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GREAT ORCHESTRAS -
GREAT CONDUCTORS
13 & 16 October 2002
Danish National Radio Orchestra
conducted by Michael Schøenwandt
Carl Nielsen: Aladdin suite, opus 34
Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lider
Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2, opus 43
James Johnson baritone
30 & 31October 2002
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Valery Gergiev
Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso
Tzigane
La Valse
Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sir le toit
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Leonidas Kavakos violin
25 & 26 November 2002
Orchestre de Paris
conducted by Christoph Eschenbach
Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8, D 759 (25/11)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano concerto no 1
in c major, opus 15 (25/11)
Symphony no 5 in c minor, opus 67 (25/11)
Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila, Overture (26/11)
Edvard Gried: Piano Concerto in a minor,
opus 16 (26/11)
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique,
opus 14 (26/11)
Christoph Eschenbach piano (25/11)
Janis Vakarelis piano (26/11)
30 & 31 January 2003
English Baroque Soloists
conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
W. A. Mozart: Kyrie, in d minor, KV 341 (368b)
(30 & 31/1)
Symphony no 25 in g minor, KV 173db (30 & 31/1)
Joseph Haydn: Mass in b flat minor (Theresien Mass)
XII 13 (30/1)
Missa in augustis in d minor, XXII: 11 (31/1)
Joanne Lunn soprano
Diana Moore mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist tenor
Brindley Sherratt bass
Monteverdi Choir
10 & 11 February 2003
Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Ingo Metzmacher
C. A. Hartmann: Miserere (10/2)
Gustav Mahler: Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen,
Der Schildwache Nachtlied,
Der Antonius von Padua, Fischpredigt, Urlicht,
Revelge, Der Tambourg'sell (10 & 11/2)
Johannes Brahms:Symphony no 2 in d major,
opus 73 (10/2)
G. Ligeti: Lontano (11/2)
G. Mahler: The Wunderhorn Songs
Béla Bartók: Orchestra concerto (11/2)
Matthias Görne baritone
25 & 26 May 2003
Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi
Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Robert Schumann: Piano
concerto in a minor,
opus 7 (25 & 26/5)
Symphony no 3 in e flat
minor, opus 97 (25/5)
Johannes Brahms:
Variations on a theme by
J. Haydn, opus 56a
(26/5)
Felix Mendelssohn:
Symphony no 4 in a major,
opus 90 (26/5)
Alfred Brendel piano
GREAT INTERPRETERS
PIANO VIRTUOSI
15 March 2003
Ivo Pogorelich
Clementi, Mozart, Beethoven,
Martucci, Liszt
19 March 2003
Dimitris Sgouros
Virtuosi di Praga
Nikos Tsouklos conductor
Frederick Choopin: Piano concerto no 1
in e minor, opus 11
Piano concerto no 2 in f minor, opus 22
22 March 2003
Lazar Berman
Schubert, Liszt
16, 18 & 20 May 2003
Radu Lupu
The Beethoven's Piano Concerti
La Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
conducted by
Sir Neville Marriner
28 May 2003
Alfred Brendel
Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert
OPERA AT THE MEGARON
11, 14, 17 & 19 October 2003
Richard Stauss
"Die Frau Ohne Schatten"
Opera in three acts
Director: Michael Hampe
Set Designer: Hans Schavernoch
Costume Designer: Carlo Tommasi
Light Designer: Hans Taoelstede
Kaiserin: Inga Nielsen soprano
Kaiser: Glenn Winslade tenor
Faeberin: Eva Marton soprano
Barak: Franz Grundheber (11, 14 & 17/10)
baritone Amme: Marilyn Zschau soprano
Geisterbote: Siegfried Lorenz baritone
