2012 Casa dei Mezzo Music Festival Programme
With no less than three World premières, three European premières and one Greek première, this is a programme not to be missed!Tickets: Advance ticket reservations can be made by email to casadeimezzo@sit.forthnet.gr or by telephone to +30 28430 29183. Tickets for the opening concert (Thursday 21 June 20:00) are free. Tickets for all other concerts are €10 each with the exception of tickets for the Grand Opera/Lyric closing concert (Tuesday 26 June 21:00) which are €15 each. Many of our concerts sold out last year, so early booking is advised.
Thursday 21 June 20:00 · Opening Concert
Event: Opening Concert
Date and time: Thursday 21 June 20:00
Venue: Makrigialos Harbour
Tickets: Free
Students from the Leondaridis Music School in Makrigialos under the direction of Despinia Panteli and with lots of musical surprises!
Date and time: Thursday 21 June 20:00
Venue: Makrigialos Harbour
Tickets: Free
Students from the Leondaridis Music School in Makrigialos under the direction of Despinia Panteli and with lots of musical surprises!
Friday 22 June 21:00 · Concert
Event: Concert
Date and time: Friday 22 June 21:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Gareth Farr, 1968 –
Piano Trio Ahi (fire)
Behind the Parapet
Martin Lodge, 1954 -
Summer Music
John Psathas, 1966 –
Corybas (World Première)
-- Intermission --
Arno Babadjanian, 1921 - 1983
Piano Trio in F sharp minor
Three Island Songs (Greek Première)
Aegean (World Première)
Date and time: Friday 22 June 21:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Gareth Farr, 1968 –
Piano Trio Ahi (fire)
- Semplice ma espressivo;
- Scherzo;
- Interlude;
- Finale
Behind the Parapet
Martin Lodge, 1954 -
Summer Music
John Psathas, 1966 –
Corybas (World Première)
-- Intermission --
Arno Babadjanian, 1921 - 1983
Piano Trio in F sharp minor
- Allegro
- Andante
- Allegro Vivace
Three Island Songs (Greek Première)
Aegean (World Première)
New Zealand Chamber Soloists
Katherine Austin, Piano
Lara Hall, Violin
James Tennant, Violoncello
Katherine Austin, Piano
Lara Hall, Violin
James Tennant, Violoncello
Saturday 23 June 13:00 · Concert
Event: Concert
Date and time: Saturday 23 June 13:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Terje Bjørklund, 1945 –
Per la Strada
Preludios Epigramáticos No. 1-3
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750
Prelude BWV 999
Johan Kaspar Mertz, 1806 – 1856
Elegia
Roland Dyens, 1955 –
Fuoco
Les Folies d’Espagne
Suite no. 1 in G major BWV 1007
Date and time: Saturday 23 June 13:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Terje Bjørklund, 1945 –
Per la Strada
Viktor Stenhjem, Violin
Leo Brouwer, 1939Preludios Epigramáticos No. 1-3
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 – 1750
Prelude BWV 999
Johan Kaspar Mertz, 1806 – 1856
Elegia
Roland Dyens, 1955 –
Fuoco
Chronis Koutsoumpidis, Guitar
Marin Marais, 1656 – 1728Les Folies d’Espagne
Eimear McGeown, Flute
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685 -1750Suite no. 1 in G major BWV 1007
- Prelude
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
- Minuet
- Gigue
Beata Söderberg, Violoncello
Saturday 23 June 21:00 · Evening Concert
Event: Evening Concert
Date and time: Saturday 23 June 21:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Franz Schubert, 1797 – 1828
Die schöne Müllerin op. 25, D. 795
"TANGO SURPRISE"
Date and time: Saturday 23 June 21:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Franz Schubert, 1797 – 1828
Die schöne Müllerin op. 25, D. 795
- Das Wandern (Wandering Miller)
- Wohin? (Where to?)
- Halt! (Stop!)
