Newsletter August 2019 NEWSLETTER 08 | 2019 EVENTS IN AUGUST Corfu , Sissi event, 4th & 5th of August @ Albert Cohen Association. Postcard with Elizabeth, the ancient fortress of Corfu and Achilleion. Collection of Spyros Gaoutsis, Corfu. On the 4th and 5th of August the Albert Cohen Foundation will dedicate a series of cultural events to the former Empress Elizabeth of Austria as part of the cycle of cultural events "Corfu remembers ...". These cultural events will focus particularly on the time when she lived on the island of Corfu. This two-day homage entitled "Sissi, the Corfu Years" will take place on Sunday, the 4th of August at 8.30 pm at Achilleion Palace in Gastouri and on Monday, the 5th of August, also at 8.30 pm, at the Museum of Asian Art (Palace of St. Michael and St. George). Newsletter August 2019 On the 4th of August there will be a music and dance program and a short theater event. On the 5th of August the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the Empress of Austria will take place at the Museum of Asian Art. The exhibition will present various personal and other items from the life of Elizabeth and her time in Corfu. This exhibition is co-organized by the museum's director, Mrs. Despina Zerniotis, and her assistant, Mr. Stamatis Hondroyannis, as well as by Mrs. Olivia Lichtsceidl, curator of the "Sissi Museum" in Vienna, from which most of the empress's personal belongings originate, in cooperation with "Albert Cohen Corfu" Association. Following this, there will be a screening of a documentary on the life of Empress Elizabeth, which was filmed in November 2018 in Corfu by the Austrian company "Metafilm" and is now shown with the kind support of ORF. For further information please visit the following website: https://www.albertcohen.gr/en/announcements Paros, Exhibition “IS IT ART OR WHAT 2”, 5th of August On the 5th of August at 7.30 pm the opening of the exhibition „IS IT ART OR WHAT 2„ of the three Austrian artists Roland Schütz, Gudrun Fuchs and Ekkehard Wahl will take place at Paros Philoxenia Hotel. Newsletter August 2019 Patmos, Concerts of Christos Marantos – Gabriele Schuchter, 8th, 10th & 12th of August The Viennese singer and actress Gabriele Schuchter will perform three concerts together with the Greek pianist Christos Marantos in mid-August on the island of Patmos. The concerts will take place on the 8th and 10th of August at 9:00 pm at the Cultural Center of the Cultural Association of the Municipality of Patmos (PATMION) in Skala and on the 12th of August at 9:00 pm at WALTERS HOUSE (Loukakia – Sapsila) on an open- air stage. This is a project of the non-profit Austrian cultural association WORTUNDSPIELE in cooperation with the Cultural Center PATMION of the Municipality of Patmos and is supported by the AUSTRIAN HONORARY CONSULATE DODEKANES as well as the private cultural association TEXNH ART and PATMOS RADIO 91. Admission is free. Newsletter August 2019 Mani & Kalamata, Austrian-Greek Chamber Music Academy, 23rd & 24th as well as 29th & 30th of August @ Prof. Christos Kanettis AUSTRIAN-GREEK CHAMBER MUSIC ACADEMY under the direction of Christos Kanettis (violin, viola & chamber music) Anita Mitterer (violin, viola & string quartet) with students and graduates of Mozarteum Salzburg & guests from Ukraine, Mexico and Japan Programme WORKS BY: W. A. MOZART, L. V. BEETHOVEN, A. DVORAK, J. BRAHMS, S. HAVRYLYUK, M. SKORYK, B. SMETANA Mani Sonnenlink, Friday, 23rd of August - 9:00 pm https://www.mani-sonnenlink.com/mani-sonnenlink/Intro.html Costa Navarino Mittwoch, 28th of August – 9:00 pm www.costanavarino.com Newsletter August 2019 Kalamata,"Megaron Chorou", Friday, 30th of August - 9:00 pm https://www.kalamatamusicdays.com/ The concert will be held within the context of International Kalamata Music Days and in collaboration with the Municipality of Kalamata. AUSTRIAN-GREEK STRING ENSEMBLE „STRINGS IN MOTION“ under the direction of Christos Kanettis (violin, viola & chamber music) Anita Mitterer (violin, viola & string quartet) Programme WORKS BY: F. MENDELSSOHN, J. HAYDN, P. I. TSCHAIKOWSKI, S. GYFTAKIS, N. ROTA Sonnenlink, Saturday, 24th of August, - 9:00 pm https://www.mani-sonnenlink.com/mani-sonnenlink/Intro.html Kalamata, "Kastro", Thursday, 29th of August - 9:00 pm https://www.kalamatamusicdays.com/ The concert will be held within the context of International Kalamata Music Days and in collaboration with the Municipality of Kalamata. Information on the Chamber Music Academy for Strings „Strings in Motion“: This artistic-educational project is an innovative model that runs masterclasses and workshops and organizes concerts, giving participants and listeners a unique insight into the creative work of musical interpretation. The aim of the master classes is to offer students and graduates of violin, viola and cello the opportunity to expand their repertoire, improve their technical and musical knowledge and gain experience in ensemble playing. The concerts will be held with the support of the Austrian