Great Orchestras
Great Conductors
Series

21, 22 November 1998
Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields
conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
Britten, Tippet, Haydn, Mozart,
Mendelssohn, Nikos Skalkottas
Soloists
Janis Vakarelis piano (Nov 21)
Cristian Blackshaw piano (Nov 22)
In cooperation with the British Embassy
and the British Council in Athens
as part of the "Britain in Greece" Festival

9, 11 December 1998
Philarmonia Orchestra (London)
conducted by Michael Schoenwandt
Brahms, Richard Strauss, C.M. von Weber
Soloists
Leonidas Kavakos violin (Dec 9)
Anna Tomowa-Sintow soprano (Dec 11)
In cooperation with the British Embassy
and the British Council in Athens
as part of the "Britain in Greece" Festival

Sir Neville Marriner
Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields
Founded in 1959 by Neville
Marrinerr, the Academy
is the most recorded chamber
orchestra in the world
with over 1000 releases to its credit

Michael Schoenwandt
conducting the Philarmonia Orchestra
in two concertos, also in the production
of "Salome"; the London Orchestra is
resident orchestra at the Athens Megaron
for three years

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