Performers
Conductor: Alkis Baltas

Athens Municipality Symphony Orchestra

Charalampos Soukas, Efthymia Christodoulou, Yannis Georgiadis principals

Arben Kadesha, Stella Tsani, Brunilda Malo, Zoi Kotta, Lampros Kiklis, Blerta Agolli, Menelaos Papadaniil, Charetina Jaho, Petros Galakos, Ilias Zoutsos, Dimitrios Margaritis, Aikaterini Kaminskaya, Georgios Manolas, Spyridon-Richardos Travlos violins Ι

Georgios Peristeris, Christos Koulouris, Panagiotis Nikolis, Genti Pappas, Gentiana Thana, Ioannis Ganas, Nikolaos Patelis, Dorothea-Anthoula Vasilantonaki, Polytimi Stamatopoulou, Konstantinos Vasileiadis, Odysseas Zafeiropoulos violins ΙΙ

Indrid Hafizi, Claudiana Bousaman, Alketa Jaho, Monika Damo, Aikaterini Tzintzo, Nikolaos Chotos, Biljana Zaharinova violas

Konstantinos Theos, Mirela Ruci, Arben Antoni, Eirini Dimaki, Emmanouil Epitropakis, Spyridon Cheimarios, Fotini Nikolopoulou, Panagiota Soula cellos

Georgios-Alexandros Arnis, Ioannis Chalaris, Michail Erzenis, Souela Chantzari, Maria-Ioanna Argyropoulou, Michail Kalkanis double basses

Mikaela Panagiotopoulou, Kleio Tsakiri, Ilektra Karanikola flutes

Konstantinos Giovanis, Ioannis Tselikas oboes

Grammenos Chalkias, Athanasios Nikolouzos, Efstathios Manatos clarinets

Ioannis-Sergios Magiatis bassoon

Alexios Markou, Konstantinos Patrikios, Spyridon Fokas, Theodoros Mourikis French horns

Ioannis Moraitis, Anastasios Drampalis, Vasileios Vasileiadis trumpets

Ioannis Arvanitakis, Georgios Markou, Alexandros Rouvas trombones

Panagiotis Kamvysidis tuba

Eleni Kamvysidi timpani

Marianthi Petritsopoulou, Athanasia Bagiokou, Theodoros Torounidis, Georgios Sarikos percussion

Evangelia Kiosoglou harp

Athens Municipality Chorus

Maria Impri, Sophia Karvouna, Androniki Laloutsi, Maria Mavrommati, Kandia Bouzioti, Katerina Nounopoulou, Morfoula Papageorgiou, Margarita Papadimitriou, Zinovia Pouli, Katerina Spyropoulou, Dimitra Stafeta, Ioanna Tsavala sopranos

Eleni Barkagianni, Athina Chiliopoulou, Natasa Kalaitzidou, Chara Kalatzidou, Zoe Kasioumi, Marina Maniadaki, Effi Minakoulis, Marianthi Oikonomou, Ariadni Pangalou, Despina Revithi, Sophia Psyllaki, Ioanna Vrakatseli altos

Vangelis Angelakis, Alexandros Masmanidis, Dionisios Melogiannidis, Kostas Kondylis, Giannis Maniatopoulos, Giannos Kotzias, Stamatios Pakakis, Stavros Zouliatis tenors

Nikos Boyiatzis, Michalis Chanos, Dimitris Chatzoudis, Christos Christodoulou, Antonis Dimou, Menandros Giovousoglou, Panagiotis Kariotis, Yorgos Moraitis, Yannis Sfiris, Stefanos Tsatalmpasis basses

Chorusmaster: Stavros Beris

Accompanist: Dimitris Vezyroglou

Starts at: 20.00

 
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.

Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude in E minor, BWV 855
No. 10 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I (1722)
&
John Lennon (1940-1980) – Paul McCartney (b. 1942)
Eleanor Rigby
from Revolver (1966)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 872
No. 3 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book II (ca 1740)
&
George Harrison (1943-2001)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
from The Beatles (1968)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
No. 4 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book II
&
John Lennon –Paul McCartney
Because
from Abbey Road (1969)

