100 Years of Mikis Theodorakis | Crete
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100 Years of Mikis Theodorakis | Crete
May 2026
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Musical supervision, arrangement: Yannis Belonis
Musical direction: Stathis Soulis
Performers: Pantelis Thalassinos, Niki Grana

Featuring a ten-member instrumental ensemble: Theodoros Mavrommatis (flute), Dimitry Safarian-Simonenko (oboe), Christos Kaloudis (horn), Kostas Panagiotidis (violin), Nina Lindita (viola), Nikolas Kavakos (violoncello), Vassilis Papavassiliou (double bass), Yannis Belonis (piano), Alexandros Pantelias (guitar), Marinos Tranoudakis (percussion)

Also featuring the local choirs of:
Chania:  Cantilena Choir of Chania, under the auspices of the  Lyceum Club of Greek Women (Lykeion ton Ellinidon) in Chania, Youth Choir of the “Ioannis Manioudakis” Conservatory, and Choir of the Municipality of Rethymnos 
Rethymno: Choir of the Municipality of Rethymnos and members of the choirs Cantelina and “Ioannis Manioudakis” Conservatory
Ierapetra: Mixed Choir of the Municipality of Ierapetra
Siteia: Choir of the “Aretousa” Music School
Heraklion: Mixed Choir of the Municipality of Heraklion and Members of the Choir of the University of Crete

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tour schedule:
10 May 2026 – Yali Tzami (Mosque) Square, Chania | At 20.30
12 May 2026 – Mikrasiaton Square, Rethymno | At 20.30
13 May 2026 – “Nikos Xylouris” Theatre, Anogeia | At 20.00
15 May 2026 – Eleftherias Square, Ierapetra | At 20.30
17 May 2026 – Agnostou Stratioti Square (Monument of the Unknown Soldier), Siteia Central Square | At 20.30
18 May 2026 – Jesus Bastion, Heraklion | At 20.30

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100 Years of Mikis Theodorakis | Crete

Available Dates

  • 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18 May 2026

Concert

Admission will be free to the public. Access to indoor venues will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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The concert titled 100 Years of Mikis Theodorakis is a unique tribute to the great work of the leading Greek composer. The programme draws on Mikis Theodorakis’ most lyrical and emblematic song cycles, illuminating the profoundly poetic and humanitarian aspects of his work.

Through Yannis Belonis’ arrangement and performances by Pantelis Thalassinos, Niki Grana, and a ten-member instrumental ensemble of soloists from the GNO opera, conducted by Stathis Soulis, the concert will showcase the timeless and universal character of Mikis Theodorakis’ music.

The programme has been selected to explore the lyrical aspect of Theodorakis’ songwriting, encouraging reflection on this concept that had been central to his thought. The majority of the songs to be performed come from song cycles that reveal a different side of this great composer: a more lyrical, inward-looking, and sensitive aspect, beyond the stereotypical image of the robust Theodorakis’ spirit.

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