M E G A R O N
THE ATHENS
CONCERT HALL
ANNUAL PROGRAMME
OF PERFORMANCES
2 0 0 1
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AND YOUNG PEOPLE
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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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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