CHOPIN - BORIS BEREZOVSKY - The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Under the Auspices of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Information and the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy

Under the Auspices of the Medical Association of Athens and the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)


This major event is aimed at raising public awareness on the occasion of the International Day for Movement Disorders in September, and is sponsored by the Pan-Hellenic Association of Paraplegics (PASPA) at the Herod Atticus Theater on Monday, October 8 at 20.30

The Athenian audience will have the opportunity to enjoy a masterful concert with famous melodies, music and orchestral works by Frederick Chopin and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by top artists of the genre.

The world-famous pianist Boris Berezovsky, who captivates audiences with his performances and personality (Gold Medal Winner at Moscow's Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition), has conquered the musical world with his irresistible power and his insurmountable technique, as well as for the deep skepticism and the inner nature of the performances. He is modest, «Doric», and communicative with the public, a man dedicated to his art, and forged at the famed Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.

«Nothing frightens Boris Berezovsky who plays ... with impenetrable power, security and technical perfection», Pianist Magazine.

"The only artist who can balance between skillful superhuman perfection and deeply inspired interpretive power", The London Times.

With Boris Berezovsky, the renowned Russian State Orchestra of Strings (Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra), one of the world's leading string orchestras, will appear for the first time in Greece under the musical direction Aleksei Utkin. The State Academic Chamber Orchestra, also known as the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, maintains a regular tour program on all five continents with more than 120 concerts a year and will also perform.

The concert of October 8, 2018 offers high-quality craftsmanship and expressive perfection, an event to be enjoyed by the general public as well as classical music lovers.

The event is sponsored under the Auspices of the Archbishopric of Athens, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Information, the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, the Athens Medical Association and the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE). The proceeds will go to the Pan-Hellenic Association of Paraplegics. The message of the event is "Movement is culture".

The Pan-Hellenic Association of Paraplegic (PASPA) was the first club founded in Greece (1977) representing people with serious kinetic disabilities. PASPA is a member of the World Disability Organization DPI and is an exponent of paraplegic and movement disorders across the country. Today PASPA supports over 100,000 people nationwide and serves paraplegic members in Athens, in four sites in northern Greece, in Patras in western Greece, in Argos in the southeastern Peloponnese, and Lamia in central Greece.

The Russian State Orchestra of Strings (Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra), founded in 1956, is considered a national treasure. It has been described by Dmitry Shostakovich as the "best string orchestra in the world" and by the New York Times as "the height of perfection", and is known in the international press as "the Crème of the Kremlin". Over the course of its 60-year history, the Orchestra has appeared in the largest halls in the world such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Schauspielhaus in Berlin, Queen Elisabeth Hall in London, Salle Pleyel in Paris, Carnegie Hall in New York, Davis Hall in San Francisco, Suntori Hall in Tokyo and Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow. It has collaborated with the most important soloists of the era, including pianists Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Lev Oborin, Nikolai Petrov, Vladimir Krainev, Eliso Virsaladze, Mikhail Pletnev, Boris Berezovsky, Frederick Kempf, John Lill and Christian Zacharias. With the violinists David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Leonid Kogan, Oleg Kagan, Vladimir Spivakov and Viktor Tretyakov. With the violinist Yuri Bashmet and cellists Mstislav Rostropovitch, Natalia Gutman, Gaspar Cassado, and Alexandr Kniazev. The flutists Jean-Pierre Rampal, Patrick Gallois, Sir James Holloway and singers Irina Arkhipova, Eugeny Nesterenko, Galina Pisarenko, Alexandr Vedernikov, Makvala Kasrashvili, Nikolai Gedda, Renee Fleming, Roberto Alagna and Dmitri Hvorostovski, The orchestra has represented Russia in a number of world events such as the United Nations International Film Festival (1995), the Davos International Economic Forum (1998) and the US State Department's celebration of 70 years of diplomatic relations between Washington and Moscow (2004), eliciting praise for interpretive quality as well as the breadth of repertoire

The State Academic Chamber Orchestra of Russia (known as the Moscow Chamber Orchestra) maintains a regular tour program on all five continents, with more than 120 concerts a year. Their performances include annual concerts in Carnegie Hall, New York, as well as a much sought-after and often sold-out series of concerts in the historical concert hall of Moscow's Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Under the direction of Constantine Orbelian from 1991 -2010, the Orchestra earned the official honorary title of 'Academic' (State Academic Orchestra). Since 2010, the Orchestra has been directed by Aleksei Utkin, and has expanded its repertoire. In 2016, Aleksei Utkin was awarded the Moscow Arts and Literary Prize for his contribution to the orchestra in promoting Russian music and classical music to the general public at Moscow's theaters.

The Orchestra has an impressive recording history that exceeds over 50 albums with companies such as Philips, Chandos, Delos, Melodiya, etc. in a repertoire ranging from Baroque and Classicism to the 20th and 21st century music. Praise from music critics includes the following: "truly they interpret as a single, shining human voice" (Sensible Sound), and, «The orchestra's musicians channel all their emotional expression into the music, extraordinary musicality and passion while simultaneously interpreting sensitivity and liveliness» (London's The Daily Telegraph).

Boris Berezovsky is world-renowned as the pianist with a transcendent technique and a strong personal artistic sense. The Russian-born artist has conquered the music world with his irresistible power and his insurmountable technique, as well as the deep skepticism and inner nature of his performances. He is modest, «Doric", and communicative with the public, a man dedicated to his art drawn from the teachings of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
In 1990, Berezovsky won the first prize and gold medal at the Moscow Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, having made his debut two years earlier in London. Since then he has appeared regularly in the most prestigious theaters in the world in London, Paris, New York, Berlin, Rome, Zurich, Munich, Salzburg, Amsterdam, Montreal, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, and Tokyo. In Berlin with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Paris at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées with the Paris Philharmonie, London at the Royal Festival Hall, Brussels at the Palace of Fine Arts, Vienna at Konzerthaus and Carnegie Hall in New York. In 2006 he was nominated Best Musician of the Year by the BBC Music Awards (Music Magazine Awards).

Berezovsky is regularly invited as a soloist to the greatest classical music festivals internationally and he has appeared with top symphony orchestras in the world. He has worked with leading masters including Kurt Mazur, Yuri Terminalinov, Dmitry Kitaenko, Antonio Papano. He has also collaborated in chamber music ensembles and has appeared in Japan in piano recitals, concerts and chamber music concerts. Berezovsky has recorded with major classical music labels performing Chopin, Schumann, Rahmaninov, Ravel, Musorgi, Tikovsky, Shostakovich, List, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and others. For many of his recordings, he has won awards such as "Diapason d'or", "Choc de la Musique", "Gramophone" and "Echo Classic". In 2014 he was appointed as the Artistic Director of St Petersburg's Classical Music Festival «Music of the Earth».His next appearances include collaborations with the Philharmonic Orchestra, the symphonic orchestras of Saint Petersburg, Radio France, Monte-Carlo, and others. He will also tour Latin America and give solo recitals in Paris, Moscow, Singapore, Washington and Chicago. Boris Berezovsky is a glamorous and much sought-after artist that the public idolizes at each appearance.




The proceeds of the event will be provided for the needs of the Pan-Hellenic Association of Paraplegics, Disabled People with Serious Mobility Problems in Greece.

MONDAY 8 OCTOBER 2018, at 20.30

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