Onassis Cultural Center: Music
2007
CONCERT
Melos Brass Quintet and Maria Milolidaki, soprano
Friday, November 16, 2007
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Melos Brass
Sokratis Anthis, trumpet
Panagiotis Kessaris, trumpet
Antonis Lagos, horn
Spyros Farounghias, trombone
Pavlos Georgiadis, tuba
Program
Part A
- Samuel Scheidt (1587-1653), Galliard Battaglia (arr. Philip Jones)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Fugue in G minor ("Little") (arr. Fred Mills)
- Nikolaos Skalkotas (1904-1949), Four Greek Dances (arr. Spyros Rouvas)
a.) Epirotikos b.) Mazochtos c.) To nerantzofilima d.) Kleftikos - Dionissios Visvardis (1910-1999), Zakynthian Dance
- Traditional, Dance from the Aegean Islands (arr. Alexandros Katsios)
- Traditional, Macedonian dance (arr. Alexandros Katsios)
Part B
- Christoph Willibald (von) Gluck (1714-1787), Iphigénie en Tauride, "Oh toi, qui prolongeas mes jours" (Iphigénie) (arr. Alexandros Katsios)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Idomeneo, "Oh Smania! . . . d'Oreste," (Elettra) (arr. Alexandros Katsios)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Le Nozze di Figaro, Overture (arr. Geoffrey Bergler)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Die Zauber Flöte, "Der Hölle Rache " (Königin der Nacht) (arr. Alexandros Katsios)
- Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Carmen, Habanera (arr. Fred Mills)
- Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Manon, "Je marche sur tous les chemins . . . Obéissant" (Manon) (arr. Alexandros Katsios)
- Giacomo Puccini (1801-1835), La Bohème, Musetta's theme (arr. Paul Hanna)
- Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), La Traviata, "E strano . . . Ah fors' è lui" (Violetta) (arr. Alexandros Katsios)
2006
CONCERT
EVANGELOS BOUDOUNIS and THE GUITARISTS
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 7:00 PM
Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 7:00 PM
A dynamic ensemble founded by Evangelos Boudounis in 1993, The Guitarists have participated in numerous international music festivals and have given many concerts in Greece, including the unique concert "One Hundred Guitars" at the Odeon of Herod Atticus in Athens summer 2004.
Interpreting works by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Enrique Granados, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, The Beatles and Manos Hadjidakis
Part I: Duet
Evangelos Boudounis, guitar
Maro Razi, guitar
Part II: The Guitarists
Constantinos Konstantopoulos, guitar - mandolin
Charalambos Goulias, guitar - percussion
Spyros Christoglou, guitar
Lydia Boudouni, violin
Nikos Dragonas, guitar
Andreas Halkias, guitar
Nikos Demosthenous, guitar
Constantinos Boudounis, cello
The Guitarists, conducted by Evangelos Boudounis, will interpret works by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Francisco Tarrega, Isaac Albeniz, Astor Piazzolla, and George Gershwin.
CONCERT
"GREECE: POETRY IN MUSIC-KAVAFIS, SEFERIS (NOBEL 1963), ELYTIS (NOBEL 1979)"
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Thursday, October 26, at 8:00 PM
The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation National Symphony Orchestra and soloists led by Andreas Pylarinos present modern Greek poetry set to music by Greece's most prominent composers including Theodorakis, Hadjidakis, Samaras, Papadimitriou. The concert, under the auspices of the Greek Foreign Ministry, is sponsored by the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation.
CONCERT
ELEKTRA CHAMBER PLAYERS
Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 7:00 PM
Kurt Nikkanen, violin
Dov Scheindlin, viola
Kari Docter, cello
Timothy Cobb, double bass
Maria Asteriadou, piano
Christos Hatzis (b. 1953)
Dance of the Dictators
Old Photographs for violin, cello and piano
George Tsontakis (b. 1951)
Heart Sounds for violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quartet in G Minor
2005
CONCERT
NEW HELLENIC QUARTET
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Georgios Demertzis, violin
Dimitris Chandrakis, violin
Chara Sira, viola
Apostolos Chandrakis, cello
The New Hellenic Quartet, founded in 1991, is considered Greece's foremost chamber ensemble and has played in such leading worldwide venues as the Athens Festival (2004), Beethoven Festwochen (Bonn, 2003), "Sch?nberg in Berlin" International Meeting (Vienna, 2002), Contemporary Music Festival (Denmark, 2000), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Florence, 1999), Vaughan Williams Festival (London), Bemus (The Belgrade Music Festival), Days of Italian Music (Athens Megaron, 1996), Thessaloniki String Quartet Festival (1996), and Nafplion Festival (regularly since 1995). During 2002-3 they toured China, the United States, and Brazil and took part in the official Greek participation in the four hundredth anniversary of Saint Petersburg.
Works for string quartet by Greek composers have remained at the core of the New Hellenic Quartet's repertoire. Highlights include the performance and recording of sixteen modern Greek quartets in 1996 for the League of Greek Composers (Agora Musica), the performance in Athens Megaron of the complete string quartets of Yorgos Sicilianos and Dimitri Dragatakis, and the performance of Skalkottas' quartets in London, Paris, Berlin, Munich, and Stockholm under the auspices of the Foundation for Greek Culture.
