Music Connects the Onassis Stegi and the Panteion University, Vol. 2

For the second consecutive year, the Onassis Stegi and Panteion University eradicate the boundary between them, set by Syngrou Avenue. Together, they share their common interest for culture. Focused on contemporary music, this musical bridge will consist of a series of three concerts.

Supported by the know-how and communication network of Onassis Stegi, students of "Culture and Cultural Management" of the Department of Communication, Media, and Culture at Panteion University are in charge of promoting the concerts, in close collaboration with the musicians involved. Teams from both institutions will supervise this program.

Young and mostly up-and-coming performers present works that are connected through a shared musical environment, as well as works that create (yet) another bridge between the centuries separating them. There will be a homage to György Kurtág in light of his ninetieth birthday (b. 1926). Τhe work of the Hungarian composer is, to a great extent, characterized by an open dialogue with the repertory of all musical periods. Some of his most important "interlocutors" include György Ligeti, Anton Webern, and J.S. Bach, works of whom will also be performed.

The program’s eclectic affinities also include Nikos Skalkottas vis-à-vis his contemporary Erwin Schulhoff, as well as Hans Werner Henze and Rodney Sharman with regard to the work of Richard Wagner. Also special is the pairing of literature and music – medieval and contemporary – in the concert titled Laborinthus.