Embassy Athens, Dr. Martha Walther-Bauer as well as Mani-Sonnenlink and Bläuel Greek Organic Products. Information: www.konstirol.at Information: www.facebook.com/AustrianGreekMusicSummer2019, www.konstirol.at and on the websites of the organizers. Newsletter August 2019 The concerts will take place in cooperation with the Embassy of Ukraine as well as the Embassy of Mexico. Volos & Skiathos: Concert of Cristina Basili – Djordje Davidovic, 25th, 26th and 27th of August Cristina Basili (cello) and Djordje Davidovic (accordion) will perform on the 25th of August at 9:00 pm in Volos in the garden of Lykeion Ellinidon in collaboration with the Association of Friends of the Athanasakio Archaeological Museum of Volos. In Skiathos they will perform twice, namely on the 26th of August at 7:00 pm departure from the port of Skiathos for a "Floating Concert" and on the 27th of August at 8:00 pm a concert at Hotel Atrium. Information for both concerts is available on the website www.syllogos-skiathos.gr. The concerts will take place with the support of the Austrian Embassy Athens. The two concerts in Skiathos will be held with the support of the cultural association "SKIATHOS" and the family of Andreas Potamianos. Free entry for all three concerts. Newsletter August 2019 PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! Athens, Final concert of the "Austrian-Greek Music Summer" - Strings in Motion at the Byzantine Museum of Athens, 2nd of September @ Prof. Christos Kanettis The final concert of the Austrian-Greek Music Summer will take place on the 2nd of September at 7:30 pm at the Byzantine Museum (22, Vas. Sofias, 10675 Athens) in cooperation with the Byzantine Museum and with the support of the "SCHWARZ FOUNDATION"). Admission is free. Composition Competitions LIED and PIANO TRIO 2020 On the occasion of the International Competition Franz Schubert and Modern Music, which will take place in February 2021 at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, the University organizes composition competitions in order to expand the repertoire for Duo for Voice and Piano (Lied) and Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello. For further information please check the following website schubert.kug.ac.at/compositioncompetition Newsletter August 2019 JULY REVIEW Vienna, Consular- & Administration Conference – CITIZEN SERVICE AWARD TO THE AUSTRIAN EMBASSY ATHENS, 3rd of July @BMEIA/ Mahmoud, Secretary-General Ambassador Johannes Peterlik (pictured on the right) congratulates Consul & 1st Embassy Secretary Mag. Christoph Reitinger Within the context of the Consular & Administration Conference of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the Consular Team of the Austrian Embassy in Athens was presented with the Citizen Service Award for its outstanding work on the 3rd of July. Newsletter August 2019 Thessaloniki, Art installation by Honorary Consul Evelyn Papadopoulou at the Town Hall of THESSALONIKI, 3rd of July @ Honorary Consul Evelyn Papadopoulos, with Mayor Giannis Boutaris (pictured on the left) On the 3rd of July Evelyn W. Papadopoulou created a waterfall made of wool in the foyer of the Town Hall of Thessaloniki. The completion and presentation of the work took place at 8:00 pm. The artistic activity started at 11:00 am and was open to the public. The event took place under the auspices of the City of Thessaloniki and the Austrian Honorary Consulate. Newsletter August 2019 Nafplion, Piano duet of Christos Marantos – Harald Ossberger, 3rd of July © Nafplion Festival The famous piano duet Christos Marantos and Harald Ossberger gave a concert on the 3rd of July at Agios Spyridonas Square within the context of the 28th Nafplion Festival. The program of the entire 2019 Austrian-Greek Music Summer can be found here (DE) or here (GR). Eisenstadt, Pilgrimage of the German-speaking Catholic Community of Athens, 3rd of July On the 3rd of July, 2019 a meeting with H.E. the Bishop of Eisenstadt, Dr. Aegidius J. Zsifkovics, took place during the pilgrimage tour of the German-speaking Catholic Community of Athens to Austria. © Austrian Embassy Athens Newsletter August 2019 Kalamata, Concerts: „Danubia Symphonic Winds“, Prof. Basili, 3rd & 5th of July Photo from the children's concert, 3rd of July, Copyright: A. Basili. Concert, 5th of July, Copyright: A. Basili. Within the context of the 2019 Austrian-Greek Music Summer the „Danubia Symphonic Winds“ wind ensemble consisting of 41 young musicians gave two concerts in Kalamata: on the 3rd of July at Megaro Chorou a children's concert under the title "Around the World in 80 Days" featuring all wind instruments and conducted by conductor Andreas Simbeni and on the 5th of July at Megaro Chorou a concert of the Symphonic Wind Orchestra under the baton of conductor Andreas Simbeni and Newsletter August 2019 featuring Cristina Basili (violoncello) within the context of International Music Days Kalamata. The project was supported by the Austrian Embassy and was co-financed by the Federal State of Lower Austria.