PROGRAM
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Dimitris Mitropoulos (1893-1960)
"La Danse des Faunes," Scherzo Fantastique (1915)
Georgios Sicilianos (1920-2005)
"Quartet No. 1"(1955)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
"Opus 95 Quartet No.11"
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Mikis Theodorakis (b. 1925)
"To Kimitirion" (1945)
Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)
"Ten Sketches for String Quartet"
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
"Quartet"
2004
CONCERT
"THE MONDRIAN ENSEMBLE"
Tuesday, November 9, 2004
The Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation
Cordially invites you to a concert by 'The Mondrian Ensemble'
Aurelia Mika Chang, piano
Michael Ludwig, violin
John Koen, cello
Anna Marie Ahn Petersen, viola
A unique group that performs a variety of modern and classical chamber music. The three string players are members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the pianist is a Steinway Artist who has performed throughout the world.
PROGRAM
W. A. Mozart (1756- 1791)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in g-moll (KV 478) Allegro
Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949)
Scherzo for Four Instruments (ca. 1938)
Anton?n Dvorák (1841-1904)
Piano Quartet No. 2 in Es-dur (Op. 87)
Allegro con fuoco-Poco sostenuto e tranquillo Lento
Scherzo: Allegro moderato, grazioso
Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
OPERA EVENING
AN OPERA EVENING WITH MARTHA ARAPIS
Thursday, June 17, 2004
MARTHA ARAPIS
Michael Fennelly
Soprano, National Opera House of Greece
Michael Fennelly, piano
PROGRAM
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE
Iphigenia's aria "O toi qui prolongeas mes jours . . ."
ELENA E PARIDE
Elena's aria "O del mio dolce ardor..."
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
NORMA
Norma's aria "Casta Diva"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
DON GIOVANNI
Elvira's recitatif and aria "In quali eccessi, o Numi . . . Mi tradi quest'alma ingrata . . ."
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
OP. 105, NO. 2
"Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer . . ."
OP. 43, NO. 1
"Von ewiger Liebe . . ."
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES
Leila's recitatif and aria "Me voil? seule . . . Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre . . ."
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
LA TRAVIATA
Prelude to the third act Violetta's recitatif and aria "E strano . . . Ah forse è lui che l'anima . . ."
Georgios Lambelet (1875-1945)
BALLATA
2003
CONCERT
First Cycle of Cultural Events presenting Onassis Scholars
Thursday, September 25, 2003 at 7 p.m.
Christina Travlopoulou, classical guitar
Guest artists: Go Nagano, seven-string guitar
George Adamis, percussion
A concert of challenging solo and chamber music guitar works from the Baroque Era and the contemporary Avant-Garde.
CONCERT
"A Tribute to Manos Hadjidakis"
Monday, June 2, 2003
Savina Yannatou, Vocals
Miltos Logiadis, Piano
2002
CONCERT
"Olympic Trio"
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Jenia Manoussaki, piano
Peter Clemente, violin
Jiri Barta, cello
CONCERT
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Elena Mouzala, Piano
Works by Mozart, Chopin and Kalomoiris
Nena Venetsanou, Voice
Songs by Hadjidakis and Theodorakis
SCREENING, LECTURE & CONCERT
Tuesday, March 12, 2002
"The Greek Speaking Tradition of Southern Italy: Grecia Salentina"
"The Bridges of the Ionian Sea" Documentary by Dimitri Mavrikios.
"The Language, the History and the Culture of Grecia Salentina" lecture by Professor at the University of Lecce, Isabella Bernardini.
"Ghetonia Music Ensemble" in Live Concert.
Accompanied by a photographic exhibition by Luigi Chiriatti.
In cooperation with the World Music Institute.
2001
CONCERT
Thursday, October 18, 2001
Genny Drivala, soprano
Christos Papageorgiou, piano and composition
Arias by Mozart, Donizetti, Rossini, Chopin, Verdi, Ravel, Gounod and Tchaikovsky.
CONCERT
Janis Vakarelis, piano
Performing works by celebrated composers, including a solo piano piece (world premiere) by Theodore Antoniou.
Thursday, October 11, 2001
On October 10th, Janis Vakarelis also performed at the Cosmos Club in Washington DC in a recital offered by the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA) under the auspices of the Ambassador of Greece Mr. Alexander Philon.
CONCERT
"Daedalus Project - Labyrinth"
A Jazz Concert by Dimitrios Vassilakis
Thursday, June 14, 2001
Dimitrios Vassilakis, soprano and tenor Saxophones
David Liebman, soprano and tenor Saxophones
Theodosii Spassov, Kaval
Mark Johnson, Bass
Ralph Peterson, Drums
George Contrafouris and Emmanuel Saridakis, Piano
CONCERT
Exploring the Song for Solo Voice by Mikis Theodorakis: Music from "Phaedra and Veatriki stin Odo Miden"
Thursday, June 7, 2001
Commentary on the Music of Mikis Theodorakis by Gail Holst-Warhaft, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature & Classics, Cornell University.
Featuring Constantine Yiannoudis, Bass-baritone, and Yannis Xylas, Pianist.
Introduced by Peter Tiboris.
Music Director and Conductor, The Manhattan Philharmonic.
CONCERT
"A Musical Journey throughout the World with Guitar and Flute"
Thursday, May 24, 2001
Performing works by Theodorakis, Piazzola, Shankar, Barrios and others
Antigoni Goni
Guitar
Laura Gilbert
Flute