Piandaemonium in Athens

Piandaemonium in Athens

Friday November 22nd &
Saturday November 23rd, 2024

FLiterary Society Parnassos
Square St. Georgiou Karytsi 8, Athens

Piandaemonium (6 pianos - 12 pianists) arrives in Athens with its latest production, after seven years of absence, with three concerts at the central event hall of the Literary Society Parnassos.

The unique piano ensemble, an orchestra of 6 pianos and 12 pianists will present a wide variety of works that will satisfy even the most demanding music lover. In its 25 years of active presence, Piandaemonium has premiered works by Greek composers written specifically for the ensemble, has presented arrangements of great symphonic works, as well as original works in a variety of pianistic combinations. The Ensemble has performed with great success at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, at the Pallace Theater in Athens, repeatedly at full house concerts in the Thessaloniki Concert Hall (2013, 2017, 2023), at the Little Theater of Ancient Epidaurus within the context of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, at 'Mousikotropo' Festival, at the Greek National Opera within the context of the 2017 International Piano Festival, and most recently at the Ancient Theatre of Filippi.

On November 22nd and 23nd Piandaemonium will present An American in Paris by George Gershwin, 6 Greek Dances by Nikos Skalkottas, Piandaemonium Suite Romeo and Juliette by Sergei Prokofiev arranged by Thodoros Kotepanos. Furthermore, you will hear the original composition Styx by Antonis Anissegos and the collage Languido Scorrevole by George Konstantinou based on the Winterreise of Schubert and compositions by Debussy.

The pianists of this concert are: Charalampos Aggelopoulos, Antonis Anissegos, Kostas Chardas, Evi Giamopoulou, Viktoria Kiazimi, George Konstantinou, Christos Lenoutsos, Maria Mylaraki, Stefanos Nasos, Antonios Selemidis, Stephanos Thomopoulos, Melina Tsinavou, Nikos Zafranas.

LINK:

Gershwin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ9kqcKpGFk
Skalkottas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POiStfhvq-Y
Prokofiev: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5-Q_sDXpiE&t=7s
Psathas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXsB-Bvn19w
Skalkottas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mZfJvLBgU0

Website:: https://piandaemonium.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@piandaemonium