Music

Stavros Kougioumtzis

Greek Song Cycle | Uknown Hellenism

Dates

Tickets

10 — 40 €

Venue

Onassis Stegi

Time & Date

Day
Time
Venue
Day
Monday
Time
20:30
Venue
Main Stage

Information

Tickets

15, 20, 30, 40 €
Concs 10, 15 €

Introduction

The second event in the Greek Song Cycle is dedicated to the great composer, Stavros Kougioumtzis.

The second event in the Greek Song Cycle is dedicated to the great composer, Stavros Kougioumtzis (1932-2005). Embarking on his recording career in the early nineteen sixties, he left behind an extremely creative body of work embodying the finest elements of Greek popular song. The concert will feature Greek premiere performances of works from salient points in his career.

Credits

Texts
Yorgos Skabardonis
Readings
Thodoris Atheridis
Singers (in alphabetical order)
Nikos Dimitratos, Areti Ketime, Maria Kougioumtzi, Manolis Lidakis, Orpheus Peridis, Pantelis Thalassinos, Fotini Velessiotou
Orchestra conductor
Yannis Papazahariakis
Event co-ordinator
Elias Benetos
Cycle co-ordinator
Dimitris Papadimitriou

Musicians

double bass
Mimis Doutsoulis
percussion
Themis Symvoulopoulos
keyboards
Akis Katsoupakis
piano
Thodoris Economou
accordion
Dinos Hatziordanou
violin
Andreas Trapalis
cello
Michalis Porfyris
clarinet, flute, recorders
Apostolis Vagelakis
bouzouki
Manolis Karadinis
bouzouki
Andreas Karadinis
guitar
Christos Pertsinidis
drums
Yorgos Katsikas