The established Piano Festival of the GNO Alternative Stage, dedicated to the “king of instruments”, reschedules its yearly date with Athenian audiences, for the first time outside the SNFCC, in the historic hall of the Parnassos Literary Society, from 23 to 17 October 2022, always in collaboration with the Thessaloniki Piano Festival, and curated by Charalampos Aggelopoulos. Admission to all the events will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed from Wednesday 19 October, at 12.00,  exclusively via ticket services.

Five acclaimed Greek pianists with international careers, Dimitri Vassilakis (23/10), Lorenda Ramou (24/10), Karolos Zouganelis (25/10), Prodromos Symeonidis (26/10) and Christos Papageorgiou (27/10) perform some of the greatest piano works of the 20^thand 21^st centuries, covering a very wide range of music trends and compositions. Works, among others, by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei Prokofiev, Isaac Albéniz, Arnold Schoenberg, Dmitri Shostakovich, Olivier Messiaen, Iannis Xenakis, and modern-day piano pieces compose a particularly interesting multi-faceted programme.

The Festival’s parallel events include two afternoon concerts by the emerging soloists Natalia Giannaki (23/10) and Margarita Kolasi (26/10), and a piano masterclass by the featured artists.

Dimitri Vassilakis in recital
Sunday 23 October 2022 / Starts at: 20.30
Works by Albéniz, Berio, Debussy, Fauré, Granados, Guastavino, Medtner, Poulenc, Ravel, Sciarrino

If some people are under the impression that 20th-centruy music is “difficult”, “strident” and “cerebral”, then Dimitri Vassilakis’ recital can offer the most disarming counter-argument! Grace, sensual harmony and melodiousness have never ceased to accompany musical creation – from its origins to this date. Dimitri Vassilakis, a pianist for more than thirty years with the famous Ensemble Intercontemporain, having a high score of first performances and collaborations with some of the greatest composers of our time, chooses to shed light upon this so interesting side of the repertoire.