The Kozani Classical Music Festival opens its doors on 22 August 2018 and will last until 26 August.
Expressing the space of spoken music aims to offer a program of high level events enabling the audience to enjoy excellent performances.
Through a spirit of cooperation and volunteerism, professional musicians, teachers, students as well as graduates of the Conservatories of the city of Kozani who continue their studies abroad, will collaborate in the hospitable space of the Folklore Museum of Kozani.
The program includes five thematic nights:
Wednesday 22 August "Music millennials of Kozani", young talented musicians who excel in their instrument participate, students of the city Conservatories as well as graduates who continue their studies abroad.
D. Lovreglio / G.Verdi – Fantasia of Concerto La Traviata
Giorgos Karagkounis, clarinet | Sweet Koutoula, piano
W. A. Mozart – Sonate for Violin and piano KV 296
Maria Geladari, violin | ∆ηµήτρης ∆ηµόπουλος, piano
F. Chopin – Ballad n.3
Giannis Vogiatzis, piano
F. Doppler - Fantasy
Anastasia Vourka-Ftaka, flute | ∆ηµήτρης ∆ηµόπουλος, piano
S. Rachmaninoff – Musical Moments Op. 16 no. 4
Friday Tzuka, piano
Fr. Poulenc – Sonate for Clarinet and piano
Thodoris Papavassiliou, clarinet | Friday Tzuka, piano
Schumann Butterflies
Nancy Soulioti, piano.
Paule Maurice – Provence paintings
Thanos Tsakiltzidis, saxophone | Sweet Koutoula, piano
Thursday 23 August "Dinner for Claude Debussy", a tribute to the great French composer who significantly influenced the music of the 20th century. Honoring them 100 years since his death.
Small suite
Irini Delezou – Sweet Koutoula, piano for 4 hands
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Panagiotis Zacharakis, flute | Irini Delezou, piano
Piano trio No. 1
Lundila Ahipalova, violin | Staatia Sgouropoulou, cello | George Tzoukas, piano
Rhapsody for clarinet
Nikos Mantanis, clarinet | ∆ηµήτρης ∆ηµόπουλος, piano
Syrinx
Nikos Papaparaskevas, flute
Friday 24 August "Music of the Modern Greek National School", evening dedicated to the Greek composers who acted at the beginning of the 20th century.
M. Varvoglis - Sonatina
Chryssa Tiani, piano
C. Κωνσταντινιδης – Dodecanese Suite
Stella Dinopoulou, violin | Giannis Dinopoulos, piano
N. Σκαλκώττας – Tender Melody
Maria Dinopoulou, cello | Giannis Dinopoulos, piano
∆. ∆ραγατάκης – Sonata for violin and piano No 1
Costas Kouzov, violin | George Tzoukas, piano
Saturday 25 August "Italian Song", lyric songs and arias from great and favorite operas from the country that started this popular genre.
1. I do not love you anymore
Composer Paolo Tosti
Giota Kontou
2. Come back to Sorrento
His Neapolitan song 1902, composer Ernesto De Curtis
Alexandros Pselialis
3. Tell me about your love Marius
Neapolitan song, composers Ennio Neri & Cesare Andrea Bixio
Alexandros Pselialis
4. Who Doretta's beautiful dream
Arda by Magda from the opera "La Rondine" by Giacomo Puccini
Giota Kontou
5. Willow song (Salce, Salce) Ave Maria
Scene of Desdemona from the opera "Otello" by Giuseppe Verdi
Violetta Skirt
6. Stay still
Arias by Guglielmo Tell from the opera “Guglielmo Tell” by Gioachino Rossini Alexandros Pselialis
7. Here I am in happy dress… Oh how many times
Recitalivo and arias by Giulietta from the opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" by Vincenzo Bellini
Giota Kontou
8. Whence she went out happy
Aria by Mimì from the opera “La Bohème” by Giacomo Puccini
Giota Kontou
9. For me, the supreme time has come. I will die, but happy in heart
Scene of Rodrigo's death from the opera "Don Carlos" by Giuseppe Verdi Alexandros Pselialis
10. Live art
Tosca arias from Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca"
Violetta Skirt
11. Ah! Tell the young woman
Duet of Violetta and Giorgio Germont from the opera "La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi
Giota Kontou – Alexandros Pselialis
Soloist:
Violetta Skirt, Soprano / Piano: Vassilis Kitsos
Alexandros Pselialis, Baritone / Piano: Charalaipos Tsinikosiaoglou
Giota Kontou, Soprano / Piano: In Tsiura
Sunday 26 August "Modern Creation". Composers from the wider area present their works.
Koutoula Glyka – Dream within a dream
Orestis Papaioannou, clarinet | Sweet Koutoula, piano
C. Τζούκας – “Flutish”
Νικολός ∆ηµόπουλος, flute | George Tzoukas, piano
C. Παπαδηµητρίου – Meeting
Zoran Stepic, cello | ∆ηµήτρης ∆ηµόπουλος, piano
Λ. Tsavdaridis – Night, for picolo flute, alto flute and a performer (2004)
Nikos Papaparaskevas, alto & piccolo flute
Λ. Tsavdaridis – Three haiku for guitar and flute
(inspired by the haiku of G.. Seferis) (2013) Christina Tanis, flute | Eleni Tsilipakou, guitar
A. Short – Trio
violin | Μηµήτρης Λεοντζάκος, clarinet | ∆ηµήτρης ∆ηµόπουλος, piano
Gatzoflias Haris – 3 poems for piano and voice
Violet Skirt, soprano | ∆ηµήτρης ∆ηµόπουλος, piano
Tickets:
General admission 5 €
Season ticket (for all theme nights): 20€
ΟΑΠΝ Δ. Kozani, Tel. 2461029843 Fax 2461029163
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