Vladimir Ashkenazy
Hopes and memories
Concert in memoriam of Charalambos Farandatos
After the recent loss of a historic member of the Athens State Orchestra and brilliant Greek musician and pedagogue, Charalambos Farandatos, this concert pays a minimum tribute to his memory. One of his most known disciples, Spyros Mourikis, performs Mozart’s grandiose concerto, while the great pianist and maestro Vladimir Askenazy conducts the dark Tenth Symphony of the eminent Soviet symphonist, a shattering “chronic” of Stalinism and at the same time a personal, de profundis lamentation for hopes that were confuted.
