A musical marathon that aspires to highlight the pluralism and diversity of compositional thinking nowadays. The listener has the opportunity to discover, through works of instrumental music written in the last twenty-five years, the trends of today and tomorrow. Students of musicology and distinguished soloists of music ensembles perform works by Greek composers that are outstanding in Greece and Europe: Kalliopi Tsoupaki, Minas Borgoudakis, Dimitris Economou, Aspasia Nasopoulou, Michalis Lapidakis, Nikolas Tzortzis, Dimitris Papageorgiou, Lina Tonya, Theocharis Papatrehas, Stylianos Dimou, Fani Kosona, Dimitris Andrikopoulos, Esther Lemi, Joseph Papadatos, Yannis Angelakis, Konstantinia Gourzi, Nikolas Tzortzis, Dimitris Papageorgiou, Lina Tonya, Theocharis Papatrehas, Stylianos Dimou, Fani Kosona, Dimitris Andrikopoulos, Esther Lemi, Joseph Papadatos, Yannis Angelakis.
ABOUT THE TRIBUTE TO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Who is afraid of contemporary music?
If there is one thing that characterizes musical creation in the 21st century, it is a profound sense of freedom. Nowadays, every artist is called upon to form a personal sonic identity from the outset, often leaving behind familiar compositional techniques and exploring original instrumental textures, new timbres or innovative technologies. The result is a vibrant, dynamic musical scene, a meeting point for different currents and a springboard for new forms of artistic expression. From such a bustling and creative panoply, today’s bona fide listener has no choice but to choose the sounds that travel with him. After all, who (should) be afraid of contemporary music? Probably no one.
A weekend for contemporary music
The Megaron, in collaboration with the Department of Music Studies and the Department of Digital Arts and Film at the Athens University of Music and Performing Arts, invites the public to a two-day panorama of contemporary music where they will have the opportunity to get a taste of Greek music creation today.