 8.30 p. m.)
FM
THE ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 (1893)
With the participation of the ERT Choir
Antonis Kontogeorgiou chorus master
The Athens State Orchestra
Horst Neumann conductor
Co-production: The Athens Concert Hall
Organization
The Athens State Orchestra
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WED 4
APRIL
(at 5 p. m.)
AFTERNOON SWING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS
Works
by Matyas Seiber, Perikles Koukos, John Kander
Claude Bolling
Classic Jazz Quartet:
Elena Mousala piano
Loic Poulain flute
Jean-Bernard Riere double bass
Jean François percussion instruments
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THU 5
APRIL
(at 6 p. m.)
CONFERENCE
ROOM 1
MODERN GREEK MUSIC:
FROM THE BEGINNING TO 1950
"Questions of Ideology and Aesthetics
in Modern Greek Music"
speaker: Olympia Psychopedis
In co-operation with the Music Library of Greece
"Lilian Voudouri"
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THU 5
APRIL
(at 8.30 pm)
FM
KRONOS QUARTET
BRIDGE SERIES
Works by S. Reich, C. Mingus, A. Troilo, R.
Burman,
O. Golijov, M. Lacuona, E. Rangel, A. Vrebalov
David Harrington violin
John Sherba violin
Hank Dutt viola
Jennifer Culp cello
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FRI 6
APRIL
(at 8.30 pm)
DM
A TRIBUTE TO J. S. BACH
The concert is part of the events organized
to commemorate the 25th anniversary
from the death of J. S. Bach
- Jon Pieterszoon Sewwlinck: Engelsche fortuyn
(Von den Fortuna werde ich getrieben)
- Jean Henri d'Anglebert: Tombeau de M. de
Chambonnier
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata, opus 110
- César Franck: Prélude, choral and fugue, opus
23
- Arvo Pärt: "Pour Alina"
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TUE 10
APRIL
(at 8.30 pm)
DM
KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR
- Claudio Monteverdi: Adoramus te, Christe
- Gregorio Allegri: Miserere
- J. S. Bach: Partite diverse sopra il corale
"Christ, der du bist der helle Tag",
BWV 766
- Max Reger: O Tod, wie bitter bist du
- Johannes Brahms: Schaffe in mir Gott
- Francis Poulenc: Quatre motets pour un temps
de pétnience (1938)
- Jean Langlais: Two Pieces from "Huit
Pieces modales"
(no 3, no 5)
- Jonathan Harvey: I love the Lord
- Benjamin Britten: Hymn ti St Caecilia
King's College Choir Cambridge
Nicolas Kynaston organ
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SUN 22
APRIL
(at 8.30 pm)
dm
THE SONGS OF MIKIS THEODORAKIS
In celebration of the composer's 75 anniversary
- Mikis Theodorakis: "Lyric Songs"
poems by Tassos Leivaditis
"More Lyrical Songs"
poems by Dionyssis Karatzas
"More Lyrical Songs"
poems by
Yiannis Theodorakis
"Deserters"
poems by Yiannis Theodorakis
Tassis Christoyannis baritone
Sergiu Nastasa violin
Renato Ripo cello
Calliope Gemanou piano
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MON 23
APRIL
(at 8.30 pm)
DM
LA CAMERATA
ORCHESTRA OF THE FRIENDS OF MUSIC
- J. S. Vach: Concerto no 7 in g minor, BWV 1058
Concerto no 3 in d major, BWV 1054
Concerto no 1 in d minor, BWV 1052
Double concerto in c major, BWV 1061
David Lively piano
Jean-Louis Steuerman piano
La Camerata of the Friends of Music
Alexandris Myrat conductor
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WED 25 APRIL
(at 5 pm)
DM
GREEK SONGS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS
Songs by
M. Hatjidakis
M. Theodorakis
V. Tsitsanis
and others
Nikos Parthenis song, vocal, percussion
instruments
Zafeiris Koukousselis piano, keyboards,
