The award-winning French conductor, Pascal Rophé, the exemplary Athens State Orchestra and four distinguished performers present a programme of works from the Hungarian and Russian national schools. The Dances of Galánta (1933) are based on popular tunes Kodály heard as a child in his village. The Concerto for two pianos and percussion (1940) is a dialogue between two instruments Bartók preferred as a child, while Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an exhibition (1874) honour the painter, Viktor Hartmann. At the keyboard, the international soloist and artistic director of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, George-Emmanuel Lazaridis, and the award-winning ‘experimenter’, Stefanos Thomopoulos. On percussion, the virtuosic Dimitris Desyllas and a rising star, Andreas Farmakis.
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
Dances of Galánta
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Concerto for two pianos and percussion, Sz 115
I. Assai lento–Allegro molto
II. Lento, ma non troppo
III. Allegro non troppo
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Pictures at an exhibition (orchestrated by M. Ravel)
I. Promenade
II. Gnomus
III. Promenade
IV. The Οld Castle
V. Promenade
VI. Tuileries
VII. Bydło
VIII. Promenade
IX. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks in Their Shells
X. Samuel Goldberg and Schmuyle
XI. The Market Place at Limoges
XII. Catacombs
XIII. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
XIV. Baba-Yaga
XV. The Great Gate of Kiev
George-Emmanuel Lazaridis, Stefanos Thomopoulos, piano
Dimitris Desyllas, Andreas Farmakis, percussion
Conducted by
Pascal Rophé
Lower tier: 30€
Upper tier: 15€
Students: 10€
Unemployed: 5€
People with movement difficulties: 5€
