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Under the music direction of conductor Plamen
Djouroff and with soloist Yuri Zhislin (viola), the
Cyprus Symphony Orchestra gave three concerts
in Paphos, Limassol and Nicosia on 28, 29 and 30
January 2015.
TheconcertsweresupportedbyPaphosMunicipality,
Limassol Municipality and RialtoTheatre, and were
organised in collaboration with the Οrganisation
“European Capital of Culture – Paphos 2017”.
Fugue – Mystery – Dance
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presented an
intriguing programme in collaboration with the
Goethe-Institut Cyprus in Larnaca, Limassol and
Nicosia on 11, 12 and 13 March 2015. The concerts
openedwithCypriotcomposerAndreasMoustoukis’
work
Octana
, based on Andreas Empirikos’
surrealist poem by the same title. This was followed
by a rare opportunity to enjoy the accordion in the
role of the soloist. The internationally acclaimed
accordionist Denis Patković interpreted Johann
Sebastian Bach’s fascinating
Harpsichord Concerto
No.4 in A major
in his own arrangement for
accordion, and Ástor Piazzolla’s passionate tango
Fuga y Misterio
from his tango-opera
Maria de
Buenos Aires
. In the second part of the concert, the
intense tango pulse and atmosphere of Piazzolla’s
work was juxtaposed against the sombre colours,
improvisatory clarinet passages and exhilarating
rhythms of Zoltán Kodály’s symphonic expression
of folk dances from Galanta and Marosszék. The
concerts were conducted by the renowned maestro
Dariusz Mikulski.
TheArtists
DenisPatkovićhasappearedinconcertsthroughout
Europe, South America, New Zealand and Japan.
He was recently named First Guest Professor of
Accordion at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music
in Tokyo. The latest recording of Denis Patković
is unique, as it presents him with Piano Concerti
from Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by him,
together with the Philharmonic Orchestra of
Giessen under the baton of Michael Hofstetter.
Leading music magazines internationally have
rated his recordings with the highest marks. Denis
Patković has received a number of prizes and
awards, among them the prestigious award for
soloists by the EuropeanArt Foundation.
Dr Dariusz Mikulski’s careers has extended
to Conductor and French horn player, General
and artistic director of Sudecka Philharmonic
Orchestra of Wałbrzych (2005-2010), Professor
at the Music Academy of Łódz, General
Manager of CONCORNO Kulturmanagement
(Berlin), guest conductor of the Thailand
Philharmonic Orchestra (Bangkok). He has
collaborated with many renowned orchestras
Sokratis Anthis was born in Corfu in 1952. He studied trumpet
at F.E. Mantzaros in the class of Thanasis Voyatzopoulos and
at the Hellenic Conservatory of Music in the class of Dimitris
Kafyris. He has attended and still attends trumpet seminars
and brass ensembles both in Greece and abroad with foreign
teachers. In Greece he has also taken part in the most important
musical events since 1975 and in many recordings for the Greek
Radio and Television. He has mainly performed with chamber
music ensembles in most European countries but also non-EU
countries, in music halls like the Carnegie Hall in New York,
the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the Salle Pleyel in Paris,
the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, the Yotsuya Kumin Hall
in Tokyo, to name a few. He has been one of Manos Hadjidakis’ close associates for twenty
years and participated in all his concerts and recordings.
As a soloist he has performed with the State Orchestra ofAthens, the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki,
the Symphony Orchestra of Thessaloniki Municipality, the National Symphony Orchestra of ERT,
the Orchestra of Leipzig Radio in Gewand House, the Pleven Orchestra of Bulgaria, the Orchestra
of Colours, the ALEA III Orchestra of Boston, the “Marcyas” Chamber Orchestra, the Patras
Orchestra, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and the Camerata Orchestra of Music Friends. With
Camerata Friends of Music Orchestra, he took part as a soloist in the co-production of the Athens
Concert Hall and the Hamburg Opera with the ballet “Odyssey” by John Newmayer and music by
George Kouroupos. He worked as solo trumpet in the Orchestra of the National Opera (1975-1990),
the StateAthens Orchestra (1980-1991) and the National Symphony Orchestra of ERT (1976-2003).
Nowadays, he still co-operates with the Orchestra of Colours. He is a founding member of the
chamber music ensemble “N. Mantzaros” and of the Brass quintet “MELOS BRASS” with which
he is actively recording. He is a member of the national competitions state board for the European
Union Youth Orchestra and the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra.
SokratisAnthis (trumpet)
Denis Patković
Wolfgang Schroeder (violin)
Alkis Baltas
Peter Gospodinov (cello)
Andreas Moustoukis
