M E G A R O N 

THE  ATHENS  CONCERT  HALL

 

 

ANNUAL PROGRAMME

OF PERFORMANCES

 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOOKING ON THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCES

 

AT THE LOWEST TICKET PRICES

 

FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE

 

On the day of every performance, all remaining seats are available

at reduced prices to students and young people aged 8-18 years.

In the case of youngsters under 15, discount price is also offered to one escort.

 

ON THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCE CALL 7282 333 (AFTER 10 AM)

TO CHECK FOR TICKETS AVAILABILITY. TICKETS SALES BEGIN AT 6 PM

 

 

MEGARON THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL

 

Vass. Sophia & Kokkali

Athens 115 21

 

Information on 7282 333

 

The Annual Programme is subject to changes.

A detailed programme of all performances is made availbale every three months

published by the Athens Concert Organization

 

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TELEPHONE   BOOKING

 

You can book tickets by telephone using your credit card.

Telephone booking opens one day after the date that booking opens to the public

at the Megaron Box Offices.

 

 

Call  7282 333

 

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GREAT ORCHESTRAS

 

7 & 8 January 2002

Budapest Festival Orchestra

conducted by Ivan Fischer

Bartók, Smetana (7/1)

Dvorak, Bartók (8/1)

Anastasios Pappas piano (8/1)

 

7, 8 & 9 February 2002

St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Yuri Temirkanov (7 & 8/2)

Nikolai Alexeyev (9/2)

Ljiadow, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky (7 & 8/2)

Rachmaninov, Shostakovich (9/2)

Dimitris Sgouros piano (9/2)

 

26, 27 & 28 April 2002

Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Marek Janowski

Brahms, Schubert, Schumann

Berlin Radio Choir

Sibylla Rubens soprano (26 & 28/4)

Franz Grundheber bariton (26 & 28/4)

 

13 & 14 May 2002

Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Andras Schiff

Beethoven (13 & 14/5), Bach (13 & 14/5)

Schubert (13/5), Haydn (14/5)

Andras Schiff piano-conductor

 

GREAT INTERPRETERS

PIANO VIRTUOSI

 

16 October 2001

Elisabeth Leonskaja

Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Lizst, Schubert

 

21 November 2001

Arcadi Volodos

Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Lizsr

 

29 November 2001

Rudolf Buchbinder

Beethoven, Bach, Schumann

 

28 February 2002

Mikhail Pletnev

Musorgsky, Tchaikovsky

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

9 March 2002

Evgeny Kissin

Programme to be announced

 

20 March 2002

Cyprien Katsaris

Bach, Lizst, Schubert

 

OPERA AT THE MEGARON

 

23, 25, 27, 28, 29 & 31 January 2002

Benjamin Britten

"The Turn of the Screw"

Libretto Myfanny Piper

Director Thomas Moschopoulos

Set Designer Antonis Daglidis

Costume Designer Clare Bracewel

Light Designer Lefteris Pavlopoulos

The Governess, soprano Maroussa Xyni

Peter Quint, tenor Gregory  Kunde

Mrs Grose, soprano Julia Souglakou

Miss Jessel, soprano Irini Karaiani

Ensemble of the Orchestra of Colours

Conducted by Nikos Tsouchlos

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

OEPERA AT THE MEGARON

GREAT OPERATIC SINGERS

 

22, 25,& 27 February 2002

Gaetano Donizzetti

"Lucia di Lammermoor"

Opera in three acts

Libretto Salvatore Cammarano

based on Walter Scott's

novel "The Bride of Lammermoor"

Scenic concept Nicholas Petropoulos

Lucia, soprano June Anderson

Edgardo, tenor Ramon Vargas

Enrico, bariton Alberto Gazale

Raimondo, bass Christophoros Stamboglis

Choir of the Greek National Opera

The Athens State Orchestra

conducted by Angelo Cavallaro

 

14, 16, 17, 19 & 20 April 2002

Mikis Theodorakis

"Lysistrata"

Libretto Mikis Theodorakis

based on Aristophanes' comedy

Greek National Opera and Choir

WORLD PREMIERE

 

BRIDGES

 

2 November 2001

Gary Burton (vibraphone)

Makoto Ozone (piano)

Works by

Thanos Mikroutsikos,

Gary Burton

La Camerata-

Orchestra of the Friends of Music

Conducted by Alexandros Myrat

 

13 & 14 November 2001

Manos Hadjidakis:

"The Era of Melissanthi"

with Maria Farandouri

Alkinoos Ioannidis

Doros Dimosthenous

Music advisor Nikos Kypourgos

Manos Hadjidakis Ensemble

Conducted by Loukas Karytinos

 

28 November 2001

Orchestra of the City of Volos

Arturo Sandoval (trumpet)

Works by

P. I. Tchaikovsky

Alexander Arutiunian

Dimitris Maragopoulos

Latin music for trumpet and orchestra

Orchestra of the City of Volos

conducted by Semyon Kogan

 

6, 7 & 8 December 2001

Tango Passion (Virtual)

Dance and music from Argentina

Choreography Hector Zaraspe

conceived and directed by

Mel Howard

Artistic design

Jose Libertella

Hector Zaraspe

Mel Howard

The Sexteto Mayor Orchestra

 

12 & 13 December 2001

"www...@MarcoPolis.com"

A musical spectacle based on

Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities"

