M E G A R O N

THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL

ANNUAL PROGRAMME

OF PERFORMANCES

2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 3

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.

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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

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

at the Megaron Box Offices.

Call 010.72.82. 333

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GREAT ORCHESTRAS -

GREAT CONDUCTORS

13 & 16 October 2002

Danish National Radio Orchestra

conducted by Michael Schøenwandt

Carl Nielsen: Aladdin suite, opus 34

Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lider

Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2, opus 43

James Johnson baritone

30 & 31October 2002

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Valery Gergiev

Maurice Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso

Tzigane

La Valse

Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sir le toit

Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Leonidas Kavakos violin

25 & 26 November 2002

Orchestre de Paris

conducted by Christoph Eschenbach

Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8, D 759 (25/11)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano concerto no 1

in c major, opus 15 (25/11)

Symphony no 5 in c minor, opus 67 (25/11)

Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila, Overture (26/11)

Edvard Gried: Piano Concerto in a minor,

opus 16 (26/11)

Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique,

opus 14 (26/11)

Christoph Eschenbach piano (25/11)

Janis Vakarelis piano (26/11)

30 & 31 January 2003

English Baroque Soloists

conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

W. A. Mozart: Kyrie, in d minor, KV 341 (368b)

(30 & 31/1)

Symphony no 25 in g minor, KV 173db (30 & 31/1)

Joseph Haydn: Mass in b flat minor (Theresien Mass)

XII 13 (30/1)

Missa in augustis in d minor, XXII: 11 (31/1)

Joanne Lunn soprano

Diana Moore mezzo-soprano

James Gilchrist tenor

Brindley Sherratt bass

Monteverdi Choir

10 & 11 February 2003

Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Ingo Metzmacher

C. A. Hartmann: Miserere (10/2)

Gustav Mahler: Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen,

Der Schildwache Nachtlied,

Der Antonius von Padua, Fischpredigt, Urlicht,

Revelge, Der Tambourg'sell (10 & 11/2)

Johannes Brahms:Symphony no 2 in d major,

opus 73 (10/2)

G. Ligeti: Lontano (11/2)

G. Mahler: The Wunderhorn Songs

Béla Bartók: Orchestra concerto (11/2)

Matthias Görne baritone

25 & 26 May 2003

Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi

Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll

Robert Schumann: Piano concerto in a minor,

opus 7 (25 & 26/5)

Symphony no 3 in e flat minor, opus 97 (25/5)

Johannes Brahms: Variations on a theme by

J. Haydn, opus 56a (26/5)

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in a major,

opus 90 (26/5)

Alfred Brendel piano

GREAT INTERPRETERS

PIANO VIRTUOSI

15 March 2003

Ivo Pogorelich

Clementi, Mozart, Beethoven,

Martucci, Liszt

19 March 2003

Dimitris Sgouros

Virtuosi di Praga

Nikos Tsouklos conductor

Frederick Choopin: Piano concerto no 1

in e minor, opus 11

Piano concerto no 2 in f minor, opus 22

22 March 2003

Lazar Berman

Schubert, Liszt

16, 18 & 20 May 2003

Radu Lupu

The Beethoven's Piano Concerti

La Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music

conducted by

Sir Neville Marriner

28 May 2003

Alfred Brendel

Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert

OPERA AT THE MEGARON

11, 14, 17 & 19 October 2003

Richard Stauss

"Die Frau Ohne Schatten"

Opera in three acts

Director: Michael Hampe

Set Designer: Hans Schavernoch

Costume Designer: Carlo Tommasi

Light Designer: Hans Taoelstede

Kaiserin: Inga Nielsen soprano

Kaiser: Glenn Winslade tenor

Faeberin: Eva Marton soprano

Barak: Franz Grundheber (11, 14 & 17/10)

baritone Amme: Marilyn Zschau soprano

Geisterbote: Siegfried Lorenz baritone

Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

conducted by

Michael Schøenwandt

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 April 2003

Giacomo Puccini

"Turandot"