- Danksagung an den Bach (A Song of Thanks to the Brook)
- Am Feierabend (Rest at the End of the Day)
- Der Neugierige (The Inquisitive One)
- Ungeduld (Impatience)
- Morgengruß (Good morning)
- Des Müllers Blumen (The miller's flowers)
- Tränenregen (Shower of tears)
- Mein! (Mine! - like the Miller Maid is Mine)
- Pause (Interlude)
- Mit dem grünen Lautenbande (With the green lute-riband)
- Der Jäger (The hunter)
- Eifersucht und Stolz (Jealousy and pride)
- Die liebe Farbe (The Beloved colour)
- Die böse Farbe (The Evil colour)
- Trockne Blumen (Withered flowers)
- Der Müller und der Bach (The miller and the brook)
- Des Baches Wiegenlied (The brook's lullaby)
Hubert Wild, Baritone
Tarek Al-Shubbak, Piano
-- Intermission --Tarek Al-Shubbak, Piano
"TANGO SURPRISE"
Trygve Brøske, Piano
Isa Katharina Gericke, Soprano
Viktor Stenhjem, Violin
Beata Söderberg, Violoncello
Isa Katharina Gericke, Soprano
Viktor Stenhjem, Violin
Beata Söderberg, Violoncello
Sunday 24 June 13:00 · Lunchtime Concert
Event: Lunchtime Concert
Date and time: Sunday 24 June 13:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Aspasia Nasopoulou, 1972 –
The World Première of this new work written for pianist Trygve Brøske.
Olinda & Eudoxia based on two stories from Italo Calvino’s book
"Invisible Cities"
Morgen på Middelhavet Op. 41 (Morning on the Mediterranean)
Fem Blomstervignetter Op.23
Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Date and time: Sunday 24 June 13:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Aspasia Nasopoulou, 1972 –
The World Première of this new work written for pianist Trygve Brøske.
Olinda & Eudoxia based on two stories from Italo Calvino’s book
"Invisible Cities"
Trygve Brøske, Piano
Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, 1847 – 1907Morgen på Middelhavet Op. 41 (Morning on the Mediterranean)
Fem Blomstervignetter Op.23
- Lind (lime tree)
- Aepleblomst (apple flower)
- Hvit og blaa Anemone (white & blue Anemone)
- Aakande (water lily)
- Viol (viola)
Isa Katharina Gericke, Soprano
Trygve Brøske, Piano
Sergei Rachmaninov, 1873 – 1943Trygve Brøske, Piano
Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
New Zealand Chamber Soloists
Katherine Austin, Piano
Lara Hall, Violin
James Tennant, Violoncello
Katherine Austin, Piano
Lara Hall, Violin
James Tennant, Violoncello
Sunday 24 June 21:00 · Evening Concert
Event: Evening Concert
Date and time: Sunday 24 June 21:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Arvo Pärt, 1935 –
Spiegel Im Spiegel
La Noche en la Isla (European Première, Based on the poem by Pablo Neruda)
Trio for flute, violoncello and piano
Francis Poulenc, 1899 – 1963
La voix Humaine
A one-act opera for one character with libretto by Jean Cocteau: It is not just that the telephone is sometimes more dangerous than the revolver but that its tangled cord drains us of our strength, while giving us nothing in return.
Date and time: Sunday 24 June 21:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Arvo Pärt, 1935 –
Spiegel Im Spiegel
Guido de Flaviis, Saxophone
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Thomas Sleeper, 1956 –Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
La Noche en la Isla (European Première, Based on the poem by Pablo Neruda)
Christian Damsgaard, Tenor
Guido de Flaviis, Saxophone
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Carl Maria von Weber, 1786 – 1826Guido de Flaviis, Saxophone
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Trio for flute, violoncello and piano
- Allegro
- Scherzo
- Schafer
- Finale
Eimear McGeown, Flute
Beata Söderberg, Violoncello
Tarek Al-Shubbak, Piano
-- Intermission -- Beata Söderberg, Violoncello
Tarek Al-Shubbak, Piano
Francis Poulenc, 1899 – 1963
La voix Humaine
A one-act opera for one character with libretto by Jean Cocteau: It is not just that the telephone is sometimes more dangerous than the revolver but that its tangled cord drains us of our strength, while giving us nothing in return.
