Introduction to Philip Glass
Konstantinos Papadakis in a short lecture with videos and music examples introducing Philip Glass, his music, and the film Koyaanisqatsi.
Musical Horizons Conservatory (click here for directions)
Registration is required.
Film: KOYAANISQATSI (Philip Glass)
Drawing its title from the Hopi word meaning "life out of balance," this renowned documentary reveals how humanity has grown apart from nature. Featuring extensive footage of natural landscapes and elemental forces, the film gives way to many scenes of modern civilization and technology. Given its lack of narration and dialogue, the production makes its points solely through imagery and music, with many scenes either slowed down or sped up for dramatic effect. (Duration 1h 27m)
Musical Horizons Conservatory (click here for directions)
Open to public.
Piano Recital
Konstantinos Papadakis gives a piano recital.
D. Scarlatti: Three Sonatas
M. Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
L. Platonos: Suite (world premiere)
F. Liszt: Venezia e Napoli
The Athens Academy (click here for directions)
Open to public.
Chamber Concert
Concert with chamber music works futuring Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, Opus 23
(Duration 90m)
The Athens Academy (click here for directions)
Open to public.
Academy Recital
Final Recital with the Academy Students. [program TBA]
Academy of Athens (click here for directions)
Open to public.
Teacher's Forum
Open discussion with teachers on topics such effective teaching techniques, common problems, choice of repertoire etc. Each teacher can suggest a topic/question and participants are invited to participate in the conversation.
Registration is required.
Guest Master Class
Special guest George Kaloutsis gives a Master class for the academy students.
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Registration is required.
"The Greek Composer" Project
Recital by students of the Academy, giving the premiere performance of works for piano written by Greek composers.
Peza Town Hall (click here for directions)
Open to public.
Special Guest
Composer and musicologist Manos Payayiotakis is exploring acoustic instrumental potential in his solo, piano and ensemble works: primary sound sources, harmonic textures and melodic shaping.
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Registration is required.
Pranayama Techniques (second session)
Υoga instructor Maria Koutrouli presents pranayama, breathing and relaxing techniques.
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Registration is required.
Film: Stravinsky's Firebird
The Firebird is an exciting one-hour dance special based on the mystical Russian folk tale of enchantment and love, set to Stravinsky’s fantastical ballet score. This adaption of James Kudelkas masterpiece for the stage combines classical ballet with magical visual effects.
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Open to public.
Student's Forum
Student’s forum: open discussion with students/teachers concentrating on technique building, effective practicing techniques, fingerings, and other topics. Participants are invited to suggest a topic.
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Registration is required.
Empower yourself
Motivational speaker and energy healer Anthi Kastanaki gives a seminar on self-development issues, empowering, inspiring, and coaching students, and auditors to create the reality of life they wish. She will also talk about techniques of managing stage stress and blocking out negative thinking for piano performers.
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Registration is required.
Lecture: Debussy and his Preludes for piano
Konstantinos Papadakis in a short lecture presenting some of Debussy’s most innovative, beautiful, and mind-blowing Preludes written for piano. Through slides, videos and music examples, this lecture will uncover the wide range of subjects and a vast universe of new sounds that this music contains, examine the Symbolism in poetry and the Impressionism in painting and what is the connection with Debussy. Some topics in this lecture are: How Debussy creates new sound atmospheres; What is the new set of rules he introduced and how he gets the influence from the East. We are going to discuss the different compositional techniques, the harmonic and rhythmic experimentations, and the challenges we are facing as pianists. Students will learn what is “harmonic stasis” and discuss the importance of the pedal in Debussy’s music.
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Registration is required.
The Evolution of the piano
Konstantinos Papadakis in a lecture presenting a journey of about 250 years and (through slides, videos, and music examples) examining the amazing transformation of the piano as an instrument itself, the evolution of the piano playing technique and the way that composers expanded its expressive power.
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Registration is required.
Pranayama Techniques (first session)
Υoga instructor Maria Koutrouli presents pranayama, breathing and relaxing techniques.
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Registration is required.
Film: Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin
A recorded recital from Paris presenting Schubert’s song cycle from 1823 based on 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller. (Duration 1h)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone & Christoph Eschenbach, piano
Archanes Cultural Center (click here for directions)
Open to public.