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
conducted by
Michael Schøenwandt
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 April 2003
Giacomo Puccini
"Turandot"
Opera in three acts
Scenic concept-set and costume designer:
Nikos Petropoulos
Director: Paolo Panizza
Choreography: Petros Gallias
Light designer: Sergio Rossi
Turandot: Galina Kalinina (10, 12, 14/4)
Giovanna Casolla soprano (11, 13, 15/4)
Claire Primrose soprano (16/4)
Calaf: Vladimir Galouzine tenor (10, 12, 14, 16/4)
Lando Bartolini tenor (11, 13, 15/4)
Liu: Cecilia Gasdia soprano (10, 12, 14, 16/4)
Althea-Maria Papouloia soprano (11, 13, 15/4)
The Kodàly Conservatoire Children Choir
Chorus master: Michalis Patseas
The Sofia National Opera Choir
The Athens State Opera Choir
Conducted by Donato Renzetti
Choir of the Greek National Opera
The Athens
State Orchestra
conducted
by Donato Renzetti
BRIDGES
Artistic
director Dimitris Maragopoulos
Cinema
& Music
7 November
2002
Pabst
"Der
Schatz" (The Treasure)
Music by
Max Deutsch
La
Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
conducted
by Amaury du Clausel
30
November 2002
Pabst-Franck
"Die
Weisse Hoelle des Piz-Palou"
(The
Piz-Palou' White Cave)
with Elena
Riefenstahl
The Athens
City Symphony Orchestra
conducted
by Franck Strobel
27 March
2003
Counter-Phrases
ten short
dance films by
Anna
Teresa de Keersmaeker
and Rosas
Ensemble
Music by
G. Apergis, J. Harvey, O. Lindberg,
S. Reich,
De May, L. Francesconi, T. Hosokawa,
R. de
Raaf, van Eycken
Ensemble
Ictus
10 &
11 December 2002
A Tribute
to Cretan Music
Traditional
Cretan music
Artistic
direction: Lambros Liavas
Director:
Memi Spyratou
THE SONG
15
December 2002
Michalis
Gregoriou concert
Songs by
Michalis Gregoriou
With the
participation of: Maria Farantouri
Savina
Giannatou
Tassis
Christoyiannis
The
Orchestra of Colours
conducted
by Miltos Logiadis
February
2003
Nikos
Kiipourgos: "Kipotheatro"
"Gardentheater"
With the
participation of: Dionyssis Savvopoulos
Maria
Farantour, Chronis Aidonidis
Savina
Giannatou, Alkinoos Ioannidis
4 & 5
March 2003
Zülfü
Livanelli concerts
Works by
Livanelli
Maria
Farantouri song
22, 23,
27, 28 & 30
December
2002
"Once
upon a time
there was
a little prince"
A musical
spectacle based on
Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry's
"The
Little Prince"
Adaptation
- lyrics: Martha Tomboulidou
Music by
Tassis Christoyannis
The
Orchestra of Colours
conducted
by Miltos Logiadis
27 January
2003
Britten
Sinfonia
conducted
by Django Bates
Works by
D. Bates, D. Ellington, A. Copland
J. S.
Bach, V. Papathanasiou
Britten
Sinfonia Orchestra
Django
Bates conductor
8 February
2003
Latin
Works by
Gavillan, L. Brouwer, Valena,
Facinas,
J. Morel
Lisa Zoe
guitar
Evangelos
Asimakopoulos guitar
La
Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
Enrique
Diemecke conductor
8 March
2003
Latin
Works by
C. Chavez, H. Villa-Lobos, A. Ginastera
Antigone
Goni guitar
La
Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
Enrique
Barrios conductor
March 2003
Guitar
Festival
Artistic
director Kostas Kotsiolis
With the
participation of
Vicente
Amigo, José Manuel Hierro,
Stanley
Jordan,
Kostas
Kotsiolis guitar
Blas
Cordoba song, flamenco
The Athens
State Orchestra
Ernest
Martinez-Izquierdo conductor
22 May
2003
Jazz
Concert
Bobby
McFerrin vocals
SUNDAY
MORNING CONCERTS
FOR
CHILDREN AND YOUNG
PEOPLE
Artistic
Director
DIMITRIS
MARAGOPOULOS
SUNDAY
MORNINGS
Hall of
the Friends of Music
Dimitris
Mitropoulos Hall at 11.30 a.m.
October
2002 - April 2003
Series of
Concerts
Dates to
be announced
Introduction-presentation:
