
Odysseia
11-19 August 2022
Homer’s epos of Odysseus and his journey back home to Ithaka is a tale as old as time. We all know the story that stands for the greatness of human endurance, strength and ingenuity. The mindset of never giving up and overcoming all adversity and even godly obstacles is the basis of this story, but its message is relatable to the most current of events.
With this theme, we want to highlight the journey that people embark on in the most difficult and unpredictable of circumstances in hope for a better tomorrow. Whether that journey is literal or emotional, human life is a series of journeys filled with experiences that shape our identity.
Programme
Molyvos Castle 20:15
Admission free
Molyvos Castle 20:15
Admission free
- Thomas Simaku
Albanian Folk Song “My Beautiful Morea”
Arranged for clarinet and guitar by Thomas Simaku - Petrit Çeku, guitar
Sebastian Manz, clarinet
- Max Reger
Das Agnus Dei [The lamb of God], Op. 138, No. 6 from Acht geistliche Gesänge [Eight sacred songs]
Arranged for clarinet and string quartet by Sebastian Manz - Sebastian Manz, clarinet
Clémence de Forceville, violin
Rosanne Philippens, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Vashti Hunter, cello
- Joaquín Rodrigo
Tres pequeñas piezas [Three small pieces] for Guitar Solo
1. Ya se van los pastores
2. Por caminos de Santiago
3. Pequeña sevillana - Petrit Çeku, guitar
- Max Reger
Nachtlied [Evening song] Op. 138, No. 3 from Acht geistliche Gesänge [Eight sacred songs]
Arranged for clarinet and string quartet by Sebastian Manz - Sebastian Manz, clarinet
Clémence de Forceville, violin
Rosanne Philippens, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Vashti Hunter, cello
- Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Andante, un poco adagio
3. Scherzo. Allegro-Trio
4. Finale. Poco sostenuto-Allegro non troppo - Rosanne Philippens, violin
Clémence de Forceville, violin
Adrien La Marca, viola
Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, cello
Kiveli Dörken, piano
- Zoltán Kodály
Esti dal [Evening song]
Arranged for clarinet quintet by Sebastian Manz - Sebastian Manz, clarinet
Clémence de Forceville, violin
Rosanne Philippens, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Vashti Hunter, cello
- Sofia Gubaidulina
Serenade for Guitar Solo - Petrit Çeku, guitar
- Arcangelo Corelli
Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5, No. 12, “La Folia” Variations
Arranged for guitar and cello by Valter Dešpalj - Petrit Çeku, guitar
Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, cello
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
1. Allegro
2. Larghetto
3. Menuetto
4. Allegretto con variazioni - Sebastian Manz, clarinet
Clémence de Forceville, violin
Byol Kang, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Vashti Hunter, cello
- Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Cyclopes from Pièces de clavecin [Works for harpsichord] - Kiveli Dörken, piano
- Claude Debussy
Sirènes (Sirens) from Trois nocturnes
Arranged for piano solo by Gustave Samazeuilh - Danae Dörken, piano
- Dmitri Shostakovich
Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
1. Prelude
2. Scherzo - Byol Kang, violin
Rosanne Philippens, violin
Jonian Ilias Kadesha, violin
Clémence de Forceville, violin
Adrien La Marca, viola
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, cello
Benedict Klöckner, cello
- Felix Mendelssohn
String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87
1. Allegro vivace
2. Andante scherzando
3. Adagio e lento
4. Allegro molto vivace - Antje Weithaas, violin
Jonian Ilias Kadesha, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Adrien La Marca, viola
Vashti Hunter, cello
Young People’s Concert
Transformations
19:00
- Antonio Caldara
Come raggio di sol [Like a sunbeam]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sei du mein Trost [Βe my comfort], K. 391Alessandro Scarlatti
Già il sole dal Gange [The sun over the Ganges] from L’ honestà negli amori [Honesty in love affairs]Franz Schubert
Gretchen am Spinnrade [Gretchen at the spinning wheel], D. 118
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (Lied der Mignon) [Only he who knows longing (Mignon’s song)], D. 877, No. 4 -
Danae Kontora, soprano
Danae Dörken, piano
Kiveli Dörken, piano
- Johann Kaspar Mertz
An Malvina [To Malvina] for Guitar Solo from Bardenklänge [Bardic \ sounds], Op. 13 - Petrit Çeku, guitar
- Richard Strauss
Die Nacht [Night], Op. 10, No. 3
Amor [Cupid], Op. 68, No. 5
Morgen [Tomorrow], Op. 27, No. 4Claude Debussy
ApparitionHenri Duparc
Lamento
Chanson triste [Song of sadness] - Danae Kontora, soprano
Danae Dörken, piano
Kiveli Dörken, piano
- Eibhlís Farrell
Penelope Weaving for Viola Solo - Sindy Mohamed, viola
- Attik
Apo mesa pethamenos [Dead from the inside]Michalis Sougioul
As erhosoun gia ligo [If you could come for a while] - Danae Kontora, soprano
Danae Dörken, piano
Kiveli Dörken, piano
- Franz Schubert
Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898
1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante, un poco mosso
3. Scherzo. Allegro-Trio
4. Rondo. Allegro vivace -
Jonian Ilias Kadesha, violin
Benedict Klöckner, cello
Danae Dörken, piano
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Costas Mantzoros, Nickos Harizanos
Ithaca (world premiere)
Work for actor / narrator, string trio and prerecorded materia
Actor / Narrator: Giorgos Giannarakos -
Rosanne Philippens, violin
Adrien La Marca, viola
Benedict Klöckner, cello
- Arnold Schönberg
Verklärte Nacht [Transfigured night], Op. 4 -
Antje Weithaas, violin
Byol Kang, violin
Adrien La Marca, viola
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Benedict Klöckner, cello
Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, cello
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