Music Festival

Professor at the Conservatoire de Paris and student of the great Brigitte Engerer, will open the festival with a recital dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth. She will also offer free masterclasses to young pianists from Crete.

Free piano masterclass for 4 selected young pianists from Crete in collaboration with the Conservatoire de Paris

An evening dedicated to the works of the great composer Claude Ledoux, professor at the Conservatoire de Paris and one of the pioneers of Festum π, performed by pianist Nao Momitani.

The first full performance of all string quartet works by the great Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, in his birthplace, Crete.

Internationally recognized for his interpretations of François Couperin, he will present works by the French composer and speak about his artistry.

Top French composer Karol Beffa, professor at the Collège de France, will improvise live to the film Sunrise (1927) by F.W. Murnau.

Simone Dinnerstein, piano – Dimitris Vakakis, lyra – Orchestre π, Dionysios Dervis-Bournias – Works by Glass, Beffa, Mozart. Our festival’s orchestra, Orchestre π, is constituted of Academy St Martin in the Fields principals and young Greek musicians.

Simone Dinnerstein piano together with ASMF’s principals Tomo Keller violin, Robert Smissen viola, Richard Harwood cello, Lynda Houghton bass perform Schubert’s Trout quintet.