After last year’s postponement, due to the pandemic, the 15th International Music Festival of Aegina returns this August, with eight musical nights in the Courtyard of the Church of the Savior and the Beach of Aura.
From the 8th to the 28th of August, Greek and foreign artists will perform works by great composers of classical music, favorite arias, works inspired by Greece and its radiance, but also contemporary creations – Greek ballads and jazz music.
As the artistic director, Dora Bakopoulou, notes for this year’s event, “normally, we should have counted our 16th Festival this year”, but as we know, the times were horrible and unexpected. For us, the shock of canceling last year’s Festival, at the last minute, was great. Fear has taken over our lives. But today, we can say that we have won a great victory. Not the final one, but with faith, common sense and determination we will win this too! I was very hesitant about holding the 15th International Music Festival of Aegina 2021, but when I realized that people wanted it very much, they missed it and waited for it, I decided to do what I can to make it happen “.
The 15th Aegina Music Festival, in line with the extraordinary conditions of the time, has taken all the necessary measures against the spread of Covid 19 and follows absolutely all the relevant instructions for concerts in open spaces, as the organization points out.
Program
- 08/08 / 2021- Courtyard of the church of the Savior
Schubert, the genius melodistFaidon Miliadis, violin
Alexander Petrin, violin
Elias Sdoukos, viola
White Kolovos, cello
Elisavet Kounalaki, pianoF.Schubert: trio in sib major, op.99
“Death and the daughter” quartet14/08/2021-Courtyard of the Temple of the Savior
Aegian Jazz- Greek ballads and jazz musicGiannis Pagkakis, guitar
Vassilis Rakopoulos, guitar
Andreas Polyzogopoulos, trumpet
Takis Farazis, piano16/08/2021-Courtyard of the Temple of the Savior
The charm of the Opera – Night with favorite arias
from the international operatic repertoireMyrto Papathanassiou, soprano
Giannis Tsanakaliotis, pianoWorks: Puccini, Verdi, Haendel, Cestoi, Rossini
20/08/2021-Courtyard of the Temple of the Savior
Works inspired by Greece and its radianceAngeliki Kathariou, soprano mezzo
Nikos Mandylas, violin
Popi Malapani, pianoWorks by Brahms, Schubert, Gounaud, Mitropoulou, Konstantinidis, Gyftaki, Carrer
25/08/2021-Courtyard of the Church of the Savior
We celebrate the 250 (+1) years since the birth of the great composer
Evening with Beethoven works for solo pianoDaniel Pilkington
Victoria Kiazim
Thodoris Tzovanakis
Sonata “Les Adieux”, Sonata “Under the Moonlight”, 32 Variations in C minor, Bagatelle26/08/021-Courtyard of the Church of the Savior
“Sturm und Drang” (Storm and momentum)
The movement that dominated the art of Western Europe in the 19th centuryNikos Mandylas, violin
Gaitanou crystal, viola
Christoforos Miroshnikov, cello
Dora Bakopoulou, piano
Grigoris Ioannou, pianoWorks: Chopin 3rd Sonata,
Mozart piano quartet no.2, Brahms piano quartet no.1, op.2527/8/2021-Avra Beach
Flirting with GoetheAlissa Margulis, violin
Gaitanou crystal
Natalia Margulis, cello
Lily Maisky, pianoBrahms piano quartet no.3 (Werther) and works by Tchaikovsky,
Clara Schumann, Kreisler28/08/2021-Avra Beach
All together with a single soul!Alexia Mouza, piano
Academica Orchestra under Nikos AthinaiosNikos Skalkotas: Five Greek dances for string orchestra
W.A. Mozart: Concerto for piano and string orchestra, in major, KV 414
A. Dvorak: Serenade for string orchestra in a major, work 22
Information: www.aeginamusicfestival.com, tel. 6975 828 184
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