Conductor:

Vladimiros Symeonidis (Greece)

Soprano:

Myrtò Papatanasiu (Greece)

Piano:

Simon Trpčeski

The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra performs in Skopje with works by Maurice Ravel and his Greek student Emil Riadis, celebrating the 150 years since Maurice Ravel’s birth, within the framework of the actions of the project “Outgoing and internationalization actions of the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki”, founded by the European Union, through the program “Greece 2.0 – National Recovery and Resilience Plan”.

Programme:

Emil Riadis (1880-1935): Symphonic suite from the opera ‘Galateia’

(created and orchestrated by Vladimiros Symeonidis)

1. Prélude
2. Aria de Pygmalion
3. Danses Scythes
4. Finale Acte I
5. Galateia et Rennos
6. Rennos et Pygmalion
7. La mort de Galateia

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): 5 Greek folk songs (orchestrations by Ravel and Rosenthal)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Piano concerto in G major, M.83

Emil Riadis (1880-1935): Salonique for voice and Orchestra

(From the song cycle: Jasmins and Minarets/Editor: G. Sakallieros)

Emil Riadis (1880-1935): 4 songs for voice and piano

(Orchestration: V. Symeonidis)

Chansonnette oriental

La chanson del’ odalisque

Berceuse

La danseuse

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): La valse