Opera in three acts

Scenic concept-set and costume designer:

Nikos Petropoulos

Director: Paolo Panizza

Choreography: Petros Gallias

Light designer: Sergio Rossi

Turandot: Galina Kalinina (10, 12, 14/4)

Giovanna Casolla soprano (11, 13, 15/4)

Claire Primrose soprano (16/4)

Calaf: Vladimir Galouzine tenor (10, 12, 14, 16/4)

Lando Bartolini tenor (11, 13, 15/4)

Liu: Cecilia Gasdia soprano (10, 12, 14, 16/4)

Althea-Maria Papouloia soprano (11, 13, 15/4)

The Kodàly Conservatoire Children Choir

Chorus master: Michalis Patseas

The Sofia National Opera Choir

The Athens State Opera Choir

Conducted by Donato Renzetti

Choir of the Greek National Opera

The Athens State Orchestra

conducted by Donato Renzetti

BRIDGES

Artistic director Dimitris Maragopoulos

Cinema & Music

7 November 2002

Pabst

"Der Schatz" (The Treasure)

Music by Max Deutsch

La Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music

conducted by Amaury du Clausel

30 November 2002

Pabst-Franck

"Die Weisse Hoelle des Piz-Palou"

(The Piz-Palou' White Cave)

with Elena Riefenstahl

The Athens City Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Franck Strobel

27 March 2003

Counter-Phrases

ten short dance films by

Anna Teresa de Keersmaeker

and Rosas Ensemble

Music by G. Apergis, J. Harvey, O. Lindberg,

S. Reich, De May, L. Francesconi, T. Hosokawa,

R. de Raaf, van Eycken

Ensemble Ictus

10 & 11 December 2002

A Tribute to Cretan Music

Traditional Cretan music

Artistic direction: Lambros Liavas

Director: Memi Spyratou

THE SONG

15 December 2002

Michalis Gregoriou concert

Songs by Michalis Gregoriou

With the participation of: Maria Farantouri

Savina Giannatou

Tassis Christoyiannis

The Orchestra of Colours

conducted by Miltos Logiadis

February 2003

Nikos Kiipourgos: "Kipotheatro"

"Gardentheater"

With the participation of: Dionyssis Savvopoulos

Maria Farantour, Chronis Aidonidis

Savina Giannatou, Alkinoos Ioannidis

4 & 5 March 2003

Zülfü Livanelli concerts

Works by Livanelli

Maria Farantouri song

22, 23, 27, 28 & 30

December 2002

"Once upon a time

there was a little prince"

A musical spectacle based on

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's

"The Little Prince"

Adaptation - lyrics: Martha Tomboulidou

Music by Tassis Christoyannis

The Orchestra of Colours

conducted by Miltos Logiadis

27 January 2003

Britten Sinfonia

conducted by Django Bates

Works by D. Bates, D. Ellington, A. Copland

J. S. Bach, V. Papathanasiou

Britten Sinfonia Orchestra

Django Bates conductor

8 February 2003

Latin

Works by Gavillan, L. Brouwer, Valena,

Facinas, J. Morel

Lisa Zoe guitar

Evangelos Asimakopoulos guitar

La Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music

Enrique Diemecke conductor

8 March 2003

Latin

Works by C. Chavez, H. Villa-Lobos, A. Ginastera

Antigone Goni guitar

La Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music

Enrique Barrios conductor

March 2003

Guitar Festival

Artistic director Kostas Kotsiolis

With the participation of

Vicente Amigo, José Manuel Hierro,

Stanley Jordan,

Kostas Kotsiolis guitar

Blas Cordoba song, flamenco

The Athens State Orchestra

Ernest Martinez-Izquierdo conductor

22 May 2003

Jazz Concert

Bobby McFerrin vocals

SUNDAY MORNING CONCERTS

FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG

PEOPLE

Artistic Director

DIMITRIS MARAGOPOULOS

SUNDAY MORNINGS

Hall of the Friends of Music

Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall at 11.30 a.m.

