Theme and variations
With the generous support of the German embassy in Athens
Fri. 04 October 2013 20:30
Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall
Theme and variations: a melody undergoing constant transformations, contracting or expanding and firing the composer’s imagination in original and exhilarating directions. Which is how Paganini’s theme gave rise to the sublime 18th variation in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody, and how Elgar’s ‘enigmatic’ theme yielded the English composer’s sensual Nimrod variation. The Athens State Orchestra opens its new season with a series of imaginative musical metamorphoses performed under the baton of its artistic director, Vassilis Christopoulos.
19:45
Pre-concert talk, free for ticket holders
Event Programme
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
(1873–1943)
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43
JOHANNES BRAHMS
(1833–1897)
Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op.56a
EDWARD ELGAR
(1857–1934)
Enigma Variations, Op.36
Event Programme
Featuring
CONDUCTOR
Vassilis Christopoulos
SOLOIST
Titos Gouvelis, piano