Efi-Averof-Michailidis
BAROQUE
MUSIC
2 & 3
November
Academy of
Ancient Music
Works by
G. F. Haaendel, H. Purcell
Michael
George counter tenor
Paul
Goodwin bass
30
November & 1 December 2002
Bachakademie
Stuttgard
Soloists
and the Gaechinger Choir
of the
Bachakademie Stuttgard
J. S.
Bach: Cantatas BW 42, 93, 97
La
Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
Helmuth
Rilling conductor
20 April
2003
Works by
J. S. Bach
21 &
22 April 2003
G. F.
Haendel: Jephtha
Oratorio
Sonia
Theodoridou soprano
Iris
Vermillon soprano
Gunter
Schmid baritone
Wiener
Kammerchor
Orchestra
Capella Istropolitana
Ralf
Weikert conductor
LA
CAMERATA-ORCHESTRA
OF THE
FRIENDS OF MUSIC
10 October
2002
Shostakovich,
Bruckner
Sokrates
Anthis trumpet
Giorgos
Lazarides piano
La
Camerata-Orchestra
of the
Friends of Music
Alkis
Baltas conductor
24 October
2002
Schubert,
Shostakovich
La
Camerata-Orchestra
of the
Friends of Music
Avi
Ostrovsky conductor
22
November 2002
Bartók,
Haydn
Christophor
Miroshnikov cello
La
Camerata-Orchestra
of the
Friends of Music
Johannes
Goritzki conductor
16 January
2003
Stuppner,
Mozart, Shostakovich
Alexandros
Ikonomou bassoon
Dimitris
Vamvas oboe
Antonis
Lagos horn
Marie-Cecile
Boulard clarinet
La
Camerata-Orchestra
of the
Friends of Music
Konstantinos
Karydis conductor
1 February
2003
Ludwig van
Beethoven: Romance no 1, opus 40
Romance no
2, opus 50
Piano
concerto no 4, opus 58
Triple
concerto, opus 56
August
Dumay violin
Gian Wang
cello
Mario Joao
Pires piano
La
Camerata-Orchestra
of the
Friends of Music
Alexander
Myrat conductor
23
February 2003
Programme
to be announced
La
Camerata-Orchestra
of the
Friends of Music
Salvatore
Accardo conductor
2 April
2003
Works by
Drellas, Bourboudakis, Koumentakis,
Kouroupos,
Papageorgiou
La
Camerata-Orchestra
of the
Friends of Music
19 April
2003
J. S.
Bach, A. Schönberg
La
Camerata-Orchestra
of the
Friends of Music
Dmitry
Sitkovetsky conductor
DANCE AT
THE MEGARON
22, 23,
25, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30
December
2002
"GISELLE"
Within the
freamework of the Christmas Season Cycle
Choreography:
Leonidas de Pian
based on
the classical choreography by
Jean
Corelli and Jules Perrot
Set
designer: Nikos Petropoulos
Costume
and light designer: Leonidas de Plan
Giselle:
Diana Vyshneva (22, 25, 27, 29 & 3012)
Svetlana
Zakhorova (23, 26, 28 & 29/12)
Albrecht:
Vladimir Malakhov (22, 25, 27, 29 & 30/12)
Igor
Zelenksy (23, 26, 28 & 29/12)
Myrtha:
Maria Alexandrova
Bertha:
Roxani Papanikola
Corps de
ballet of the Sofia State Opera
The Athens
State Orchestra
conducted
by Robert Luther
20, 21
& 23 January 2003
Modern
Dance with
Vladimir
Malakhov
Choreography
by J. Neumeier, N. Duato,
R. Petit,
R. Zanella, K. McMillan,
G. Bombot,
D. Parsons
1 & 2
February 2003
Theatrokinissi:
"Vacchai"
CHRISTMAS
SEASON
3 December
2002
Sofia
Radio Symphony Orchestra
Works by
Kalomoiris, Glazounov, Rimsky-Korsakov
Thodoros
Kerkezos saxophone
Byron
Fidetzis conductor
22, 23,
25, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30
Decemeber
2002
"Giselle"
Choreography:
Leonidas de Plan
based on
the classical choreography by
Jean Corelli
and Jules Perrot
Set
designer: Nikos Petropoulos
Costume
and light designer: Leonidas de Plan
Giselle:
Diana Vyshneva (22, 25, 27, 29 & 30/12)
Svetlana
Zakharova (23, 26, 28 & 29/12)
Albrecht:
Vladimir Malakhov (22, 25, 27, 29 & 30/12)
Igor
Zelensky (23, 26, 28 & 29/12)
Myrtha:
Maria Alexandrova
Bertha:
Roxani Papanikola
Corps de
Ballet of the Sofia State Opera
The Athens
State Opera
conducted
by Robert Luther
22-30
December 2002
"Musical
tales"
with the
Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
works by
Prokofiev, Mikroutsikos
La
Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
