Aegina International Music Festival returns with 8 music filled nights

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, piano

  F.Schubert: trio in sib major, op.99
  “Death and the daughter” quartet

  14/08/2021-Courtyard of the Temple of the Savior
  Aegian Jazz- Greek ballads and jazz music

  Giannis Pagkakis, guitar
  Vassilis Rakopoulos, guitar
  Andreas Polyzogopoulos, trumpet
  Takis Farazis, piano

  16/08/2021-Courtyard of the Temple of the Savior
  The charm of the Opera – Night with favorite arias
  from the international operatic repertoire

  Myrto Papathanassiou, soprano
  Giannis Tsanakaliotis, piano

  Works: Puccini, Verdi, Haendel, Cestoi, Rossini

  20/08/2021-Courtyard of the Temple of the Savior
  Works inspired by Greece and its radiance

  Angeliki Kathariou, soprano mezzo
  Nikos Mandylas, violin
  Popi Malapani, piano

  Works 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 piano

  Daniel Pilkington
  Victoria Kiazim
  Thodoris Tzovanakis
  Sonata “Les Adieux”, Sonata “Under the Moonlight”, 32 Variations in C minor, Bagatelle

  26/08/021-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 century

  Nikos Mandylas, violin
  Gaitanou crystal, viola
  Christoforos Miroshnikov, cello
  Dora Bakopoulou, piano
  Grigoris Ioannou, piano

  Works: Chopin 3rd Sonata,
  Mozart piano quartet no.2, Brahms piano quartet no.1, op.25

  27/8/2021-Avra Beach
  Flirting with Goethe

  Alissa Margulis, violin
  Gaitanou crystal
  Natalia Margulis, cello
  Lily Maisky, piano

  Brahms piano quartet no.3 (Werther) and works by Tchaikovsky,
  Clara Schumann, Kreisler

  28/08/2021-Avra Beach
  All together with a single soul!

  Alexia Mouza, piano
  Academica Orchestra under Nikos Athinaios

  Nikos 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