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Tribute to Yorgos Sicilianos

Αφιέρωμα στον Γιώργο Σισιλιάνο

Event Date: May 13, 2022

Event End Date: May 14, 2022

Location: Athens Conservatoire

Host Organisation(s):

"Aris Garoufalis" Hall, Athens Conservatoire

Event Type: Commemorative

Theme:

Celebrating of Sicilianos's life, legacy, and contributions to music

Attendance Mode: in person

Schedule:

 

FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 | Start time: 18:30

18:30 | Lecture

By musicologist Valia Christopoulou on the life and work of Yorgos Sicilianos

 


 

20:00 | Concert featuring works by Yorgos Sisilianos

Concert Program:


Eight Children’s Miniatures, Op. 23

Études Compositionnelles, Op. 32

Maria Eustratiadi, piano

 

The Lady in the Moonlight for Mezzo-Soprano, Narrator, Clarinet, Viola and Guitar. On the poem “The Moonlight Sonata” by Yannis Ritsos, Op. 41

Rosa Poulimenou-Kapon, mezzo-soprano/narration
Giannis Sambrovalakis, clarinet
Iris Louka, viola
Korina Vougiouka, guitar
Nikos Tsouchlos, musical direction

 


 

 

SATURDAY, May 14, 2022 | Start time: 18:30

18:30 | Round Table Discussion

Participants: Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, Valia Christopoulou, Byron Fidetzis, Giorgos Demertzis

Moderator: Nikos Tsouchlos

 


 

20:00 | Concert with members of the Ionian Festival Ensemble

Concert Program:

 

A Small Escape – Six Songs On Poems by Alexis Zakythinos, Op. 49

Soiree Musicale
The Complex
The Sleepwalker
A Party
Sensation Of A Memory
The Dim Window Panes

Dionysis Melogiannidis*, tenor
Konstantinos Destounis, piano
(* Athens Conservatoire graduate – special participation)

 

Six Songs for Single Voice and Piano, Op. 37

White
Silence
Over the Seasons
The Bell
Dissonant Chord
At the Edge of the

Angeliki Kathariou, mezzo-soprano
Konstantinos Destounis, piano

 

Pantoum for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 46

Argyro Seira, violin
Alexandros Botinis, cello
Marilena Souris, piano

 

Piano and String Quintet, Op. 61

I. Allegro moderato-Andante-Più mosso-Doppio movimento agitato-Lento ma non troppo-Più mosso-Assai meno mosso-Più mosso-Allegro
II. Adagio-Più vivo-Agitato-1st tempo (adagio)-Agitato-Adagio-Largo

Argyro Seira, 1st violin
Babis Karasavvidis, 2nd violin
Ilias Sdoukos, viola
Alexandros Botinis, cello
Sophia Tamvakopoulou, piano

 


 

With the support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports

Performers
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Profile
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Alexander Botinis
Cellist

Performer

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Angelica Cathariou
Mezzo-Soprano
University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece

Performer

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Argyro Sira
Violinist
Greek National Opera

Performer

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Babis Karasavvidis
Violinist
Greek National Opera

Performer

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Byron Fidetzis
Conductor, Cellist, Author
Athens State Orchestra
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Athens Philharmonia Orchestra
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Dionisios Melogiannidis
Tenor
Greek National Opera

Performer

7
Georgios Demertzis
Violinist
New Hellenic Quartet
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Giannis Sambrovalakis
Clarinetist
Ionian University

Performer – Lady in the Moonlight Op. 41

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Ilias Sdoukos
Violist
Greek National Opera

Performer

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Iris Louka
Violist, Violinist
University of Athens

Performer

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Konstantinos Destounis
Pianist
Athens Conservatoire
University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece

Performer

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Korina Vougiouka
Guitarist
Ionian University

Performer

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Maria Eustratiadi
Pianist
Athens Conservatory

Performer

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Marilena Souri
Pianist
National Conservatory

Performer

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Nikos Tsouchlos
Conductor, Pianist
Athens Conservatoire
Ionian University
Athens Concert Hall

Performer, Moderator

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Roza Poulimenou (Cappon)
Mezzo-Soprano, Narrator
Ionian University

Performer

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Sophia Tamvakopoulou
Pianist
Greek National Opera

Performer

Writers
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Writer's Page
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Byron Fidetzis
Athens State Orchestra
2
Georgios Demertzis
Independent

Speaker

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Nikos B. Tsouchlos
Ionian University

Performer, Moderator

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Valia (Stavroula) Christopoulou
University of Athens