Aegina International Music Festival returns with 8 music filled nights
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
fter last year's postponement, due to the pandemic, the 15th International Music Festival of Aegina returns this August, with eight musical nights in the Courtyard of the Church of the Savior and the Beach of Aura.
From the 8th to the 28th of August, Greek and foreign artists will perform works by great composers of classical music, favorite arias, works inspired by Greece and its radiance, but also contemporary creations - Greek ballads and jazz music.
As the artistic director, Dora Bakopoulou, notes for this year's event, "normally, we should have counted our 16th Festival this year", but as we know, the times were horrible and unexpected. For us, the shock of canceling last year's Festival, at the last minute, was great. Fear has taken over our lives. But today, we can say that we have won a great victory. Not the final one, but with faith, common sense and determination we will win this too! I was very hesitant about holding the 15th International Music Festival of Aegina 2021, but when I realized that people wanted it very much, they missed it and waited for it, I decided to do what I can to make it happen ".
The 15th Aegina Music Festival, in line with the extraordinary conditions of the time, has taken all the necessary measures against the spread of Covid 19 and follows absolutely all the relevant instructions for concerts in open spaces, as the organization points out.
Program
- Wednesday, August 7th 2019 – Sotira ‘s Church
“About Debussy”
Theodora Baka, mezzo soprano
Natalia Geraki, flute
Dionisis Malouchos, piano
Nikolas Tsalikis, piano
- DEBUSSY: Golliwogg's cake-walk for solo piano (Dionisis Malouchos)
- FAURÉ: Rêve d’ amour (poetry: Victor Hugo) for voice and piano
Clair de lune (poetry: Paul Verlaine) for voice and piano
Au bord de l’ eau ( poetry : Sully Prudhomme) for voice and piano
Mandoline ( poetry : Paul Verlaine)for voice and piano
- BOULANGER: D' un Matin de Printemps for flute and piano
- RAVEL: Shéherazade , for voice and piano
- Asie, 2. La flûte enchanteé, 3. L' indifferent (poetry : Tristan Klingsor)
- RAVEL: Ma mère l'Oye piano suite for 4 hands
- Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant: Lent
- Petit Poucet: Très modéré
- Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes: Mouvt de marche
- Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête
- Le jardin féerique: Lent et grave
- SAINT-SAËNS: Romance in D flat for flute and piano op.37
- BIZET: Chant d' amour ( poetry : Alphonse de Lamartine) for voice and piano
- SATIE: Gnossienne αρ.1 for solo piano (Nikolas Tsalikis)
- SANCAN: Sonatine for flute and piano
- DEBUSSY: Beau Soir for voice, flute and piano (4 hands)
Natalia Geraki flute - Dionisis Malouchos piano
Theodora Baka mezzo soprano - Nikolas Tsalikis piano
- Thursday, August 8th 2019 – Sotira ‘s Church
Victoria Kiazimi, piano
Christofor Miroshnikoff, cello
George Kartelias, violin
- SCHUBERT: 4 lieder from “Winterreisse” transcription for cello
- RACHMANINOFF: “Vocalise” transcription for cello
P.I. TSCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50
“In memory of a great artist”
Pezzo elegiaco (Moderato assai - Allegro giusto)
Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
Variazione finale e coda
- Friday, August 9th 2019 – Sotira ‘s Church
Dora Bakopoulos, piano
Christofor Miroshnikoff, cello
George Kartelias, violin
- BRAHMS: Sonata for cello and piano, op. 38
Allegro ma non troppo
Allegretto quasi menuetto
Allegro
- van BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in B flat major, op.97 (of the Archduke)
Allegro moderato
Scherzo (Allegro)
Andante cantabile ma però con moto - Poco piu adagio
Allegro moderato - Presto
- Saturday, August 10th 2019 – Sotira’s Church
«Spiral» Jazz Trio
USA – Greece, jazz interplay
Spyros Manesis, piano
Arion Gyftakis, double bass
Anastasis Gouliaris, drums
- Tuesday, August 13th 2019 – Sotira ‘s Church
Elena Maragkou, mezzo soprano
Marios Sarantidis, baritone
Eutixia Veniota, piano
- WOLF: Michelangelo - Lieder
Wohl denk ich oft an mein vergangenes Leben
Alles endet, was entstehet
Fühlt meine Seele das ersehnte Licht
- BRAHMS: Dort in den Weiden Op.97, 4
Sonntag
Der Gang zum Liebchen
- SCHUMANN: So war die Sonne scheinet
- SCHUBERT: Der Fischer
Auf der Donau
Der Schiffer
- SCHUMANN: Herbstlied
- BRAHMS: Die Meere
Zigeunerlieder Op. 103
Vier Duette Op. 28
Es rauschet das Wasser
- Friday, August 16th 2019 – Sotira ’s Church
Tasis Christogianopoulos, voice
Dora Bakopoulos, piano
- SCHUMANN: The love of a poet, op.48 (poetry: H. Heine)
Μ. HATZIDAKIS: The circle of CNS (poetry: M. Xatzidakis)
Captain Michalis (based on N. Kazantzakis’ novel)
In memory of Kostas Galanis.