October 2002 - April 2003

Series of Concerts

Dates to be announced

Introduction-presentation: Efi-Averof-Michailidis

BAROQUE MUSIC

2 & 3 November

Academy of Ancient Music

Works by G. F. Haaendel, H. Purcell

Michael George counter tenor

Paul Goodwin bass

30 November & 1 December 2002

Bachakademie Stuttgard

Soloists and the Gaechinger Choir

of the Bachakademie Stuttgard

J. S. Bach: Cantatas BW 42, 93, 97

La Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music

Helmuth Rilling conductor

20 April 2003

Works by J. S. Bach

21 & 22 April 2003

G. F. Haendel: Jephtha

Oratorio

Sonia Theodoridou soprano

Iris Vermillon soprano

Gunter Schmid baritone

Wiener Kammerchor

Orchestra Capella Istropolitana

Ralf Weikert conductor

LA CAMERATA-ORCHESTRA

OF THE FRIENDS OF MUSIC

10 October 2002

Shostakovich, Bruckner

Sokrates Anthis trumpet

Giorgos Lazarides piano

La Camerata-Orchestra

of the Friends of Music

Alkis Baltas conductor

24 October 2002

Schubert, Shostakovich

La Camerata-Orchestra

of the Friends of Music

Avi Ostrovsky conductor

22 November 2002

Bartók, Haydn

Christophor Miroshnikov cello

La Camerata-Orchestra

of the Friends of Music

Johannes Goritzki conductor

16 January 2003

Stuppner, Mozart, Shostakovich

Alexandros Ikonomou bassoon

Dimitris Vamvas oboe

Antonis Lagos horn

Marie-Cecile Boulard clarinet

La Camerata-Orchestra

of the Friends of Music

Konstantinos Karydis conductor

1 February 2003

Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance no 1, opus 40

Romance no 2, opus 50

Piano concerto no 4, opus 58

Triple concerto, opus 56

August Dumay violin

Gian Wang cello

Mario Joao Pires piano

La Camerata-Orchestra

of the Friends of Music

Alexander Myrat conductor

23 February 2003

Programme to be announced

La Camerata-Orchestra

of the Friends of Music

Salvatore Accardo conductor

2 April 2003

Works by Drellas, Bourboudakis, Koumentakis,

Kouroupos, Papageorgiou

La Camerata-Orchestra

of the Friends of Music

19 April 2003

J. S. Bach, A. Schönberg

La Camerata-Orchestra

of the Friends of Music

Dmitry Sitkovetsky conductor

DANCE AT THE MEGARON

22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30

December 2002

"GISELLE"

Within the freamework of the Christmas Season Cycle

Choreography: Leonidas de Pian

based on the classical choreography by

Jean Corelli and Jules Perrot

Set designer: Nikos Petropoulos

Costume and light designer: Leonidas de Plan

Giselle: Diana Vyshneva (22, 25, 27, 29 & 3012)

Svetlana Zakhorova (23, 26, 28 & 29/12)

Albrecht: Vladimir Malakhov (22, 25, 27, 29 & 30/12)

Igor Zelenksy (23, 26, 28 & 29/12)

Myrtha: Maria Alexandrova

Bertha: Roxani Papanikola

Corps de ballet of the Sofia State Opera

The Athens State Orchestra

conducted by Robert Luther

20, 21 & 23 January 2003

Modern Dance with

Vladimir Malakhov

Choreography by J. Neumeier, N. Duato,

R. Petit, R. Zanella, K. McMillan,

G. Bombot, D. Parsons

1 & 2 February 2003

Theatrokinissi: "Vacchai"

CHRISTMAS SEASON

3 December 2002

Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra

Works by Kalomoiris, Glazounov, Rimsky-Korsakov

Thodoros Kerkezos saxophone

Byron Fidetzis conductor

22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30

Decemeber 2002

"Giselle"

Choreography: Leonidas de Plan

based on the classical choreography by

Jean Corelli and Jules Perrot

Set designer: Nikos Petropoulos

Costume and light designer: Leonidas de Plan

Giselle: Diana Vyshneva (22, 25, 27, 29 & 30/12)

