Molyvos International Music Festival - ODYSSEY Part 1: RETURN

About this event

The opening concert of the Molyvos International Music Festival titled “RETURN” features music by Thomas Simaku, Max Reger, Joaquin Rodrigo and Johannes Brahms, as well as excerpts of Homer’s Odyssey recited in Ancient Greek. Α feast of world-class chamber music concerts at a breathtaking location.

The Molyvos International Music Festival (MIMF) is a unique project in the North Aegean region, bringing together the greatest international young talents for a celebration of world-class classical music. Fusing exciting rising stars alongside the biggest names in classical music, MIMF rises as Greece’s most prestigious classical music event and one of Europe’s idyllic chamber music festivals.

This stream is available to watch until December 31, 2023.

Programme

• Concert – approx. 60 min programme

Repertoire

Thomas Simaku (b. 1958) 

1. Albanian Folk Song “My Beautiful Morea”  

Petrit Çeku, guitar   Jonian Ilias Kadesha, violin

Max Reger (1873-1916) 

2. Das Agnus Dei [The Lamb of God], Op. 138, No. 6  from Acht geistliche Gesänge [Eight Sacred Songs] 

Danae Kontora, soprano   Clémence de Forceville, violin   Rosanne Philippens, violin   Sindy Mohamed, viola   Vashti Hunter, cello 

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) 

3. Tres Pequeñas Piezas [Three Small Pieces] for Guitar Solo 

Petrit Çeku, guitar  

Max Reger  

4. Nachtlied [Evening Song] Op. 138, No. 3 from Acht geistliche Gesänge [Eight Sacred Songs] 

Danae Kontora, soprano   Clémence de Forceville, violin   Rosanne Philippens, violin   Sindy Mohamed, viola   Vashti Hunter, cello

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) 

5. Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34  

Rosanne Philippens, violin Clémence de Forceville, violin   Adrien La Marca, viola   Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, cello   Kiveli Dörken, piano 

The concert was filmed at Molyvos, Lesbos, Greece.