The established Piano Festival of the GNO Alternative Stage, dedicated to the king of instruments, reschedules its yearly date with Athenian audiences, for the first time outside the SNFCC, in the historic hall of the Parnassos Literary Society, from 23 to 17 October 2022, always in collaboration with the Thessaloniki Piano Festival, and curated by Charalampos Aggelopoulos. Admission to all the events will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed from Wednesday 19 October, at 12.00, exclusively via ticket services.
Five acclaimed Greek pianists with international careers, Dimitri Vassilakis (23/10), Lorenda Ramou (24/10), Karolos Zouganelis (25/10), Prodromos Symeonidis (26/10) and Christos Papageorgiou (27/10) perform some of the greatest piano works of the 20thand 21stcenturies, covering a very wide range of music trends and compositions. Works, among others, by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei Prokofiev, Isaac Albéniz, Arnold Schoenberg, Dmitri Shostakovich, Olivier Messiaen, Iannis Xenakis, and modern-day piano pieces compose a particularly interesting multi-faceted programme.
The Festival's parallel events include two afternoon concerts by the emerging soloists Natalia Giannaki (23/10) and Margarita Kolasi (26/10), and a piano masterclass by the featured artists.
Christos Papageorgiou in recital
Thursday 27 October 2022 / Starts at: 20.30
Works of Papageorgiou
In the Stylistic Variations of always restless and prolific composer and pianist Christos Papageorgiou, the unadorned theme from Mikis Theodorakis' widely known song Sto perigiali to kryfo (aka Arnisi from the song cycle Epiphany) is transformed into many and different styles, from Couperin and Handel's to Crumb's, Keith Jarrett's, and rock n roll, thus becoming a ticket to a spectacular musical journey across space and time. A daring artistic venture that acquires added value, given that the performer of the work is its own composer.
The GNO Alternative Stage's strand of programming titled GNO ALTERNATIVE STAGE PIANO FESTIVAL falls under the Act FESTIVAL EVENTS OF THE GNO ALTERNATIVE STAGE (MIS 5004053), code 201708510107 (Axis 06 of the ATTICA O.P.), and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and National Funds.