Svetlana Zakharova (23, 26, 28 & 29/12)

Albrecht: Vladimir Malakhov (22, 25, 27, 29 & 30/12)

Igor Zelensky (23, 26, 28 & 29/12)

Myrtha: Maria Alexandrova

Bertha: Roxani Papanikola

Corps de Ballet of the Sofia State Opera

The Athens State Opera

conducted by Robert Luther

22-30 December 2002

"Musical tales"

with the Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music

works by Prokofiev, Mikroutsikos

La Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music

Alexandros Myrat conductor

22, 23, 27, 28 & 30

December 2002

"Once upon a time

there was a little prince"

A musical spectacle based on

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's

"The Little Prince"

Adaptation-lyrics: Martha Tomboulidou

Music by Tassis Christoyiannis

The Orchestra of Colours

conducted by Miltos Logiadis

25, 26, 27, 29 & 30

December 2002

The best musical cartoons

CHAMBER MUSIC

AT THE MEGARON

29 October 2002

Trio Archubudelli

Ludwig van Beethoven: The String Trio, opus 9

11 November 2002

Kodàly String Quartet- Dimitris Sgouros

Works by Mozart, Bartók, Schumann

Kodàly String Quartet

Dimitris Sgouros piano

20 February 2003

Han-Na-Chang

cello recital

Works by R. Strauss, Schuamnn, Prokofiev

Daria Hovora piano

20 April 2003

Ensemble Wien

Programme to be announced

CHAMBER MUSIC

FESTIVAL

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS

artistic director

19 February 2003

Works by J. S. Bach

Leonidas Kavakos violin

Alexei Liubimov piano

La Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music

21 February 2003

Works by Mendelssohn, Roger, Schumann

Leonidas Kavakos violin

Hanna Weinmeister violin

Diemut Poppen viola

Boris Pergamenchikov cello

Alexei Liubimov piano

24 February 2003

Works by J. S. Bach

Leonidas Kavakos violin

Nikos Nikopoulos clarinet

Hanna Weinmeister violin

Boris Pergamenchikov cello

Takis Kapoyiannis double bass

Péter Nagy piano

26 February 2003

Works by J. S. Bach

Leonidas Kavakos violin

27 February 2003

Jazz Interpretations of J. S. Bach

Bach Swingle Singers vocal ensemble

Vassilis Tsabropoulos piano

MONDAY EVENING SERIES

AT THE DIMITRIS MITROPOULOS HALL

7 October 2002

The Prize-winners of "Princess Christina

Congress"

works by D. Watkins, M. Mchedelov, T. Takemitsu,

H. Renie, F. Godefroid,

J. Brahms, I. Stravinsky, G. Gershwin

Cecile Gouder de Beauregard violin

Cwyneth Wentink harp

Natalja Korobajko piano

14 & 21 October 2002

Alexandra Papastefanou

A tribute to Robert Schumann

- Robert Schumann: Arabesque, opus 18,

Fantasiestucke, opus 111, Humoresque, opus 20,

Nachtstuecke, opus 23 Kreisleriana, opus 16 (14/10)

Blumenstueck, opus 19, Piano Sonata opus 11,

Gesange der Fruehe, Davidsbuendlertaenze, opus 6,

Toccata, opus 7 (21/10)

Alexandra Papastafanou piano

4 November 2002

Opus Trio

works by J. Haydn, J, Hummel, C. M. von Weber

Opus Trio:

Loic Poulain flure

Pierre Champagne cello

Elena Mousala piano

18 November 2002

Lida Masoura, piano recital

works by M. Ravel, C. Debussy, F. Liszt,

I. Albeniz, E. Granados

2 December 2002

Aris Garoufalis piano recital

works by D. Scarlatti, E. Granados, S. Rachmaninov

16 December 2002

Maro Razi - Vangelis Boudounis guitar recital

works by J. Dowland, M. Chadjidakis,