accordeon
instrumentation
Aphrodite Simantira, song, vocals, finger
cymbals
Dimitris Befanis bouzouki, vocals
Pavlos Zachopoulos bass
Gerassimos Siouras guitar
Vangelis Katsouras timpani
With the participation of Katerina Antonakaki
actress
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SAT 28
APRIL
(at 8.30 pm)
DM
ABOUT NIKOLAOS MANTZAROS
Works by N. Manztaros, G. Rossini, D. Cimarosa
G. Lambelet, S. Mercadante
The National Opera of Greece Chamber Orchestra
Charis Chatzigeorgiou conductor - first violin
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WED 2
MAY
(at 8.30 pm)
DM
A TRIBUTE TO DIMITRIS DRAGATAKIS
- Dimitris Dragatakis: Quartets no 1-5
New Hellenic Quartet:
George Demertzis violin
Dimitris Chandrakis violin
Paris Anastassiadis viola
Apostolos Chandrakis cello
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SAT 5
MAY
(at 8.30 pm)
DM
LA CAMERATA
ORCHESTRA OF THE FRIENDS OF MUSIC
- Leoš Janàcek: Suite
- Leo Brouwer: Elegiac concert
- P. I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade
Antigone Goni guitar
La Cameata - Orchestra of the Friends of Music
Keri-Lynn Wilson conductor
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SUN 6
MAY
(at 8.30)
DM
THE SONGS OF MIKIS THEODORAKIS
In celebration of the composer's 75 anniversary
Mikis Theodorakis:
"Little Cyclades"
poems by Odysseus Elytis
"A sea full of music"
poems by D. Manta
"The faces of the sun"
poems by D. Karatzas
Ioanna Forti mezzo-soprano
Tassis Christoyannis baritone
Calliope Germanou piano
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TUE 8
MAY
8AT 8.30 PM9
DM
MARIE HALLYNCK, cello recital
RISING STARS
European Concert Hall Organization (ECHO)
- Benjamin Britten: Sonata in e major, opus 65
- Claude Debussy: Sonata in d minor
- Frédéric Chopin: Sonata in g minor, opus 65
Marie Hallynck cello
Alexander Melnikov piano
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SAT 12
SUN 13
TUE 15
WED 16
THU 17
FRI 18
SUN 20
MAY
(at 8.30 pm)
FM
GIUSEPPE VERDI: "AIDA"
OPERA AT THE MEGARON SERIES
Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni
Director, set and costume designer Pier Luigi
Pizzi
Aida: Daniela Dessi (12, 15, 17 & 20/5)
Olga Romanko (13, 16 & 18/5)
Radames: Jose Cura (12, 15, 17/5)
Kristjan Johannsson (13, 16, 18 & 20/5)
Amneris: Denyce Graves (12, 15, 17 & 20/5)
Nancy Maultsby (13, 16 & 18/5)
Ramphis: Paata Burchuladze (12, 15, 17 &
20/5)
Alberto Rota (13, 16 & 18/5)
Amonasro: James Johnson (12, 15, 17 & 20/5)
Alberto Gazale (13, 16 & 18/5)
The ERT Choir
Antonis Kontogeorgiou chorus master
The Athens State Orchestra
Daniel Oren conductor
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WED 16
MAY
(at 8.30 pm)
DM
"LIGHT FROM LIGHT"
Stichera idiomela, typical of the psaltiv art,
14th-2oth centuries
The Maestros of Psaltic Art
Chorus master Gregorios Stathis
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WED 23
THU 24
MAY
(at 8.30 pm)
FM
DANISH NATIONAL
RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
GERD ALBRECHT
GREAT EUROPEAN ORCHESTRAS SERIES
- Carl Nielsen: Ouverture Helios, opus 17 (23/5)
- Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in a minor,
opus 54 (23/5)
- Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in g minor,
opus 98 (23/5)
- Jean Sibelius: "The Tempest" (24/5)
- Ernst Krenek: "Medea" dramatic
monologue (24/5)
- Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 3, opus 27 (24/5)
Leif Ove Andsnes piano (23/5)
Daphne Evangelatos mezzo-soprano (24/5)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht conductor
