From the Venizelos of Crete to the Crete of Venizelos

Concert in support of the “Eleftherios K. Venizelos” National Research Foundation

The figure of Eleftherios Venizelos towers over the history of 20th-century Greece like no other, and it was inevitable that he would provide inspiration to one of his greatest admirers, the composer Manolis Kalomiris. Of course, the statesman's Cretan homeland has also left its mark on the work of other composers including Skalkottas, Mitropoulos and Koumentakis. The distinguished maestro Byron Fidetzis conducts a programme inspired by the Cretan Muse and concluded with Dvorák's Fifth Symphony

Fri., 9 Jan. 2015 20:30

Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall

Christos Lambrakis Hall
GIORGOS KOUMENDAKIS
(b.1959)
Amor fati
DIMITRIS MITROPOULOS
(1896–1960)
Cretan Feast (orchestrated by Nikos Skalkottas)
Rizitiko Song
Harmonized by Nikos Skalkottas (with the voice of Eleftherios Venizelos) MANOLIS KALOMIRIS (1883 – 1962)
MANOLIS KALOMIRIS
(1883–1962)
Triptych for orchestra
ANTONlN DVORAK
(1841–1904)
Symphony no.5 in F major, opus 76
CONDUCTOR
Byron Fidetzis

19:45
Pre-concert talk, free for ticket holders

 

TICKETS INFORMATION

25€ (Grand Tier), 15€ (Zone Α), 10€ (Zone B+C), 5€ (Students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs)