Artistic coordination: Tasos Poulios

Musicians
Tasos Poulios  qanun, musical composition
Kyriakos Tapakis oud
Yorgos Kontoyannis Aegean lyre
Νikos Paraoulakis ney

Programme
1. Vitraux
2. Pazar
3. Nychta
4. Ganos & Chora

Starts at: 17.00, 18.00 and 19.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Musical director: Kostas Ioannides

Performers
Melia Kreiling narrator

Danai Kioupouroglou flute
Dimitrios Sideris oboe, English horn
Manousos Ploumidis, Marinos Galatsinos, Athanasios Zacharopoulos clarinets
Zacharias Fotis bass clarinet
Dionysios Roussos soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
Spyridoula Koskina French horn
Elina Bassiou bassoon
Angelos Koulouris double bass

Starts at: 17.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Creative team
Conductor: Kyriaki Kountouri
Stage director: Themelis Glynatsis
GNO Children's Chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou
Visual identity: Christina Dimitra
Movement coach: Katerina Gevetzi

Music coach (soloists): Frixos Mortzos
GNO Children's Chorus accompanists: Marilena Souri, Eirini Antoniadou
Assistant stage directors: Katerina Gevetzi, Yannis Megalou
GNO Children's Chorus co-ordinator: Christina Ntemou

Programme:
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Noye's Fludde, op. 59 (1958)
for adults' and children's voices, children's chorus, chamber ensemble and children's orchestra
Text from the collection English Miracle Plays, Moralities and Interludes

Starts at: 17.30

 
Priority vouchers will be distributed for the three free events taking place at the Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas" during the Festival, to assist the audience and prevent inconvenience.
The distribution of vouchers will start on Thursday, 10 April 2025 at 12:00 via https://www.ticketplus.gr.

Music composition: Michalis Kalogerakis
Soloists: Michalis & Pantelis Kalogerakis

Starts at: 17.30, 18.30 and 19.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Creative team, performers

Composer, conductor: Nikos Galenianos

Ioanna Vrakatseli, Danae Bletsa, Artemis Bogri voices

CHÓRES female choral ensemble

Marina Avraam, Despina Barmpounaki, Eleftheria Bozoni, Katerina Chatzinikolaou, Giota Dimitrakopoulou, Faidra Gardouni, Despina Georga, Konstantina Giannopoulou, Konstantina Giannoutsou, Danai Gkanasou, Maria Kazala, Katerina Kalochristianaki, Maria Kampani, Artemis Karkani, Anastasia Katapidi, Dominiki Kondyli, Despoina Kontozani, Anastasia Konstantinidou, Katerina Koutsonikola, Ariel Krarup, Veroniki Krikoni, Fani Lykou, Iony Moschovakou, Tania Paparidi, Iliani Papouli, Eirini Petraki, Iro Pikoula, Elena Pouliou, Nadia Samara, Antonia Sielouli, Eleni Sisti, Marina Skoura, Danai Stergiou, Katerina Stromatia, Eleni Tasopoulou, Georgia Theologidou, Pelagia Tragari, Anna Triantafyllou, Nikolaia Triantafyllou, Aggi Vrettou, Valisia Vyza

Choirmistress: Eirini Patsea

World premiere • GNO commission

Starts at: 18.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Starts at: 19.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Creative team, performers
Conductor: Markellos Chryssikos

Theodora Baka mezzo-soprano
Timos Sirlantzis bass

Drop Down Community
Milen Maksimov, Ivo Danailov, Dorotea Kristeva, Kristina Hinova, Marta Taneva violins Ι
Dora Dimitrova, Elena Ganova, Magdalena Kamenova, Georgi Raychev, Veronika Vencharska violins ΙΙ
Ilina Ilieva, Stefania Yankova, Evelina Mihova, Peter Kirilov violas
Viktor Traykov, Teodora Atanassova, Peter Kushlev cellos
Alex Atanassov, Kristian Kosev double basses
Velislav Godzhunov, Boris Yordanov percussion

