In the fourth part, “Zarathustra’s roundelay”, performed by the mezzo-soprano, Mahler wonders about the meaning of life and the possibility of joy. For the composer, mutual love is tantamount to the most admirable desire of existence, elevating humankind far above their perishable and painful condition. 3 (six movements with a total running time of over 90 minutes) constitutes Mahler’s sublime celebration of Nature and the elemental forces of beings as they strive to merge with God. Composed in the summers of 18, the gigantic Symphony No. Gifted and unconventional, he occupies a prominent place in classical music thanks to his brilliant performances, which invariably evoke powerful emotions in his audience.Īt the Odeon concert, the famous maestro will conduct the Utopia Orchestra in Mahler’s majestic Symphony No. In the meantime, he keeps performing at all major festivals, collaborating with the greatest directors and garnering international awards for his recordings. In 2018, he was appointed chief conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, he founded musicAeterna Orchestra and Choir in Novosibirsk, with whom he took Europe’s music capitals by storm. Podium star Teodor Currentzis will perform alongside his new artistic project, Utopia Orchestra, an international ensemble consisting of major world-renowned soloists.īorn in Athens in 1972, the distinguished Greek conductor learned his craft under the legendary Ilya Mushin at the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory from 1994 to 1999. Violin & Artistic Direction Anne-Sophie Mutter Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)
Mutter herself will conduct the concert.Ĭoncerto in F major for 3 violins, strings, and continuo, RV 551īrandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV 1048 Under Mutter’s artistic leadership, Mutter’s Virtuosi have been steadily accompanying their mentor in concerts across the globe since 2011.Īt the Odeon concert, the world-class violinist will perform solo in three concertos and also in André Previn’s Nonet, a chamber music work for nine instruments that was dedicated to her and will be presented in Greece for the very first time. The major violinist will be joined by a string ensemble consisting of current and former fellows of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation as well as other selected young musicians. She has received numerous international accolades for her recordings, including four Grammy Awards. Throughout her long-running career, the German virtuoso, who started out under the wing of Herbert von Karajan, has performed at every prestigious concert hall around the world and left her mark on classical music. The Odeon of Herodes Atticus welcomes legendary violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
Works by Vivaldi, Bach, Previn, Bologne de Saint-George With the GNO Orchestra, Chorus and Soloists
Pinkerton), Dionysios Sourbis (Sharpless) Cast Cellia Costea (Cio-Cio San), Alisa Kolosova (Suzuki), Andrea Carè (B.Chorus master Agathangelos Georgakatos.Set and costume design Pierre-André Weitz.The production is realized with support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, aiming to enhance the GNO’s artistic outreach. Idiosyncratic aspects of the Japanese musical tradition, climaxes, chamber music qualities and outbursts alongside the entire orchestra lend Butterfly its unique character and breathe a special life into it. This time he is set to direct one of Puccini’s most popular masterworks, Madama Butterfly, on the stage of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Arts, Letters, Culture in Greece Toggle Navigationįollowing the enormously successful Wozzek (2020), world-renowned French director Olivier Py, Artistic Director of Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and former director of Festival d’Avignon (2014-2022), returns to the Greek National Opera.
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