2022 12 09 100th anniversary of Iannis Xenakis’ birth

The creative work of Iannis Xenakis left an indelible mark on the musical avant-garde of the latter half of the 20th century. One hundred years after his birth, the dynamic maestro Nikos Vasiliou honours the memory of the composer who transubstantiated his mathematical and architectural knowledge into truly novel, imaginative music. The concert presents two well-known symphonic works by Xenakis along with the Oiseaux exotiques by his mentor in Paris, Olivier Messiaen, and a work by the French avant-garde composer, Edgard Varèse. The guitarist Costas Cotsiolis brings the concert to a close with the sensual concerto by his great fellow guitarist, Leo Brouwer.