Direction

Paul Stebbings

Set, Costume, Light Designer, Video Director

Kostis Papadopoulos

Choreographer

Tom Ward

Music by

Chrysa Apostolopoulu, Lena Platonos,

Dimitris Varelas, Nikos Psarianos,

Eleni Karavousi, Yannis Georgantelis

Musical instruction

Chrysa Apostolatou

With the participation of

"Eik'asma" Music Theatre Group

Paul Stebbings and Tom Ward

Vocal Ensemble "Afros"

Ensemble of the Orchestra of Colours

 

(within the framework of the Christmas Season Cycle)

 

15 & 16 December 2001

A. Charlie Chaplin

"Modern Times"

with live orchestral screening

The Orchestra of the City of Athens

conducted by

Timothy Brocks

 

26-30 December 2001

"The Silent Comedy"

a tribute to Buster Keaton

Stuart Oderman piano

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

14, 15 & 16 January 2002

Alkistis Protopsalti

Music Voyages

orchestration

Kostas Papadoukas

 

27 February, 7 & 15 March 2002

Guitar Festival

artistic director

Kostas Kotsiolis

a tribute to Astor Piazzolla

with the participation of

Kostas Kotsiolis

Duo Assad & Fernando Suarez-Paz

Alexandra Christodimou -

Yannis Petridis

Dimitris Kotronakis

John Williams

The Athens State Orchestra

conducted by

Leo Brouwer

(Hall of the Friends of Music,

Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

13 April 2002

Silent Travel

jazz concert

with the participation of

Paolo Fresu trumpet

Bendik Hofseth saxophone

Arild Andersen bass

and percussion instruments

Tania Nikoloudi vocals

Takis Farazis piano

Vangelis Katsoulis synthesizer

percussion instruments, music

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

 

RISING STARS

 

ECHO

(European Concert Hall Organization)

 

26 November 2001

Robert Schumann

Fantasiestücke op. 73

 

Theo Abazis: "€"

 

Francis Poulenc

Sonata for clarinet and piano

 

Johannes Brahms

Sonata no 2 in e flat major, op. 120

 

Béla Bartók

Sonatina, Sz 55

 

Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer

clarinet

Hans Eijsackers piano

Theo Abazis music

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

26 February 2002

Joseph Haydn

Quartet in d major, op. 50/6

"The Frog"

 

David Schobert

"Quartet " (2000)

 

Johannes Brahms

Quartet no 1 in c minor, op. 51

 

Mirň String Quartet

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

11 March 2002

Fantasia in c minor, KV 475

Sonata in c minor, KV 457

 

Johannes Brahms

Piano Pieces, op. 119 (1892)

 

Anton Webern

Variations, op. 27 (1935-36)

 

Robert Schumann

Carnaval, op. 9 (1833-35)

 

Gottlieb Wallisch piano

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

30 March 2002

Ludwig van Beethoven

String Trio no 1 in g major, op. 9

 

Arnold Schönberg

String Trio op. 45 (1946)

 

W. A. Mozart

Divertimento for strings trio, KV 563

 

Leopold String Trio

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

14 April 2002

Erland von Koch

Sonata for violin and piano

in e minor (1913)

 

Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonata no 4 in a minor, op. 23

 

Eugčne Ysa˙e

Solo sonata no 4, op. 27 (1924)

 

Béla Bartók

Sonata no 1, Sz 75 (1921)

 

Cecilia Zilliacus violin

Bengt-Ĺke Lundin piano

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

17 May 2002

Arias and orchestral excerpts by

A. Scarlatti, G. F. Haendel

G. Legrenzi, F. Geminiani

A. Vivaldi, A. Krieger

A. Gabrieli, T. Selle

C. C. Dedekind

G. P. Telemann, J. S. Sperontes

 

Matthias Rexroth counter tenor

Dimitri Dichtiar cello

Markus Märkl cembalo

(Dimitris Mitropuolos Hall)

 

 

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

 

29 & 30 October 2001

Kammerakademie Neuss

works by J. S. Bach

conducted by

Johannes Goritzki

Concerts and workshops

in collaboration with Goethe Institut

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

22 November 2001

Piano Poliphony

works by J. S. Bach, D. Mitropoulos

Charis Dimaras piano

(Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall)

 

24 November 2001

Bachakademie Stuttgard

Soloists and the Gächinger Kantorei

of the Bachakademie Stuttgard

 

La Camerata-

Orchestra of the Friends of Music

J. S. Bach: Messe in b minor

conducted by

Helmuth Rilling

 

21-23 November 2001

Lectures and Masterclasses

under the direction of

Helmuth Rilling

 

30 November, 1 & 2 December 2001

Orchestral Music

and Piano Concerts

 

30 November

W. A. Mozart:

Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Piano Concerto no 16, KV 451

Piano Concerto no 24, KV 491

Symphony no 35 "Haffner", KV 385

 

1 December

W. A. Mozart:

"Le nozze di Figaro", ouverture

"Don Giovanni", ouverture

Piano Concerto no 20, KV 466

Divertimento, KV 136

Piano Concerto no 22, KV 482

 

2 December

Gioacchino Rossini

"La scala di seta", ouverture

 

W. A. Mozart

Piano Concerto no 20, KV 466

Piano Concerto no 24, KV 491

 

Prague Chamber Orchestra

Martino Tirimo piano-conductor

 

A TRIBUTE TO L. VAN BEETHOVEN