- Saturday, August 17th 2019 – Sotira ‘s Church
Christina Basili, cello
Tzenia Manousaki, piano
Manos Kitsikopoulos, piano
CHICK KOREA: Children Songs (Selections)
THE BEATLES: Norwegian Wood (piano arrangement: Manos Kitsikopoulos)
- LISZT: Ballade no. 2, in B minor
- BARBER: Sonata op. 26, for piano
Allegro energico
Allegro vivace e leggero
Adagio mesto
Fuga: Allegro con spirito (Manos Kitsikopoulos, piano)
- RACHMANINOFF: Sonata for Cello and Piano, op.19
Allegro Moderato
Allegro scherzando
Andante
Allegro mosso (Christina Basili, cello - Jenia Manousaki, piano)
- Friday, August 23rd 2019 – Sotira ‘s Church
“Dans le jardin des Mélodies Françaises”
Marilena Liakopoulou, piano
Philippe Forget, tenor
Jenny Drivala, soprano
Dimitris Karamanolis, piano
- Saint Saëns:Pourquoi rester seulette
C. Saint Saëns : La Cloche
Cl. Debussy: La belle au bois dormant
Cl. Debussy : Trois Mélodies de Verlaine
I. La mer est plus belle que la cathédrale,
II. Le son de cor
III. L’échelonnement des haies
Cl. Debussy: Fantoches
M. Ravel : La Chanson de la Mariée
C. Saint Saëns : Epithalame
F. Poulenc : Quatre Poèmes de G. Apollinaire
I. L’ Anguille
II. Carte-postale
III.Avant le cinema
IV.1904
- Massenet: Ouvre tes yeux bleues
J. Massenet: Elle s’en est allée
J. Kosma: Chansons de Prevert
I. La pèche a la baleine
II. Barbara
III. L’orgue de la barbarie
G. Bizet: L’Adieu de l’Hôtesse Arabe
L. Delibes: Jours passés
L. Delibes: Les Filles de Cadix
E. Satie : La Diva de l’Empire
Je te veux
B. Vian: La complainte du progrès
S. Gainsbourg: La javanaise
J.Massenet : “Poems d’amour” ( No 6)
- Saturday, August 24th 2019 - Small Theater “I. Molfesi”, Pacheiorachi
Kostis Theos, cello
Vasilia Guilloteau, voice
Panagiotis Andreoglou, accordion
J.S.Bach: Suite No. 4, in E flat major, for cello
- D. Scarlatti: Sonata Κ 394 in E minor, transcription for accordion
- Gubaidulina: In croce 1979/1991 for cello and accordion
Cl. Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa Madrigali Libro VIII 1638
- Vivaldi: Sposa con disprezzata
- Scarlatti: Sonata K 380 in E major, transcription for accordion
G.F.Händel: Credeto al mio dolore
- Scarlatti: Sonata Κ 159in C major, transcription for accordion
- Purcell: When I am laid in earth
- Wednesday, August 28th 2019 – Sotira’s Church 28/8/2019
New Stars!
Daniele Pilkington Scimone (16 years old), piano
Christoforos Petridis (15 years old), violin
Maria Ellie Petridis (13 years old), cello
- PAGANINI: Solo Violin Caprice No.5 in A Minor, op.1
- de SARASATE: Zigeunerweisen (Gipsy Airs), op 20.
- SCHUMANN: Symphonic Etudes, for solo piano, op.13
- van BEETHOVEN: Trio for piano, violin and cello op.11
- Saturday, August 31st 2019 - Avra Beach
Maria Farantouri - Elli Paspala
and Katerina Polemi in concert
Takis Farazis piano
David Lynch saxophone, flute, percussion
A great celebration of the Greek Song,
dedicated to “Médecins du Monde”
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