Alexandros
Myrat conductor
22, 23,
27, 28 & 30
December
2002
"Once
upon a time
there was
a little prince"
A musical
spectacle based on
Antoine de
Saint-Exupéry's
"The
Little Prince"
Adaptation-lyrics:
Martha Tomboulidou
Music by
Tassis Christoyiannis
The
Orchestra of Colours
conducted
by Miltos Logiadis
25, 26,
27, 29 & 30
December
2002
The best
musical cartoons
CHAMBER
MUSIC
AT THE
MEGARON
29 October
2002
Trio
Archubudelli
Ludwig van
Beethoven: The String Trio, opus 9
11
November 2002
Kodàly
String Quartet- Dimitris Sgouros
Works by
Mozart, Bartók, Schumann
Kodàly
String Quartet
Dimitris
Sgouros piano
20
February 2003
Han-Na-Chang
cello
recital
Works by
R. Strauss, Schuamnn, Prokofiev
Daria
Hovora piano
20 April
2003
Ensemble
Wien
Programme
to be announced
CHAMBER
MUSIC
FESTIVAL
LEONIDAS
KAVAKOS
artistic
director
19
February 2003
Works by
J. S. Bach
Leonidas
Kavakos violin
Alexei
Liubimov piano
La
Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
21
February 2003
Works by
Mendelssohn, Roger, Schumann
Leonidas
Kavakos violin
Hanna
Weinmeister violin
Diemut
Poppen viola
Boris
Pergamenchikov cello
Alexei
Liubimov piano
24
February 2003
Works by
J. S. Bach
Leonidas
Kavakos violin
Nikos
Nikopoulos clarinet
Hanna
Weinmeister violin
Boris
Pergamenchikov cello
Takis
Kapoyiannis double bass
Péter Nagy
piano
26
February 2003
Works by
J. S. Bach
Leonidas Kavakos
violin
27
February 2003
Jazz
Interpretations of J. S. Bach
Bach
Swingle Singers vocal ensemble
Vassilis
Tsabropoulos piano
MONDAY
EVENING SERIES
AT THE
DIMITRIS MITROPOULOS HALL
7 October
2002
The
Prize-winners of "Princess Christina
Congress"
works by
D. Watkins, M. Mchedelov, T. Takemitsu,
H. Renie,
F. Godefroid,
J. Brahms,
I. Stravinsky, G. Gershwin
Cecile
Gouder de Beauregard violin
Cwyneth
Wentink harp
Natalja
Korobajko piano
14 &
21 October 2002
Alexandra
Papastefanou
A tribute
to Robert Schumann
- Robert
Schumann: Arabesque, opus 18,
Fantasiestucke,
opus 111, Humoresque, opus 20,
Nachtstuecke,
opus 23 Kreisleriana, opus 16 (14/10)
Blumenstueck,
opus 19, Piano Sonata opus 11,
Gesange
der Fruehe, Davidsbuendlertaenze, opus 6,
Toccata,
opus 7 (21/10)
Alexandra
Papastafanou piano
4 November
2002
Opus Trio
works by
J. Haydn, J, Hummel, C. M. von Weber
Opus Trio:
Loic
Poulain flure
Pierre
Champagne cello
Elena
Mousala piano
18
November 2002
Lida Masoura,
piano recital
works by
M. Ravel, C. Debussy, F. Liszt,
I.
Albeniz, E. Granados
2 December
2002
Aris
Garoufalis piano recital
works by
D. Scarlatti, E. Granados, S. Rachmaninov
16
December 2002
Maro Razi
- Vangelis Boudounis guitar recital
works by
J. Dowland, M. Chadjidakis,
V.
Tsitsanis, A. Vivaldi, J. S. Bach,
L. van
Beethoven, V. Boudounis, J. Lennon,
P. Simon,
B. Dylan
20 January
2003
Iakovos
Kolanian guitar recital
works by
J. S. Bach
3 February
2003
Elisabeth
Kounalaki piano recital
works by
J. S. Bach, R. Schumann,
S.
Prokofiev
17
February 2003
Thanassis
Apostolopoulos piano recital
works by
E. von Dohnanyi, A. Scriabin, J. Strauss,
G. Fauré,
S. Rachmaninov
25
November 2002
works by
A. Soler, L. van Beethoven, F. Liszt,
C.
Debussy, F. Dutilleuxù
David
Quigley piano
9 December
2002
works by
R. Schumann, A. Snoenberg,
M. Ravel,
M. Oikonomou
Patricia
Koparchinskaja violin
Christophe
Hinterhuber piano
13 January
2003
works by
J. P. Rameau, G. Fauré, H. Dutilleux,
C.
Saint-Saens, M. Ravel, J. Ibert
Katja
Laemmarmann violin
Sebastian
Klinger cello
Charlotte
Balzereit harp
10
February 2003
works by
J. Haydn, B. Smetana, J. Brahms
Kungsbacka
Piano trio
3 March
2003
works by A
Pärt, J. Brahms, A. Schnittke,
M. Ravel,
F. Waxman
Yura Lee
violin
Akira
Eguchi piano
14 April
2003
works by
J. S. Bach, F. Schubert, L. Jongen,
D.
