Having attended a very interesting concert of relatively unsung music, i take the opportunity to start this topic. Last Friday i went to a concert of the Athens State Orchestra (in Athens, of course). The program was the following: Mikis Theodorakis: Adagio for clarinet, flute, trumpet and strings. Mikis Theodorakis: Piano concerto Dmitry Shostakovich :Symphony n.6
Piano: Cyprien Katsaris and direction :Loukas Carytinos
It was the first time i heard these works of Theodorakis and i can say that the concerto was splendid, i recommend it (i bought a copy of the cd, it was sold outside the concert, it's Cyprien Katsaris' own label, "Piano21" http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=mikis+theodorakis+katsaris)
Though the name of Theodorakis is widely known, due to his film music or his political views, his symphonic output is unknown, even in his native country... I was really glad to see him in this concert, it was really emotional that he could attend it, he's 87 years old now, and he's having difficulties in walking.
Anyway, i would love to hear the other members' experiences of unsung music in the music halls. (On March 11 i think, Martha Argerich will be playing, among others, the Kabalevsky piano concerto n.4 in Athens, i think it will be interesting).
Piano: Cyprien Katsaris and direction :Loukas Carytinos
It was the first time i heard these works of Theodorakis and i can say that the concerto was splendid, i recommend it (i bought a copy of the cd, it was sold outside the concert, it's Cyprien Katsaris' own label, "Piano21" http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=mikis+theodorakis+katsaris)
Though the name of Theodorakis is widely known, due to his film music or his political views, his symphonic output is unknown, even in his native country... I was really glad to see him in this concert, it was really emotional that he could attend it, he's 87 years old now, and he's having difficulties in walking.
Anyway, i would love to hear the other members' experiences of unsung music in the music halls. (On March 11 i think, Martha Argerich will be playing, among others, the Kabalevsky piano concerto n.4 in Athens, i think it will be interesting).