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Video: Festum-Pi presented on NEA TV
We express our sincere thanks to journalist Marina Giakoumakis and NEA TV for their gracious coverage of Festum π 2025. The cultural and...
Jul 15, 2025


Cédric Villanι for Festum π 2025!
Fields Medalist Cédric Villani shares thoughts on the experience at Festum π , where mathematics and music converge in an inspiring...
Jul 14, 2025


Music and Mathematics Join Forces at Festum-pi
Source: Chaniotika Nea The Festum-pi ihighlights the Cretan lyra and the fusion of music and mathematics, featuring international...
Jun 23, 2025


Press Conference in Paris
Source: New TV of Crete On Monday, June 16, at the Paris Conservatoire, Festum Pi was presented in the presence of distinguished...
Jun 23, 2025


Festum Pi: Where Mathematics Meets Music in the Heart of Crete
It’s a festival unlike any other that’s about to make the ancient stones of Chania in Crete (Greece) resonate. For its fourth edition,...
Jun 19, 2025


The Cretan Lyra – Monday, June 16 at 6 PM
Source: Chaniotika Nea On Monday, June 16, at the Hector Berlioz Media Library, a special event took place as part of the Festum Pi...
Jun 17, 2025


Varduhi Yeritsyan July 15-16 Free Piano Masterclass
Varduhi Yeritsyan leads a special free piano masterclass
Jun 3, 2025


Discussing the First Performance in Crete of Mikis Theodorakis’s Complete String Quartet Works with Giorgos Demertzis
The concert will take place in Chania, on July 19, 2025, at the Museum of Typography by Yiannis and Eleni Garedakis. In this episode,...
May 19, 2025


Short Conversation with the pianist Iddo Bar-Shai
In Conversation with Iddo Bar-Shai: On Music, Composers, and the Spirit of Festum-Pi. A brief but insightful conversation with renowned...
May 15, 2025


Math Insights with Cédric Villani
Discover the scientific column of Cédric Villani! Each week, Cédric Villani, mathematician and president of the Foundation for Political...
May 13, 2025


Applications open until May 25th!
Extended Deadline! There’s still time — Registrations for Festum-Pi 2025 are now open until May 25.
May 12, 2025


Πodcast #1: Cédric Villani and Dionysios Dervis-Bournias
Welcome to the very first episode of the πodcast of Festum-Pi, a series of short, thought-provoking conversations with the people shaping...
May 7, 2025


Where music meets meaning. Musicology at Festum-Pi 2025!
With featured guests: Claude Ledoux, Lorenda Ramou, Théodora Psychoyou, Makis Solomos, and pianist Stefanos Thomopoulos. Topics include:...
May 6, 2025


Iddo Bar on July 23 at the Venizeleio Conservatory
For the first time in Crete the world renowned interpreter of François Couperin's work, will perform works by the French composer.
Apr 29, 2025


Artificial intelligence, innovation, research... science in the grip of geopolitical tensions
Interview with Guillaume Carnino (historian), Mathilde Velliet (technology geopolitics researcher ) and Cédric Villani in Le Monde...
Apr 1, 2025


Our Vision: Maths & Music on the Aegean Islands
Bridging worlds through mathematics and music! The FESTUM Π project revives the ancient Pythagorean dialogue between numbers and harmony,...
Apr 1, 2025


NEA Television Crete: Famous names in the Festum-pi Festival in Xania
Mr. Dervis-Bournia, conductor and artistic director of the Music and Mathematics Festival, Festum P., made an intervention in the NEA TV...
Mar 21, 2025


Summer strings workshop and orchestra sessions in collaboration with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields string principals.
21-27 July 2025, Chania, Crete, Greece. Maths & Music on the Aegean islands. Applications open until May 14th for young string players,...
Mar 14, 2025


Festum-pi Summer School and Research Conference. 14-27 July 2025, Chania, Crete, Greece.
14-27 July 2025, Chania, Crete, Greece. Maths & Music on the Aegean islands. Applications open until May 25th for PhD students and...
Mar 13, 2025


FESTUM Π HIGHLIGHTS | Crete, Chania 2025
Festum Pi brings you a mix of events — from OpenAI and musicology lectures to live concerts, piano performances, and the world premiere...
Feb 9, 2025


Mark your calendars! Festum-Pi July 14-27, centered at Ciheam Maich
Mark your calendars! Festum-Pi 2025 will take place July 14–27, centered at Ciheam Maich , with events happening all around Chania. Get...
Feb 8, 2025


Festum-pi: A festival where music and mathematics come together in perfect harmony!
More at: https://www.haniotika-nea.gr/me-symmetochi-megalon-onomaton-sta-chania-to-festival-oysikis-kai-athi-atikon/
Feb 1, 2025


Simone Dinnerstein to our Festum π 2025 edition
American leading pianist Simone Dinnerstein has confirmed her participation as our orchestras first orchestras first soloist in Glass's...
Dec 5, 2024


Cédric Villani: "Europe needs cultural unity"
Thank you to the newspaper "TA NEA" and Alexia Kefalas for this interview. Special thanks to Elsie Saratsie for the excellent translation...
Aug 11, 2024
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