series of three concerts). The Armonia Atenea-
Friends of Music Orchestra, conducted by
George Petrou, will be accompanied by leading
Greek soloists on an authentic English pianoforte,
made by Stodart (in 1820).
The presentation includes Five Piano Concertos,
the masterly Triple Concerto, the Fantasia for
piano, chorus, and orchestra, the famous Violin
Concerto and its arrangement for piano by the
composer himself, as well as a concerto that
Beethoven composed when he was only 14 years
old. The manuscript of this superb work includes
only the solo part, with some orchestration notes.
The Concerto (No. 0, Wo O4) will be performed in
a re-composition-orchestration made by compos-
er Philippos Tsalahouris, especially for this pro-
duction. This new arrangement is presented in a
first performance. All three concerts are prefaced
by excerpts from the ballet
The Creatures of
Prometheus.
Sunday 14, Tuesday 16 & Thursday 18 of April
Giuseppe Verdi: I Vespri siciliani
OPERA
Following the great success of the performances
of
The Sicilian Vespers
–a co-production by the
Athens Concert Hall and the Greek National
Opera– the opera is presented three more times,
on April 14, 16 and 18, 2013. The impressive pro-
duction, conducted by Myron Michailidis and
directed by Renato Zanella, carried away the
music lovers who filled the Alexandra Trianti Hall
for last January's shows. This grand opera with
ballet is presented on the occasion of the 200th
anniversary of the birth of the great Italian com-
poser. Based on a historical event, as well as the
contemporary history of his country, Verdi came
up with the revolutionary
I vespri siciliani
, invest-
ing it with enthusiastic melodies, great choral
parts, superb arias and ethereal ballet music.
- The Sicilian Vespers
Grand opera in five acts with ballet
LIBRETTO
by Augustin Eugène Scribe & Charles
Duveyrier
ITALIAN TRANSLATION
by Arnaldo Fusinato
New production
With Greek supertitles
Trade with Greece
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CO-PRODUCTION
The Greek National Opera
The Athens Concert Hall Organization
Thursday, April 18
Rising Stars: Romina Lischka,
viola da gamba recital & Daniela
Koch, flute recital
RISING STARS
The Rising Stars series is supported by the
Culture Programme of the European Union
The European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO)
is developing a network of collaborations aimed
at promoting musical exchange, as well as high-
lighting and propagating musical creation. Each
year the European Concert Hall Organisation
selects six outstanding artists, who, as the orga-
nization’s Rising Stars, perform a concert tour
across the halls of the ECHO network. The ECHO
Rising Stars series has been assisting the musi-
cal careers of many of today’s world class artists
since 1995. The aim of the Rising Stars series is
to bring young and exceptional young artists to
new international audiences and offer them
opportunities to present musical programmes of
their choosing in the major concert halls of
Europe. These artists are the best in their chosen
field and are hand-selected by the Artistic
Directors of our member halls.
“The real grandeur of the viola da gamba”
-
Works by T. Hume, Demachy, Telemann, C. F.
Abel
Romina Lischka
viola da gamba
Romina Lischka was nominated by the Palais des
Beaux Arts (Brussels) & Het Concertgebouw
(Amsterdam)
Daniela Koch, flute recital
-
Works by W. A. Mozart, F. Schubert, G.
