Thursday 28 July 2022 21:00
Pink Floyd released the album Dark side of the Moon in March 1973, ushering in the post-Syd Barrett stage of their career, and delivering an album that has sold more than 45 million copies and is rightfully considered a classic. From the iconic album cover by Hipgnosis to its still fresh and relevant songs, such as “Money,” “The Great Gig in the Sky” and “Us and Them,” the Dark Side of the Moon continues to surprise and inspire, giving rise to new covers and remakes.
Thus, the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, in co-operation with the SNFCC, present an unexpected live concert visiting the “Symphonic Side of the Moon.” In an orchestration by Achilleas Wastor, choir preparation by Michalis Papapetrou, and under the conducting of Stathis Soulis, one of the most influential albums of all time is presented in a symphonic version, inviting us all to rediscover it from the beginning.
Aphrodite Patοulidou, soprano Dimitris Tsaκas, saxophone
Orchestration: Achilleas Wastor Choir Preparation: Michalis Papapetrou Musical Direction: Stathis Soulis
The Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1938 and covers the classical Greek and foreign repertoire. It has performed works by major Greek and foreign composers, conductors and researchers, in recordings, live radio and television broadcasts, as well as concerts in Athens and the Greek provinces. The Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra has been conducted by numerous Greek and foreign guest maestros, as well as by internationally acclaimed composers, including: Dimitris Mitropoulos, Miltiades Karydis, Yehudi Menuhin, et al. It has also collaborated with world renowned soloists, including: Gina Bachauer, José Carreras, Agnes Baltsa, Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, Angela Gheorghiu, to name but a few. It has appeared in many festivals across the globe, and is regarded as one of Greece’s most dynamic, well-rounded and vigorous symphonic ensembles.
CONCERTINO Nontas Filippas
FIRST VIOLINS Edlira Strakosha Migen Selmani Sultana Alti Anastasios Gratsias Theodoros Lykouropoulos Ioannis Tziotis Ioannis Lapatsanis Athanasia Prasidi Georgia Tsolaki Konstantinos Bourandas Pericles Timplalexis Eleanna Stratou Elena Salenkova
SECOND VIOLINS George Panagiotopoulos Kitty Vardami Yorgos Krommydas Foivos Filippas Harry Kiouloglou Vasilis Martzelis Nikos Zagourakis Dimitra Dasi Giannis Aigyptiadis Kostas Karitzis Elias Gyftonikolos Katerina Prodani
VIOLAS Ioannis Stratakis Lindita Nina Konstantina Amarantidou Ioannis Romanos Evangelos Karafantis Panagiotis Arapoglou Antonis Manias Giorgos Giakoumis Haris Gitsios Ariona Mucai
CELLOS Claire Demeulenaere Alexandros Botinis Marsela Bassiou Giorgos Lialiotis Christina Kolovou Vangelis Nina Elli Filippou
DOUBLE BASSES Periklis Chalmoukis Elina Haidopoulou Vangelis Zografos Theodoros Lazarou Haris Mermigas Alexandros Mironenko
FLUTES Melina Makri Nikolaos Dimitratos Victoria Kyriakidi
OBOES Spyridon Kontos Katerina Kopsida Haritini Desylla
CLARINETS Angelos Politis Kostas Gatsios Christos Ginos
BASSOONS Vasilios Priovolos Panagiotis Koularmanis Nikolaos Roxanas
FRENCH HORNS Antonis Lagos Evangelia Lagou Angelos Michail
TRUMPETS Dionysis Kokkolis Sotiris Pepelas
TROMBONES Giorgos Krimberis Dimitris Petsas Kostas Alexandris
TUBA Anastasios Myronis
TIMPANI Christos Liatsos
DRUMS & CYMBALS Michalis Diakogiorgis Fotis Kollias Dimitris Kontos Ioanna Panagopoulou Beatriki Alithinou Stefanos Psaradakis
HARP Lilia Esipova
PIANO Achilleas Wastor
CELESTA Eleni Keventzidou
The Greek Radio Choir was founded in 1977 by then director of the national broadcaster's Third Radio Program Manos Hadjidakis, featuring Antonis Kontogeorgiou as its main conductor. Its repertoire — more than 1,000 works — covers a wide range of periods, composers and musical idioms of up to the 21st century, Greek choir pieces and numerous operas. Under the general direction of Mikis Theodorakis, the Choir gave a host of concerts in Italy, France, Germany, Tunisia, USA, Canada, Finland, and elsewhere. In 2004, it participated in the opening ceremony of the Athens Summer Olympic Games, and in 2007 it appeared at the ancient theater of Epidaurus, at Polytheater in Beijing, and at the Frankfurt Opera House. It has collaborated with all of the Greek orchestras, as well as the most prominent foreign ones, and with numerous highly acclaimed Greek and foreign maestros.
Sopranos Anastasia Angelopoulou, Despina Vafea, Stavroula Giannakopoulou, Maria Zavitsa, Li Hian Ok, Sofia Lekatsa, Elli Mouchtari
Tenors Kostas Zambounis, Giorgos Kyriazis, Loukas Panourgias, Daniel Stankovic, Yannis Finas, Panagiotis Finas
Altos Maria Vlachopoulou, Kleoniki Demiri, Sofia Petridi, Eva Revidi, Maria Tanaya, Antonia Tzitzika, Kyriaki Trochani, Anna Filandrianou
Basses Panagiotis Zavitsas, Joseph Ketentzian, Kostas Mavrogenis, Elias Rode, Lefteris Toumaras
One of the up-and-coming maestros of his generation, Stathis Soulis began studying music at the age of four. He studied at the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University (specialization: orchestra conducting under Miltos Logiadis). He has collaborated with numerous ensembles and organizations: Athens Municipality Symphony Orchestra, Ionian University Orchestra, Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) Contemporary Music Orchestra, Athens State Orchestra, Greek National Opera, Athens Concert Hall, Athens Epidaurus Festival. In addition, he conducted chamber music ensembles at the International Congress ICMC / SMC (Onassis Stegi), and collaborated with ARTéfacts ensemble – Ventus ensemble. Since 2019, he has been collaborating with the Greek National Opera and has conducted the productions of Simon Boccanegra, 7 Deaths of Maria Callas, and the oratorio Axion Esti by Mikis Theodorakis, as well as the productions My Fair Lady and Into the Woods for the GNO Alternative Stage.
Thursday 28/07 | 21.00 GREAT LAWN
Free admission
The concert is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).