in collaboration with
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic
Presidency of the Hellenic Republic
THE ODYSSEY
RAMEAU Les Tourbillons • Les Cyclopes
THE TROJAN WAR
CLEMENTI Sonata in G minor, Op. 50, No. 3,
"Didone Abbandonata”
DEFYING THE GODS
BEETHOVEN Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus
LISZT Prometheus (trans. Schubert) • Prometheus
DIVINE INSPIRATION
COUPERIN La Muse Plaintine • La Muse Victorieuse
RAMEAU L’Entretien des Muses
STRAVINSKY Apollon Musagète
THE AEGEAN SEA
COUPERIN Les Gondoles de Delphes
HADJIDAKIS For a Little White Seashell, Op. 1
RHYTHM AND DANCE
DEBUSSY Danseuses de Delphes (Préludes)
SATIE Gymnopédies) • Gnosiènnes
KOSTANTINIDIS Huit Danses des Îles Grecques
THE POWERFUL FEMALE
COUPERIN L'Amazône • L'Atalante • Les Vestales
DESIRE AND RAPTURE
COUPERIN Les Satyres Chèvre-Pieds• Les Bacchanales
SAINT SAENS Bacchanales
LONGING
COUPERIN Le Carrillon de Cythère
DEBUSSY L'Isle Joyeuse
MUSIC TRIUMPHS
LISZT Orpheus
The Greek Myth Recital Project
CD Recording, Documentary, Concert Tour 2021
With works by Couperin, Rameau, Clementi, Liszt, Debussy, Satie, Stravinsky, Kostantinidis and Hadjidakis, the Greek Myth Recital Project presents a selection of repertoire for solo piano inspired by Greece and its rich mythology. Acclaimed by the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and many other publications, this unique recital has been heard at venues that include the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, the Lugano Festival, and more recently on a tour of the Italian peninsula, including a performance for the Presidents of Italy and Greece in Rome's Presidential Palace, the Palazzo del Quirinale. Part of a cultural diplomacy initiative, this programme has been a collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece and the Office of the President of the Hellenic Republic.
The year 2021 marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the independence of Greece and the birth of the Modern Greek State. On this occasion, we plan to present the Greek Myth Recital in the world’s leading museums that house the largest collections of Greek works of art from classical antiquity, both in Europe as well as in the United States. The marrying of the ancient works of art with the music present the perfect opportunity to highlight the aesthetic and philosophical values that have inspired and nurtured artists for thousands of years, as we witness these universal principles revisited and reinterpreted in the works of some of the greatest classical composers. The programme promises to bring to life these legendary sculptures, mosaics, pottery and various artifacts, celebrating the legacy of the Greek ideals and archetypes that gave birth to the Western world and that have persisted through the ages.
Washington, DC
Firenze, Italy
Lugano Festival
Mexico, DF
Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic, offers his congratulations
Official Residence of the President of the Italian Republic Rome
RAI VENETO Palazzo Labia, Venice
Vicenza, Italy
with Dario Franceschini, Minister of Cultural Heritage of the Italian Republic