Sound & Silence

On Saturday February 15 and Sunday February 16 classical music will meet visual arts, as the B&E Goulandris Foundation joins forces once more with the Athens Conservatoire for five recitals with five of the conservatory’s honours degree graduates at the Foundation’s Amphitheatre.

The graduates who distinguished themselves at the Conservatory’s winter exams will present masterpieces by great classical composers and other works. Saturday February 15 will feature two piano recitals by Loukas Dellios and Stavros Prentzas and Sunday February 16 will feature a tuba recital by Spyros Droggitis-Giakoumelos, a flute recital by Kali Baldou and a cello recital by Elena Ghika.

Focusing on the co-existence of different forms of art and the promotion of young artists, the Foundation and the Athens Conservatoire give every year the opportunity to selected Conservatory graduates to enrich their musical skills by performing in a venue dedicated to visual arts.

Saturday February 15

LOUKAS DELLIOS – Piano, Piano degree with Honours & First Prize (class of Thodoris Tzovanakis)
Programme:
D. Scarlatti, Sonata in F minor, K. 466
F. Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
D. Shostakovich, Prelude & Fugue in A minor, Op. 87, No. 2
F. Say, Black Earth

STAVROS PRENTZAS – Piano, Piano degree with Honours & First Prize (class of Sofia Doussia)
Programme:
F. Liszt, Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S. 171
E. Satie, Gnossienne No. 4
F. Tsalachouris, Jani Christou in memoriam, Op. 112

S. Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27, III: Adagio

Sunday February 16

SPYROS DROGGITIS-GIAKOUMELOS – Tuba, Tuba degree with Honours (class of Sakis Myronis)
Programme:
H. Eccles, Sonata for tuba and piano in G minor (arr. F. Lelong)
i. Largo
ii. Allegro con spirito
iii. Adagio
iv. Presto
F. Antonopoulos, The brass goes down, tuba solo
Accompanied by pianist Chryssa Grenda.

KALI BALDOU – Flute, Flute degree with Honours (class of Natalia Geraki)
Programme:
C. Reinecke, Flute concerto in D major for flute and orchestra, Op. 283
ii. Lento e mesto – Molto tranquillo – Tempo I – Quasi recitativo – Molto tranquillo
F. Martin, Ballade for Flute and Piano
Allegro ben moderato – Vivace – Cadenza (moderato) – Lento – Con moto – Presto – Molto Vivace – Meno mosso – Animato – Presto
L. Liebermann, Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra, Op. 50
i. Andante comodo – Poco piu mosco – Allegro – Andante comodo
K. Zisimopoulos, Brutum Fulmen for solo flute
Accompanied by pianist Chryssa Grenda.

ELENA GHIKA – Cello, Cello degree with Honours (class of Vangjel Nina)
Programme:
E. Lalo, Cello concerto in D minor
i. Prelude. Lento – Allegro maestoso
ii. Intermezzo. Andantino con moto – Allegro presto – Andantino – Allegro presto
iii. Introduction. Andante – Allegro vivace
Accompanied by pianist Eleni Nikolaidi.

Sound & Silence

Recitals by Athens Conservatoire graduates

February 15 & 16, 2025 | 20.00
Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation Amphitheatre

Admission is free and online advance bookings are necessary, at goulandris.gr