Spyros Souladakis celesta

Greek surtitle translation: Markellos Chryssicos

Programme
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Symphony No. 14 in G minor, op. 135 (1969)
for soprano, bass, strings and percussion
1. Adagio. "De profundis" (Lorca)
2. Allegretto. "Malagueña" (Lorca)
3. Allegro molto. "Loreley" (Apollinaire)
4. Adagio. "Le Suicidé" (Apollinaire)
5. Allegretto. "Les Attentives I" (Apollinaire)
6. Adagio. "Les Attentives II" (Apollinaire)
7. Adagio. "À la Santé" (Apollinaire)
8. Allegro. "Réponse des Cosaques Zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople" (Apollinaire)
9. Andante. "O, Del'vig, Del'vig!" (Küchelbecker)
10. Largo. "Der Tod des Dichters" (Rilke)
11. Moderato. "Schlußstück" (Rilke)

© Y. Gutman

Starts at: 20.00

Advance booking can be made through ticketservices.gr and will start on 8 April 2025 at 9.00.

Head - Conductor: Commander of the Hellenic Navy Efstratios Sitsas

Programme

1. Funeral march
Music: Frédéric Chopin

2.  Adagio in G minor
Music: Tomaso Albinoni
Orchestration: Panagiotis Panagakos

3. Je crois entendre encore
Music: Georges Bizet
Orchestration: Spyros Bakos

4. Calde Lacrime
Music: Cesare de Michelis

5. Withered leaves
Music: Gerasimos Kanioros
Orchestration: Αpostolos Moschos

Starts at: 20.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Creative team, performers
Musical director: Pavlos Kordis

Les Vibrations sympathiques
Eirini Patsea, Melenia Kalaitzi sopranos
Christina Poupalou, Despina Georga mezzo-sopranos
Marios Maniatopoulos, Leontios Tsokas tenors
Petros Christakis baritone
Konstantinos Karageorgiou bass

Starts at: 20.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Performers
Musical director: Iason Marmaras

The Clerkes Extraordinarie
Aliki Siousti, Zoe Dimopoulou, Ilia Stampoli cantus
Angeliki Argyri altus
Iason Marmaras, Ilias Vlastos tenor
Zannis Kanterakis, Christos Christodoulou bassus

Teresa Ortner cornet
Stéphanie Dyer, Joren Elsen, Tin Cugelj, Maximilien Brisson Baroque trombones
Natalie Carducci Baroque violin
Desiree Wöhrer recorder, viola da gamba
Andreas Linos, Antonia Kallenbach violas da gamba
Dimitris Tigkas Baroque double bass
Iason Marmaras, Eugène Michelangeli, Magdalena Hasibeder harpsichord, spinet, virginal, regal, organ

Members of the Cappella Sancti Pauli
Antigoni Gkogki cantus
Amalia Belia, Semina Pateraki, Eleni Pipini altus
Nikos Ziaziaris tenor

Starts at: 21.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Soloist: Zaharias Karounis
Selection of songs: Gerasimos Papadopoulos, Zaharias Karounis
Transcription of Βyzantine notation into pentagram: Gerasimos Papadopoulos

Musicians
Gerasimos Papadopoulos oud
Stefanos Dorbarakis qanun
Dionyssis Theodosis clarinet, kaval, flutes
Stratis Skourkeas percussion

Starts at: 22.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Performers:

Yorgos Psaltis violin, voice
Sofia Efkleidou cello
Yannis Poulios violin

Starts at: 17.00, 18.00 and 19.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Performer
Giorgos Konstantinou piano

Programme
Morton Feldman (1926-1987)
Triadic Memories (1981)
For Bunita Marcus (1985)
Palais de Mari (1986)
for piano

Starts at: 17.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Creative team
Conductor: Kyriaki Kountouri
Stage director: Themelis Glynatsis
GNO Children's Chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou
Visual identity: Christina Dimitra
Movement coach: Katerina Gevetzi

Music coach (soloists): Frixos Mortzos
GNO Children's Chorus accompanists: Marilena Souri, Eirini Antoniadou
Assistant stage directors: Katerina Gevetzi, Yannis Megalou
GNO Children's Chorus co-ordinator: Christina Ntemou

Cast
Noye: Yanni Yannissis
Nrs Noye: Anna Agathonos

Starts at: 17.30

 
Priority vouchers will be distributed for the three free events taking place at the Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas" during the Festival, to assist the audience and prevent inconvenience.
The distribution of vouchers will start on Thursday, 10 April 2025 at 12:00 via https://www.ticketplus.gr.

