PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS – CONCERT 2022 at Alsos Veikou Open Air Theatre

 

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PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS – CONCERT 2022
“με τη μουσική γινόμαστε ένα” We are all one at music concert”
A concert dedicated to the great bouzouki master Giorgos Zampetas
Concert with songs by Panagiotis Karousos under the direction of Maestro Andreas Prionas
Alsos Veikou Open Air Theatre
Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 8:30 p.m
NANTIA KARAGIANNI, DIMITRIS KANELLOS, GIORGOS ZAMPETAS
EROFILI TZANOU, JO ANTONAKAKIS, THEODOROS BIRAKOS
YIANNIS LAMBRAKIS (BOUZOUKI) ANDREAS NIAKARIS (PERCUSSION) NIKOS TSAHTSIRIS (BASS)
MUSIC DIRECTOR: ANDREAS PRIONAS (PIANO) | ART DIRECTOR: PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS
DANCE GROUP "THE GARDEN OF LOVE" IN CHOREOGRAPHY OF ANNETA HALKIA AND NIKI APOSTOLIDOUS
CULTURAL & SPORTS ORGANIZATION "VASILIS PAPADIONYSIOU" OF GALATSI MUNICIPALITY
IOANNIS MARONITIS PRESIDENT OF THE GROUP FOR UNESCO PIRAEUS & ISLANDS & INTERNATIONAL ACTION ART
Poems Set to Music by composer Panagiotis Karousos: The Enchanted Fountain (Costas Krystallis), Remembrance (Dionysios Solomos), Approach (Yiannis Ritsos), Wayfarer (Paul Nirvana), How much I love you (Yannis Vilaras), Τhe child in the river (Georgios Vizyinos), Silence (Kostis Palamas), Parthenon (Kostis Palamas), You the sweet (George Drosinis), Caryatids (Ioannis Polemis), Elevation (Nikiforos Vrettakos), In an old church (Miltiadis Malakasis), In the night club (Napoleon Lapathiotis), Learn the pain (Ioannis Gryparis), My world (Karl Marx), You will pull forward (Manolis Anagnostakis) Flowers of the cliff (Georgios Drosinis), Tomorrow Light (Alekos Panagoulis), Maid of Athens (Lord Byron), and more new songs.
Panagiotis Karousos is a renowned Greek-Canadian composer who brings to his music the philosophy and spiritualism of the Greek classics. His Symphony No.1 “Liberty”, was presented in Canada and New York with great success with the Astoria Symphony and maestro Silas Nathaniel Huff. He did many concerts in Canada with his Liberty Symphony, and Symphony No.2 “Olympic” with the FACE Symphony Orchestra, the OSJL-L Symphony Orchestra and the Monteregie Symphony Orchestra under the direction of maestros Andre Gauthier, Theodora Stathopoulos and Luc Chaput. The Piano Concerto for Peace was presented with pianist Nathalie Joncas under UNESCO auspices in the Montreal Popular Concerts series in Montreal’s Maurice Richard Arena to an audience of 5000 people. The Suite Montrealaise was commended from the City of Montreal to mark the Millennium. The Olympic Flame choir was presented with the Symphony Orchestra and the Choir of Gunst wat'n Kunst at Hague, Holland, with maestro Rafael Pylarinos. P. Karousos Violin Concerto was presented in New York, under the direction of maestro Grant Gilman. The opera Alexander the Great presented in Montreal at the Montreal Notre Dame Basilica, in Chicago Illinois with the American Symphony Orchestra of Chicago and conducted by David Stech, in North Carolina Theatre with East Coast Philharmonic and soloists under the direction of Grant Gilman, and in Toronto at P.C. Ho Theater Cultural Center of Toronto with the Sneak Peak Symphony Orchestra of Toronto University and soloists under the direction of maestro Victor Cheng. The opera Prometheus represented in Los Angeles, in New York with the Astoria Symphony and soloists, and in Washington DC with The District of Columbia Symphony Orchestra. In 2013 he did major presentations of Prometheus in Ancient Greek Theaters (Epidaurus, Messina, Ancient Agora), and the National Archeological Meseum of Greece. In 2014 Prometheus presented with bass Vasilis Asimakopoulos in the United Nations and in Mamie Fay auditorium of New York under the auspices of UNESCO. His Symphony No.4 “Earth” premiered in 2014 with City of Athens Symphony Orchestra under the direction of maestro Eleftherios Kalkanis. In 11 December 2014 he presented in Athens Greece his "Tuba Concerto" dedicated to the International Mountain Day Under the Auspices of United Nations. The lyric tragedy "Prometheus Bound" is the first Greek popular opera presented internationally and always with great success in areas such as the Sorbonne, Place des Arts in Canada, Epidaurus, UN, getting rave reviews.
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Panagiotis Benakis (1700-1771)