Johann Sebastian Bach
"B.A.C.H." theme
Theme from Fugue in B minor, BWV 869
No. 24 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I
Prelude in D major, BWV 850
No. 5 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I
&
John Lennon –Paul McCartney
The Fool on the Hill
from Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude
from English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (1715-20)
&
John Lennon –Paul McCartney
Michelle
from Rubber Soul (1965)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Largo
from Organ Sonata No. 5 in C major, BWV 529 (1730?)
&
John Lennon –Paul McCartney – George Harrison –Ringo Starr (b. 1940)
Now and Then
from 1967–1970 (2023)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in B major, BWV 868
No. 23 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I
&
John Lennon –Paul McCartney
I Will
from The Beatles

Johann Sebastian Bach
Andante
from Sonata in D minor, BWV 964 (publ. 1866)
&
John Lennon –Paul McCartney
Hey Jude (1968)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in F major, BWV 880
No. 11 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book II
&
Bill Evans (1929-1980)
Waltz for Debby
from New Jazz Conceptions (1956)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in B-flat minor, BWV 867
No. 22 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I
&
Hiromi Uehara
Spiral
from Spiral (2005)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852
No. 7 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I
&
John Lennon –Paul McCartney
The Long and Winding Road
from Let It Be (1970)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Fragments from Fantasia in A minor, BWV 922 (1710-14?)
Prelude in C major, BWV 846
No. 1 from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I
&
John Lennon
Free as a Bird (ca 1977)

Programme

Paul Lacombe (1837-1927)

La douce nuit vers elle est venue

Tandis que tu reposes sur mon cœur

Roses ardentes

from the song cycle La Chanson d'Ève, op. 132 (1907)

Lyrics: Charles van Lerberghe

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Autour de nous respire une éternelle paix

from the oratorio Ève (1875)

Libretto: Louis Gallet

Yannis Stavrakas

Alla mia bella insensibile

Lyrics: Dionysios Solomos

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Roses ardentes

Comme Dieu rayonne

Eau vivante

O mort, poussière d'étoiles

from the song cycle La Chanson d'Ève, op. 95 (1906-10)

Lyrics: Charles van Lerberghe

Jules Massenet

Aimons-nous ! Aimer c'est vivre !

from the oratorio Ève

Libretto: Louis Gallet

Programme:
1. Tebe Poem - Dobri Hristov

2. Svyatiy Bozhe - arrangement Father Kiril Popov

3. Bogoroditse, Devo - arr. Father Kiril Popov

4. Pirinski Lazarki - arr. Iliyan Yuruchki

5. Tih Vyatar Vee - arr. Stefan Kanev, soloist Maria Stefanova

6. Kaval Sviri - arr. Peter Lyondev, soloists Anna Asenova, Veselina Kurtyan, Diana Teneva

7. Nedelyo, Nedelyo - arr. Georgi Andreev

8. Dreme mi se, lega mi se - arr. Kosta Kolev

9. Zlato Mome - arr. Krasimir Kyurkchiyski

10. Begala e Vena - arr. Stefan Kanev, soloists Simona Petrova, Nadya Yordanova, Stilyana Aleksieva, Diana Teneva

11. Listni se, goro - arr. Stefan Mutafchiev

12. Kalino, Malino - arr. Stefan Mutafchiev

13. Slanchitse milo, mamino - arr. Atanas Iliev

14. Sednalo e Djore - arr. Stefan Mutafchiev

15. Mehmetyo Sevda Golema - music Ivan Spasov, soloist Monika Damyanova

16. Bre, Petrunko arr. Krasimir Kyurkchiyski, soloist Denitsa Doycheva

Programme

Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896-1960)

Burial (1915)

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296 (1947-49)

for soprano and orchestra

1. Frühling

2. September

3. Beim Schlafengehen

Lyrics: Hermann Hesse

4. Im Abendrot

Lyrics: Joseph von Eichendorff

Charilaos Perpessas (1907-1995)

Christus Symphony (1948-50)

Score and parts edited by Yannis Samprovalakis, Hellenic Music Centre

Designed & implemented by Georgios Mizithras

Scientific collaborator: Themelis Glynatsis

Composers: Ioannis Angelakis, Vasilia Georgiou, Evangelia-Athina Gkiozou, Dimosthenis Gousios, Stefanos Zafeiriadis, Pantelis Lykoudis, Georgia Mantalia, Stelios Tsiloglou, Marina Frangioudaki

Dates: 27 March – 2 April 2025

Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 17.00-21.00, Saturday to Sunday: 11.00-21.00

Book Castle of the National Library of Greece

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Admission will be free for the public.

Conceived, researched, and written by Vasilis Louras
Directed by Michalis Asthenidis, Vasilis Louras
Produced by Stella Angeletou
Research consultants: Aris Christofellis, Sophia Kompotiati