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