 Born in Kalamata in the Peloponnese, he was a noble, a leading figure of 18th century Greece and patron of the Greek Revolution in 1770.

He was a merchant and trader who acquired much wealth, acquiring thousands of acres of land in the Peloponnese, particularly around Kalamata. With this wealth, he would pay off Ottoman leaders with money and gifts, to keep them off his and the rest of the Greeks backs in the area around Kalamata.

In 1767, Panagiotis Benakis was alerted to the planned Greek Revolution, known later as the Orlov Revolt. He used his house as a secret meeting place for various Greek leaders, the various Bishops and nobles from around the Peloponnese – Tripoli, Corinth, Sparta, Patra.

All agreed to sign the agreement, to join forces and gave their blessing for a Greek Revolution, but with the express promise of significant military and financial support from Russia, who had initiated proceedings for a Greek uprising and which would ultimately never materialise.

In 1770, when the Revolution broke out, Panagiotis Benakis personally supplied and equipped, several military field divisions of Maniot fighters to take part.

Fairly soon, all realised that the promised support from Russia were lies and they would not arrive, with the revolt being brutally put down. Benakis seeing the writing on the wall, fled to Naxos and his family to Kythira, with his possessions and properties seized by the Ottomans.

Many speculate of Russian involvement in his death in 1771, with claims the Russians had poisoned him before he could correspond with Empress Catherine of Russia, fearful that he would expose the betrayal, mistakes & failures of the Russian military.

Panagiotis Benakis house in Kalamata, has since become the Archaeological Museum of Kalamata.

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Markos Botsaris (1790 - August 9, 1823)

 From Souli in Epirus, Markos Botsaris was a Greek Fighter and General, Captain of the Souliotes and a Hero of the Greek War of Independence.

At the outbreak of the Greek Revolution of 1821, Botsaris eagerly led the Souliotes into battle against the Ottomans.

Markos Botsaris distinguished himself by his courage, tenacity and skill as a Leader in the fighting throughout Epirus and Sterea Ellada primarily and fought bravely in the First Siege of Messolonghi, as well as in many subsequent battles.

He died on this date in 1823 at the Battle of Karpenissi, his army of some 400 men against a joint 5000 force made up of Albanians and Turks.

Markos Botsaris is one of the most prominent and admired figures of the Greek Revolution and was buried with full honours in Messolonghi.

When the Ottomans re-captured the City 3 years later in 1826, the Turks and Albanians desecrated his grave.

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Dimitrios Ypsilantis (1793 - August 16, 1832)

 Born in Constantinople, he was a Leader, Fighter, Politician and an important Revolutionary during the time of the Greek War of Independence.

He was a member of the wealthy and prominent Ypsilanti family of Constantinople, who originally hailed from Trapezounta in Pontos. He was the younger brother of Alexandros, who was a leading figure of Filiki Etaireia.

Dimitrios Ypsilantis took part in numerous battles, such as early on in Wallachia, the Battles of Argos, Nafplio and Dervenakia and crucially, the Battle of Petra, which was the final battle of the Greek War of Independence. Where his Army inflicted devastating losses on the Turks and earned the Greeks their decisive victory.

The capitulation of the Turks here, led them to seek a truce.

After the War, Dimitrios Ypsilantis was tasked with organising the various Greek armed groups and factions, into a conventional united Army.

Following the assassination of Ioannis Kapodistrias in 1831, Dimitrios Ypsilantis was appointed a member of the Administrative Committee of Greece in 1832, essentially a leadership group to run Greece.

Dying later the same year, he is remembered as one of the more selfless and unassuming leaders of the Greek Revolution.