Creative team, performers
Arranger, conductor: Thanasis Papathanassiou

Tassos Apostolou bass

Vamos Orchestra
Elena Ormyliotou, Christina Paschali, Carol Ann Habich-Traut, Lauri Hämäläinen, Leonardo Sopi violins Ι
Olga Papadimitriou, Nikos Marakakis, Eleftheria Charkoftaki, Eleftheria Verykaki violins ΙΙ
Bernhard Klein, Katerina Sarantinou, Afroditi Tsairi cellos
Eirini Vouzi flute
Kostas Kanellos clarinet
Vangelis Kanellos trumpet
Theo Kraaijvanger euphonium
Ilias Kontoudis drums, percussion
Dimitris Nikoglou bass guitar
Nikos Fragiadakis piano
Prodromos Karadeloglou guitar, voice

Orchestra supervisor: Nikos Fragiadakis
Production manager: Kostas Kanellos

Starts at: 17.30 and 19.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Performers:
Nikos Katritzidakis flute
Nikos Papageorgiou tambour
Dimos Papatzalakis cantor
John Papatzanis singing, percussion

Programme:

1. Rizitiko* dirge Kosme Chryse / Golden World [Κόσμε Χρυσέ] in dialogue with the flutes

2. Improvisation on the tambour

3. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence [Σιγησάτω πάσα σαρξ βροτεία], The first Cherubic hymn for Holy Saturday, arranged in plagal mode by Iakovos [Archon Protopsaltis (First cantor)]

4. Excerpt from the Mass in maqam Ferahfeza Ayin by İsmail Dede Efendi, 1778-1846 – Fourth (Δ’) Chairetismos/Salutation

5. Terirem in the first plagal mode by Panayotis Chalatzoglou

6. Rizitiko* dirge

Starts at: 18.30 and 19.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Soloist: Marios Panteliadis (piano)

Programme

Johann Sebastian  Bach
"Jesus bleibet meine Freude" BWV 147 transcription for piano: Wilhelm  Kempff
"Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 transcription for piano: Ferruccio Busoni

Franz Liszt
Ballade No.2, S.171
Légend No.2, S.175 ‘’St François de Paule: Marchant sur les flots"

Starts at: 20.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Performers:
Kristia Michael voice, artistic direction
Marguerite Maire renaissance flutes
Ivan Gianakis traditional percussion
Elektra Miliadou medieval vielle, viola da gamba
Dimitris Tigas medieval vielle, violone
Alexis Mastichiadis harpsichord, organ

Composers: 
Aggelos Mastrantonis, Yannis Kyriakides, Aspasia Nasopoulou, Ioannis Panagiotou

Programme
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179): O virtus Sapientiae
Ioannis Panagiotou (b. 1995): Apíchima
Misteri d'Elx chant: O Arbre Sanct
Aggelos Mastrantonis (b. 1990): Comin’ Thro’ the Rye
Aspasia Nasopoulou (b. 1972): Plenitude
Byzantine folk song of Cyprus: Parakalo tin Panaya / Pray to the Virgin Mary [Παρακαλώ την Παναγιά]
Yannis Kyriakides (b. 1969): Lingua Ignota
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179): Karitas Habundat

Starts at: 20.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Major (MS) Xenofon Mentes Commander

Programme

1. Lacrime
Music: Gioachino Rossini / Orchestration: Major (MS) Petros Alistratis
2. Marcia Funebre, Op. 35
Music: Frédéric Chopin
3. Funeral March
Music: Spyridon Kaisaris
4. Withered leaves
Music: Gerasimos Kanioros / Arrangement: Second Lieutenant (MS) Spyridon Peratinos
5. ‘’Ina ti efryaxan’’ , [‘’Why do the heathen rage’’] from David’s Psalm II
Music: Ioannis Planiteros / Orchestration: Second Lieutenant (MS) Spyridon Peratinos
6. Angel's Lament
Music: Spyridon Argalias / Orchestration: Michail Michalopoulos

Starts at: 20.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Artistic coordination: Teodor Currentzis