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SAR 26
MAY
(at 8.30 pm)
FM
A TRIBUTE TO DIMITRIS DRAGATAKIS
- Dimitris Dragatakis: Violin Concerto
Symphony no 5
George Demerdzis violin
The ERT National Symphony Orchestra
Byron Fidetzis conductor
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MON 28
MAY
(at 8.30 pm)
FM
LA CAMERATA
ORCHESTRA OF THE FRIENDS OF MUSIC
- Igor Stravinsky: Apollon musagète (1928)
- Joseph Haydn: Scena di Berenice
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Ah perfido, opus 65
- Béla Bartók: Divertimento (1930)
Sonia Theodoridou soprano
La Camerata - Orchestra of the Friends of Music
Sir Neville Marriner conductor
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WED 11
APRIL
(at 8.30 pm)
FM
- Richard Wagner:
"Parsifal"
- Prelude
- Graal's Scene
- Good Friday Spell
- Luigi Cherubini: Requiem for male chorus and
orchestra
in d minor
Stavros Beris chorus master
Byron Fidetzis conductor
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FRI 1
JUNE
(at 9 pm)
FM
GREAT INTERPRETERS SERIES
WITH THE ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA
- Johannes Brahms: Concerto no 1 for piano and
orchestra
in d minor, opus 15
- Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony no 7, opus 131
Bruno Leonardo Gelber piano
Likas Karytinos conductor
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FRI 8
JUNE
(at 9 pm)
FM
- Anton Bruckner: "Helgoland"
for male chorus and orchestra
- W. Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet concerto in a
major, k.622
- Johannes Brahms: "Rinaldo"
Zachos Terzakis tenor
Spyros Mourikis clarinet
Stavros Beris chorus master
Byron Fidezis conductor
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FRI 15
JUNE
(at 9 pm)
FM
GREAT INTERPRETERS SERIES
WITH THE ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in c
major, opus 21
Symphony no 9 in d minor, opus 125
Julia Souglakou soprano
Mariana Pentcheva mezzosoprano
Alexander Krawetz tenor
Dimitris Kavrakos bass
The Greek Radio Choir and the Macedonia Choir
Antonis Kontogeorgiou chorus master
Jansung Kakhidje conductor
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WED 18
APRIL
(at 8.30 pm)
FM
THE FILM MUSIC AND SONGS
OF STAVROS XARCHAKOS
With the participation of Manolis Mitsias
and Maria Soultatou
State Orchestra of Hellenic Music
Stavros Xarchakos conductor
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THU 3
MAY
(at 8.30 pm)
DM
ORCHESTRA OF COLOURS
"A tribute to Gioacchino Rossini"
Arias and orchestral excerpts from Tancredi,
Bianca e Faliero,
Guglielmo Tell, Semiramide, Otello, Le Comte Ory
Marina Vouloyianni soprano
Christina Giannakopoulou soprano
Marina Fideli mezzosoprano
Marita Paparisou mezzosoprano
Antonis Koronaios tenor
Yiannis Yiannissis bass-baritone
Orchestra of Colours
Miltos Logiadis conductor
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SUN 27
MAY
(at 8.30 pm)
FM
ORCHESTRA OF COLOURS
A tribute to György Ligeti
Miltos Logiadis conductor
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TUE 5
JUNE
(at 9 pm)
DM
Works by Jean Françaix, Camille Saint-Saëns,
Francis Poulenc
Spyros Kasianis bassoon
Alexandra Papastefanou piano
Alexandros Myrat conductor
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THU 14
JUNE
(at 9 pm)
FM
ORCHESTRA OF COLOURS
To commemorate the seventh year
since the death of Manos Hatjidakis
works by M. Hatjidakis, R. Dyens
Elena Papandreu guitar
Roland Dyens guitar
Orchestra of Colours
Miltos Logiadis conductor