Musicology Conference

MAICh, Chania, Greece
14-27 July 2025
Workshop Program "Analysis-Interpretation"
M.A.I.Ch. 14-20 July 2025
July 14
18:00 (Venizelio Conservatory)
Recital - Ravel,Mantovani
Varduhi Yeritsyan, piano.
July 15
10:00-12:00 (Socrates auditorium)
Welcoming the participants.
Lecture - Claude Ledoux
-Introduction to the relationship between Αnalysis and Interpretation - from the perspective of the composer and musicologist.
-Introduction to the thinking of Maurice Ravel (on the occasion of his 150th anniversary).
14:30-17:30 (Socrates auditorium)
Workshop on Analysis and Interpretation:
Lorenda Ramou, pianist
-“Parameters and dimensions of musical interpretation”: Presentation of Pierre-Laurent Aimard's lectures at the Collège de France, on the occasion of the upcoming publication of their greek translation.
-Research and interpretation of works by Nikos Skalkottas, Dimitris Dragatakis, Yiorgos Sicilianos, and Giorgos Koumendakis.
20:30 (Cultural center)
Lecture by Kostis Daskalakis: “AI, Game Theory and Shakespeare”.
July 16
10:00-12:00 (Socrates auditorium)
Lorenda Ramou
Analysis and interpretation - the performer’s perspective.
14:30-17:30 (Socrates auditorium)
Workshop on Analysis and Interpretation:
Approaching Ravel’s work through interpretation
Involvement of Greek/French student pairs.
20:30 (Cultural center)
Lecture by François Pachet: “AI and Music”.
July 17
10:00-12:00 (Socrates auditorium)
Students Research Presentations (1) - Seminar participants and students in the Analysis classes of Claude Ledoux (Conservatoire de Paris) and Dimitris Exarchos (Department of Music, University of Ioannina).
14:30-17:30 (Theophrastus auditorium)
Music and Interpretation - The Ledoux|Momitani experience.
Gloria Cheng - At the piano with Boulez.
20:30 (Venizelio Conservatory)
Lecture|Concert
Makis Solomos, musicologist | Stefanos Thomopoulos, piano: Xenakis, Evryali
July 18
10:00-12:00 (Socrates auditorium)
Claude Ledoux - A sensitive approach to Xenakis’s “Nuits”
14:30-17:30 (Theophrastus auditorium)
- Roundtable discussion on the interpretation of Xenakis's works with Gloria Cheng, Stefanos Thomopoulos, Michalis Paraskakis (composer and baritone) and Makis Solomos.
Moderator: Lorenda Ramou
- Lorenda Ramou, Stefanos Thomopoulos, Michalis Paraskakis
Presentation of musical theatre works for piano.
20:30 (Venizelio Conservatory)
Concert - “From Piano to the Stars”.
Works by Claude Ledoux - with NASA photo projections and AI-generated imagery
Nao Momitani, piano
July 19
10:00-12:00 (Socrates auditorium)
Student Research Presentations (2) - Seminar participants
14:30-17:30 (Socrates auditorium)
Presentation of the Cretan lyra - Dimitris Vakakis
20:30 (Museum of Typography)
Concert - Mikis Theodorakis: Complete String Quartets, George Demertzis & Friends
July 20: free day
20:30 (Venizelio Conservatory)
Concert - The french “mélodie”, Louise de Ricolfis|Christina Koti

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