Creative team

Choirmaster: Antonios Koutroupis
Soloists: Ribale Wehbe, Grigorios Zarkos
Narrator: Amalia Moutousi
Classical Cretan lyra: Yiorgos Kaloudis
Gran Cassa: Marinos Tranoudakis
Director: Elizaveta Moroz
With the participation of the choir musicAeterna Byzantina

musicAeterna Byzantina
Kyprianos Papakosta, Theodoros Panagiotakopoulos, Dionysios Antonatos,Yorgos Petrou, Andreas Andreou, Michalis Mastri, Alexis Kamougiaros, Daniil Pogiatzis, P. Katalin Ionel, Zacharias Papakosta, Marios Pogiatzis, Vasileios Papageorgiou, Georgios Stavrou, Ioannis Athanasiou, Georgios Triantafyllopoulos, Leonidas Tsoukalas, Filippos Athineos, Nikos Koustralis, Giannis Moustakas

Starts at: 22.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Creative team – Performers
Concept: Irene Anastasiou, George Krimperis

George Krimperis trombone
Irene Anastasiou organ
Aglaia Pappa narrator

Dionisis Vervitsiotis violin Ι
Vanessa Athanasiou violin ΙΙ
Hanna Pakkala viola
Alexandros Botinis cello
George Kokkinaris double bass

Starts at: 12.30 and 21.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Artistic curators: Sokratis Sinopoulos, Taxiarchis Georgoulis

Musicians
Sokratis Sinopoulos Constantinopolitan lyre
Taxiarchis Georgoulis oud
Stratis Psaradellis Constantinopolitan lyre
Dimosthenis Karachristodoulou Constantinopolitan lyre
Chrysanthi Gkika Constantinopolitan lyre

Starts at: 16.00, 17.00 and 18.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Concept, artistic director: Andreas Katsigiannis
Voice: Dimitra Galani
Soloist: Manolis Pappos (bouzouki, voice)
Estoudiantina of Nea Ionia, Volos

Also featuring The Greek Byzantine Choir, conducted by Georgios Konstantinou

Starts at: 17.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Creative team – Performers:
Ex Silentio
Dimitris Kountouras medieval flutes, musical direction
Fani Vovoni medieval vielle
Tobias Schlierf wheel vielle, medieval harp, voice
Nikos Varelas percussion

GNO Children’s Chorus
Music preparation & direction: Konstantina Pitsiakou
Music preparation assistant: Marilena Souri
Co-ordinator: Christina Ntemou

Ionian University Historical Flutes Ensemble
Alkistis Tsitouridou, Katerina Kteniadaki

GNO Children’s Chorus 

Maria-Irini Damati, Melina Georganta, Frideriki-Nadine Giannopoulou, Maria-Phaedra Konstantatou, Magdalene Lambrou, Ilia-Zoi Mavrokefalou, Aigli-Alexandra Papadiamanti, Anna Parthenidi, Simone-Athanasia Sofou, Angelos Tsalikis, Kalliopi Tzanidaki, Dimitra Vasilakopoulou, Natalia-Chrysoula Vassou, Sofia Zachopoulou, Stavroula Zioura

Starts at: 17.00

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Creative team – Performers
Spyros Tzekos clarinet
Iro Seira violin
Alexis Bove cello
Sofia Tamvakopoulou piano

Messiaen texts selection, translation and narration: Lenia Safiropoulou
Literary translation of excerpts from the Book of Revelation: Orfeas Apergis

Starts at: 17.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.

Performers
P 4 2
Beata Pincetić,* Christos Sakellaridis✝ piano

Programme
Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Trois Morceaux en forme de poire*✝ (1903)
1. Manière de commencement
2. Prolongation du même
3. Morceau I. Lentement
4. Morceau II. Enlevé
5. Morceau III. Brutal
6. En plus. Calme
7. Redite. Dans le lent

Prière des orgues*✝
from Messe des pauvres (1893-95)

Ogives✝ (1886)
1. Première ogive
2. Deuxième ogive
3. Troisième ogive
4. Quatrième ogive

Air du grand maître✝
from Sonneries de la Rose+Croix (1892)

Aperçus désagréables*✝ (1908-12)
1. Pastorale
2. Choral
3. Fugue

Εn habit de cheval*✝ (1911)
1. Choral
2. Fugue litanique
3. Autre choral
4. Fugue de papier

Le Fils des étoiles* (1891)
1. Prélude du 1er Acte : La vocation
3. Prélude du 2e Acte : L'initiation
5. Prélude du 3e Acte : L'incantation

Prélude de la porte héroïque du ciel* (1894)

Cinéma*✝
Symphonic interlude from the ballet Relâche (1924)
Arrangement for piano four hands: Darius Milhaud

Starts at: 17.30

Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.