Hege Høisæter, Mezzo-soprano
John Lidal, Piano
John Lidal, Piano
Monday 25 June 13:00 · Lunchtime Concert
Event: Lunchtime Concert
Date and time: Monday 25 June 13:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 – 1827
Violin sonata no. 3 in E-flat major op.12 no.3
Kinderszenen Op. 15 (13 scenes from a Childhood)
The Cello Sonata
Date and time: Monday 25 June 13:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 – 1827
Violin sonata no. 3 in E-flat major op.12 no.3
- Allegro con spirit
- Adagio con molt’espressione
- Rondo: Allegro molto
Marko Pop-Ristov, Violin
Tarek Al-Shubbak, Piano
Robert Schumann, 1810 – 1856Tarek Al-Shubbak, Piano
Kinderszenen Op. 15 (13 scenes from a Childhood)
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Claude Debussy, 1862 – 1918The Cello Sonata
- Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
- Sérénade: Modérément animé
- Final: Animé, léger et nerveux
Beata Söderberg, Violoncello
Trygve Brøske, Piano
Trygve Brøske, Piano
Monday 25 June 21:00 · Evening Concert
Event: Evening Concert
Date and time: Monday 25 June 21:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Robert Schumann, 1810 – 1856
Zwölf Lieder op. 35 (Kerner Lieder)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone (European Première)
Three Movements
Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1887 – 1959
Prelude No.1 in E minor, Andantino
Prelude No.4 in E minor, Lento; Animato; Moderato; Lento
Etude No. 11, Lent; Animé
Etude No.1, Allegro non troppo; Lento
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
Date and time: Monday 25 June 21:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Robert Schumann, 1810 – 1856
Zwölf Lieder op. 35 (Kerner Lieder)
- Lust der Sturmnacht (The Pleasure of a Stormy Night)
- Stirb, Lieb' und Freud'! (Perish, Love and Joy!)
- Wanderlied (Wanderer's Song)
- Erstes Grun (First Green)
- Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend (Longing for the Woodlands)
- Auf das Trinkglas eines verstorbenen Freundes (On a Dead Friend's Drinking Cup)
- Wanderung (Wandering)
- Stille Liebe (Silent Love)
- Frage (A Question)
- Stille Tranen (Silent Tears)
- Wer machte dich so krank? (Who Made You So Ill?)
- Alte laute (Bygone)
Hubert Wild, Baritone
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Thomas Sleeper, 1956 –Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Concerto for Alto Saxophone (European Première)
Three Movements
- Feroce!
- Un poco lento
- Poco andante/Allegro molto
Guido de Flaviis, Saxophone
Lara Hall, Violin
James Tennant, Violoncello
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
-- Intermission --Lara Hall, Violin
James Tennant, Violoncello
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1887 – 1959
Prelude No.1 in E minor, Andantino
Prelude No.4 in E minor, Lento; Animato; Moderato; Lento
Etude No. 11, Lent; Animé
Etude No.1, Allegro non troppo; Lento
Chronis Koutsoumpides, Guitar
Bedrich Smetana 1824 – 1884Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
- Moderato assai
- Allegro, ma non agitato
Alternativo I
Alternativo II - Finale. Presto
Trio dei Mezzo
Tarek Al-Shubbak, Piano
Marko Pop-Ristov, Violin
Beata Söderberg, Violoncello
Tarek Al-Shubbak, Piano
Marko Pop-Ristov, Violin
Beata Söderberg, Violoncello
Tuesday 26 June 13:00 · Lunchtime Concert
Event: Lunchtime Concert
Date and time: Tuesday 26 June 13:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Graham Fitkin, 1963 –
Bob
Glass
Lusingando - A Musical Definition (European Première)
Music from "The Hours"
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor op.40
Date and time: Tuesday 26 June 13:00
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo
Tickets: €10.00 each
Graham Fitkin, 1963 –
Bob
Glass
Guido de Flaviis, Saxophone
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Thomas Sleeper, 1956 –Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Lusingando - A Musical Definition (European Première)
Guido de Flaviis, Saxophone
Lara Hall, Violin
James Tennant, Violoncello
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Philip Glass, 1937 –Lara Hall, Violin
James Tennant, Violoncello
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Music from "The Hours"
Zoe Zeniodi, Piano
Dmitri Shostakovich, 1906 – 1975Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor op.40
- Allegro non troppo
- Allegro
- Largo
- Allegro
Beata Söderberg, Violoncello
Tarel Al-Shubbak, Piano
Tarel Al-Shubbak, Piano