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Pavlos Kountouriotis (April 9, 1855 - August 22, 1935)

 Born on the island of Hydra, he was a Hero of the Balkan Wars (1912-13), Admiral and Chief of the General Staff of the Hellenic Navy and later, President of Greece.

He was descendant from the wealthy ship owning Kountouriotis family, who played a pivotal role at sea during the Greek Revolution of 1821. Pavlos Kountouriotis followed in his family’s seafaring and navy tradition, by enlisting in the Hellenic Navy in 1875.

By the time of the Greco-Turkish War (1897), he had reached the rank of Captain, taking part in several operations, which included landings of Greek re-enforcements on Crete.

At the outbreak of the Balkan Wars (1912-13), he was promoted to Rear Admiral of the Navy and soon after was Chief of Staff of the Navy.

Pavlos Kountouriotis distinguished himself in numerous important naval battles in the Aegean, including 2 decisive victories at the Battles of Elli and Lemnos, which sent the Turks fleeing back up the Dardanelles, denying them control of the Aegean.

The islands of Lesvos, Lemnos, Thasos, Imvros, Tenedos, Psara, Agios Efstratios, Samothrace, Chios were all liberated, while Kountouriotis commanded the landing of the Hellenic Navy at Kavala.

Following victory in the Balkan Wars, Pavlos Kountouriotis was proclaimed Admiral of the Hellenic Navy, a distinction only ever awarded to 2 others, Konstantinos Kanaris & Andreas Miaoulis.

Later, Pavlos Kountouriotis became involved in politics, appointed Minister of the Navy, before becoming President of the Hellenic Republic.

Today, the name Pavlos Kountouriotis is displayed on numerous ships of the Hellenic Navy.

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O Agios Kosmas o Aitolos (1714 - August 24, 1779)

 

O Agios Kosmas o Aitolos (1714 - August 24, 1779)

Born near the town of Thermo in Sterea Ellada, Agios Kosmas was a Greek Monk and one of the most revered Saints of the Greek Orthodox Church.

After studying at Mt Athos and in Constantinople, he returned and within the space of 20 years, he founded over 200 Greek Schools. He urged the subjugated Greeks, to send their children there to learn Greek, specifically Koine Greek, the language of the Church and so they can become educated.

This activity brought him to the attention of the Turks, Jews and Venetians.

Following the Greek Revolution of 1770, which was brutally put down and where the Greeks were betrayed by the Russians, the Turkish authorities began to pursue Agios Kosmas, accusing him of being a "Russian agent".

Agios Kosmas, also got on the wrong side of the Jews, after he transferred the day of business at the local markets in Epirus from Sunday to Saturday, thus causing them loss of income and influence.

In his later years, he would spend much of his time in the Epirus region where on August 24, 1779, he was seized by the Turks and arrested on the charge of once again being a Russian agent. Without a trial, he was executed via hanging in the village of Kolikontasi in Northern Epirus.

Agios Kosmas was officially proclaimed a Saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1961. His feast day is celebrated on August 24th, the date of his martyrdom.

Northern Epirotes hold Agios Kosmas up as the Patron Saint of their persecuted region, their people and of their struggle.

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VC LIVE | Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition Winners' Concerts – Day 3

 VC LIVE | We're coming to you from the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition for Day 3 of the Winners' Concerts | This third edition of the competition was originally scheduled for 2020, then postponed to 2021 | Due to COVID and the challenges with global travel, instead of competing this August in Shanghai, the 6 finalists will present their final concerto performances online | Rather than compete for ranking, the 6 competitors (Rino Yoshimoto (Japan), Thomas Lefort (France), Ruifeng Lin (China), Felicitas Schiffner (Germany), Angela Sin Ying Chan (Hong Kong, China), and Shannon Lee (United States) - will be awarded a certificate for entering the final round of the 2020 SISIVC, as well as a scholarship of $20,000 USD each for their future education and career development | This online concert features violinist Angela Sin Ying Chan performing Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 and Zhou Tian Violin Concerto Night Tour with pianist John Lee, and violinist Shannon Lee performing Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 and Zhou Tian Violin Concerto Night Tour with pianist Arseniy Gusev 

MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022 AT 2 AM UTC+03

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