Shostakovich, N. Paganini
David Cohn
piano
Olga
Sitkovetskaja piano
20th &
21st CENTURY
MUSIC
15 October
2002
Schönberg,
Beethoven, Sicilianos
New
Hellenic Quartet
Giorgos
Demertzis violin
Dimitris
Chandrakis violin
Chara Sira
viola
Apostolos
Chandrakis cello
Julia
Souglakou soprano
Maria
Asteriadou piano
13
November 2002
Koukos,
Prokofiev, Schostakovich
Christos
Papageorgiou piano
Oxford
Philomusica Orchestra
Marios
Papadopoulos condutor
15 &
16 November 2002
Birtwistle,
Debussy, Stravinsky, Koumentakis (15/11)
Sergi,
Stravinsky, Schönberg, Ravel,
Shostakovich
(16/11)
Thanassis
Apostolopoulos piano
Nash
Ensemble Orchestra
25 January
2003
A Tribute
to the Second Viennese School
Webern,
Berg, Schönberg
Sonia
Theodoridou soprano
Ilias
Barbas flute
Spyros
Mourikis clarinet
Christos
Ginos clarinet
Giorgos
Demertzis violin
Christophor
Miroshnikov cello
Vicky
Styllianou piano
La
Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
Nikos
Tsouchlos conductor
GREEK
MUSIC CYCLE
19, 20, 22
& 23 November 2002
Marinella-George
Dalaras: "Together"
Songs and
ballads
from
Greece and abroad
A TRIBUTE
TO MANOLIS KALOMOIRIS
24
November 2002
Songs and
piano works by M. Kalomoiris
Markella
Chatziano mezzosoprano
Steve
Larson piano
4 December
2002
Songs
Cycles by M. Kalomoiris
Markella
Chatziano mezzosoprano
Sofia
Radio Symphony Orchestra
Byron
Fidetzis conductor
10
December 2002
Manolis
Kalomoiris and
Contemporary
Greek Composers
works by
M. Kalomoiris, D. Dragatakis, P. Koukos,
F.
Tsalachouris
Giorgos
Demertzis violin
La
Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music
Alexandros
Myrat conductor
12
December 2002
Manolis
Kalomoiris' Chamber Music
Vassiliki
Karaianni soprano
Stathis
Kiosoglou clarinet
Peter
Clemente violin
Jiri Barta
cello
Evangelia
Kiosoglou harp
Jenia
Manousaki piano
13
December 2002
works by
I. Paderewsky, M. Kalomoiris
Marina
Krilovic soprano
Marousa
Xyni soprano
Vangelis
Chatzisimos tenor
Tassis
Christoyiannis baritone
Anthony
Goldstone piano
The Athens
State Orchestra
Nikos
Tsouchos conductor
A TRIBUTE
TO STELIOS KAFANTARIS
3 December
2002
Programme
to be announced
Giorgos
Demertzis violin
Leonidas
Kavakos violin
Hellenic
Group of Contemporary Music
Theodore
Antoniou conductor
18 January
2003
Music and
Poetry
works by
M. Ikonomou, G. Voutsinas, J. Papadatos,
K.
Sfetsas, P. Koukos
Hellenic
Group of Contemporary Music
Theodore
Antoniou condutor
8 April
2003
The Greek
Diaspora
works by
G. Tsontakis, A. Paraskevas,
Ch.
Chadjis, A. Kalogeras, G. Vlachopoulos
Hellenic
Group of Contemporary Music
Theodore
Antoniou conductor
11 May
2003
works by
G. Kouroupos, N. Rotas,
A.
Kounadis, G. Christou, G. Chadjimichelakis
The City
of Athens Ensemble
of
Contemporary Music
Lefteris
Kalkanis conductor
12, 13, 14
March 2003
Greek
Composers of the Next Generation
with the
Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music
conducted
by Theodore Antoniou
SPECIAL
EVENTS
29 October
2002
The
"Maria Callas Foundation
Scholarship"
and
The
"Alexandra Triandi Scholarship"
Gala
12
November 2002
L van
Beethoven: Symphony no 3
Piano
concerto no 1
Oxford
Philomusica Orchestra
Marios
Papadopoulos
piano-conductor
21 March
2003
Italian
Opera Gala
Dimitra Theodosiou soprano
The Athens
State Orchestra
Nicola
Luisotti
conductor