The Odessa Classics festival in Tallinn has finished. Thessaloniki, Greece will become the next place а the festival from the 9th till 13th of June.
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9 June, 21:00
Thessaloniki Concert Hall, âFriends of Musicâ Hall (M1)
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Zoi Tsokanou
- G. Axiotis âSunsetâ (Gr: Deilino), from Intermezzi
- W. A. Îοzart Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, KV 467
- W. A. Îοzart Overture from the opera Le Nozze di Figaro
- W. A. Îοzart âHai già vinta la causaâ, Count Almavivaâs aria from the opera Le Nozze di Figaro
- J. Massenet âCe breuvage⦠vision fugitiveâ, Hérodeâs aria from the opera Hérodiade
- G. Verdi Overture from the opera I Vespri Siciliani
- G. Verdi âIo morrò, ma lieto in coreâ, Rodrigoâs aria from the opera Don Carlo
- F. Lehár âBallsirenen Walzerâ, from the operetta Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
- F. Lehár âO Vaterland, du machst bei Tagâ, Daniloâs aria from the operetta Die Lustige Witwe
- C. Porter âBegin the Beguineâ, song from the musical Jubilee
10 June, 11:30
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestraâs, âSolon Michaelidesâ Rehearsal Auditorium
Daniel Hope (violin)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
- M. Skoryk âMelodyâ
- V. Silvestrov âElegyâ, âMusical momentâ
- A. Karamanov âNight prayerâ (ÏÏλο Ïιάνο)
- S. Rachmaninov âVocaliseâ, âMargaritkiâ
- A. Pärt âSpiegel im Spiegel"
- A. Schnittke âTango in a madhouseâ, âPolkaâ
10 June, 21:00
Rotunda, Thessaloniki
Daniel Hope (violin)
Air Ensemble:
Simos Papanas (violin)
Markellos Chryssikos (harpsichord)
Nicola Mosca (cello)
Emanuele Forni (lute & guitar)
Michael Metzler (percussion)
- Air â A Baroque journey
- Works by A. Vivaldi (1678-1741), A. Falconieri (1585/6-1656), J. P. Von Westhoff (1656-1705), D. Ortiz (1510-1576), N. Matteis (1670-1713), et al.
11 June, 21:00
Rotunda, Thessaloniki
Daniel Hope (violin)
Alexey Botvinov (piano)
- J. Brahms âF-A-Eâ Sonata, 3rd mvt: Scherzo
- A. Schnittke Suite im alten Stil. Op.80
- Edward Elgar âChanson de matinoâ, Op.15, No.2, âChanson de nuitâ, Op.15, No.1, âSalut dâamourâ, Op.12
- A. DvoÅák Sonatina in G major, Op.100
- V. Silvestrov âBarcarolleâ, âLullabyâ
- C. Franck Sonata in A major
13 June, 21:00
Thessaloniki Concert Hall, âEmilios Riadisâ Hall (M2)
Simos Papanas (violin)
Antonis Sousamoglou (violin)
David Bogorad (viola)
Dimos Goudaroulis (cello)
New Ideas Chamber Orchestra (NICO):
Augusta JusionytÄ (violin, concertmaster)
Dalia SimaÅ¡kaitÄ (violin)
Agata Ursul (violin â viola)
Liudvikas Silickas (cello)
Augustinas Daniel Sokalski (cello)
Vincas BaÄius (double bass)
Gediminas Gelgotas (conductor, piano)
- S. Papanas âSequenza for two violins (in distance)â
- G. Koumendakis Point of no return, for string quartet
- G. Gelgotas âTo the Skiesâ
- A. Vivaldi / M. Richter âWinterâ, from The Four Seasons
- G. Gelgotas âNever Ignore the Cosmic Oceanâ, âSanctifactionâ
- A. Vivaldi / M. Richter âSummerâ, from The Four Seasons
- G. Gelgotas âΤransitoryâ, âLock Me in Your Light, St Lukeâ, âPraisedanceâ, âExtracadenzaâ