Three pianists and a piano
Composer Portrait: Giorgos Koumendakis
2012, February 23
21:00
Upper Stage
Three pianists –Alexandra Papastefanou, Lorenda Ramou and Giorgos Konstandinou– will play a section from Messogios Erimos [Mediterranean Desert] plus a classical piece of their own choosing whose style is somehow analogous (Alexander Scriabin, Leoš Janáček, J.S. Bach, Maurice Ravel). The concert will end with the world première of the composer's work A cricket in the blackbird's gorge, for three pianists on a single piano, written especially for the concert.
Messogios Erimos (1998-2000), a work for solo piano, was commissioned by the Michael Marks Charitable Trust, and consists of 24 pieces which draw on the flora and fauna of the Mediterranean for their content.
Piano:
Alexandra Papastefanou,
Lorenda Ramou &
Giorgos KonstandinouVideo installation & performance:
Petros Touloudis
Soundscapes:
Tim Ward
PROGRAMME
Alexander Scriabin Piano Sonata no. 9, op. 68,
Black Mass (1912-1913)
Giorgos KoumendakisMessogios Erimos [Mediterranean Desert, 1998-2000]
Piano: Giorgos Konstandinou
Leoš Janáček In the Mists (1912)
Giorgos KoumendakisMessogios Erimos Intermission
Giorgos KoumendakisThree Mediterranenan HerbsPiano improvisation based on
Three HerbsVideo installation & performance: Petros Touloudis
Soundscapes: Tim Ward
Based on Giannis Varveris' poem
Piano at the Bottom of the SeaPiano: Lorenda Ramou
Poem reading:
K. VitaGiorgos KoumendakisMessogios Erimos Maurice Ravel Miroirs (extracts)
“Oiseaux tristes”
“Noctuelles”
Bach-Busoni2 Orgel-Choralvorspiele„Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland“
„Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein“
Piano: Alexandra Papastefanou
Giorgos KoumendakisA Cricket in the Blackbird's Gorge (2012)
for three pianists on a piano
World premiere
Piano: Alexandra Papastefanou, Lorenda Ramou & Giorgos Konstandinou
