Lecture         Jorge Salgado Correia
" Music, Performance & Artistic Research"
Abstract: "The aim of this lecture is to present an explanatory model for artistic research capable of providing an alternative path for performers somehow lost in interpretation. Like Robert Musil’s ‘Man without qualities’ there are performers (un)consciously stuck in formalist and repetitive moral codes, in ethical drained experimentalism, or in engagements that neither contemplate the aesthetic dimension nor the professional requirements to face the contemporary artistic challenges."

Lecture Javier Negrin
"Goyescas in perspective: a performer´s approach to Granados´ further reworking of the piano suite in the years before the première of the opera Goyescas"
Granados was one of the greatest improvisers in history, and many of his piano works were conceived through it. Some of his improvisations have been kept in piano rolls, and it has also been documented that  he made different versions of his own piano music while performing in public. The later conversion of the piano suite in an Opera implied that he reworked even further some of the material within a new orchestral and vocal approach. This talk explores the connection between the two versions, taking on account Granados´ legacy in the form of his own different recordings of Goyescas, his letters, the above mentioned improvisations  and the arrangement of the piano part of the Opera.

Lecture  Michael Klinghoffer 
Keynote presentation for everyone in the field of performance research:
Technical Routine-  A Way of  Reducing Performance Anxiety
This lecture examines some of the similarities and differences  between the way athletes and musicians are  trained physically and mentally.
The main point is the development of a steady technical routine the is well understood by the student and practiced over years.
The lecture is based on latest research done with athletes, on the work sport psychologist Don Greene has done with musicians at Juilliard and on Prof. Klinghoffer’s experience of over 30 years, part of it published in his book “Mr. Karr Would You Teach Me How to Drive a Double Bass” and seen on his YouTube Videos.

Lecture Concert Manuel Mataritta
"Footsteps of Romanticism in piano music of  Central America"The incipient piano music of Central America had very strong influences of the European musical tendencies, since the entire region was a colony of Spain. Even when these countries became independent from Spain in 1821 (and in 1903 in the case of Panama), each one of them had different circumstances, social, political and geographical. Hence, the development of music and arts in general did not occur nor in a similar or simultaneous way in every of the six countries. Nevertheless, the influence of European Romantic aesthetic can be traced throughout their piano music, in compositions from the 19th century to the present. This recital offers a sample of piano pieces from all Central America countries in a program that shows this particular inspiration that has remain alive for over two hundred years.
PROGRAM
 
MERCEDES O´LEARY (Costa Rica, dates unknown)
Minuet
 CARLOS PAYÉS (El Salvador, b. 1944)
Fantasy-Sonata, op. 10 “Robert Schumann in memoriam”
 LUIS ABRAHAM DELGADILLO (Nicaragua, 1887-1961)
Preludes for piano (selection)
 Allegro brillante- Andantino amabile -Allegretto gracioso
 J. RAÚL PANIAGUA (Guatemala, 1897-1953)
First Nocturne
 NORMA ERAZO PINEDA (Honduras, b. 1949)
Soledad (Solitude)
 JORGE BENNETT-LIMNIO (Panamá, b. 1968)
Escenas en la vida de un niño (Scenes in a boy´s life)
FÉLIX MATA BONILLA (Costa Rica, 1931-1980)
Sonata in G minor
   I. Andante – Allegro molto
 

Lecture Concert

Greek Composers Works for Flute & Piano

Ellie Zacharopoulou /Memo Musicaux / Pour flute et piano/ Α’ εκτέλεση
Leontios Hadjileontiadis/River Moments/Pour flute solo/Α’ εκτέλεση
Philippot Tsalahouris/Fantaisie Opus 92/Pour flute et piano/Α’ εκτέλεση
Dimitris Themelis/Marcia Song/Pour flute et piano
Christos Samaras/Sonatina/Pour flute et piano
Moderato/Recitative/Lento con teneramente/Allegro melancolico
Evangelos Kokkoris/Trajectoire du rêve
Pensieri Perduti  :Passato - Valse - Notte d inverno -Canzona - Momento

Yanna Athanasaki flute

Thelxi Mattika piano

 
Ιωάννα Αθανασάκη
 Γεννήθηκε στην Θεσσαλονίκη. Έζησε τα παιδικά της χρόνια στην Lausanne της Ελβετίας, όπου ξεκίνησε τις σπουδές της στην μουσική το 1973 στο Conservatoire de Lausanne. Επιστρέφοντας στην Ελλάδα, συνέχισε τις μουσικές της σπουδές στο Κρατικό Ωδείο Θεσσαλονίκης, στην τάξη φλάουτου του Tone Takahasi και Ilia Makovei, από όπου πήρε το δίπλωμά της το 1988 με Άριστα.
 Παράλληλα φοίτησε στην Μουσική Ακαδημία της Nice στην Γαλλία, με τους Alain Marion και Raymond Guiot. Πήρε ενεργό μέρος στο σεμινάριο του Marc Grauwels, καθώς και στο πρώτο Flûte Symposium στην Nice της Γαλλίας το 1988, με τους J-P Rampal, A.Nicolet, T.Wye, A. Marion, M Larrieu, R. Guiot.Μέλος του Κλιμακίου της Κρατικής Ορχήστρας Θεσσαλονίκης από το 1989 μέχρι το 1991 με πολλές Συναυλίες στην Θεσσαλονίκη και σε πολλές πόλεις της Βορείου Ελλάδας και με συμμετοχή στην Κρατική Ορχήστρα Θεσσαλονίκης ως έκτακτο μέλος, στα πλαίσια των εκδηλώσεων των Δημητρίων 1989.Ασχολήθηκε ιδιαίτερα με την Μουσική Δωματίου, ενώ έχει πάρει μέρος σε πολλά ατομικά ρεσιτάλ στην Θεσσαλονίκη και σε πόλεις της Ελλάδας. Έχει ηχογραφήσει για την κρατική τηλεόραση ΕΤ3 καθώς και το ραδιόφωνο.
 Πήρε μέρος δύο φορές στο Sani Classic Festival, στην Χαλκιδική, με ατομικό ρεσιτάλ και συναυλία με τρίο μουσικής δωματίου. Solist, σε συναυλία με την Δημοτική Ορχήστρα Θεσσαλονίκης, υπό την διεύθυνση του Svilen Simeonov τον Δεκέμβριο 2015. Τον Απρίλιο 2016 έδωσε ατομικό ρεσιτάλ στο Μακεδονικό Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης.Παράλληλα έχει διδάξει σε masterclass φλάουτου στην Summer Music Academy (Afitos Halkidiki), του Κρατικού Ωδείου Θεσσαλονίκης, καθώς και στην ÉCUME, 17th Encounter of Mediterranean Music Schools, στο Κρατικό Ωδείο Θεσσαλονίκης.Πήρε μέρος στο 1ο & στο 2ο Μουσικό Forum του Κρατικού Ωδείου Θεσσαλονίκης, με διάλεξη για την αντιμετώπιση του άγχους της σκηνής και με συναυλία Flute Quartet.Δίδαξε στο Κρατικό Ωδείο Θεσσαλονίκης από το 2002 μέχρι το 2017, και συνεχίζει να διδάσκει στο Δημοτικό Ωδείο Θεσσαλονίκης από το 1989 έως σήμερα.Πτυχιούχος του Τμήματος Οικονομικών Επιστημών του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, έχει πάρει μέρος σε σεμινάρια Art Management, και Μουσικής Πληροφορικής. Μιλάει Αγγλικά και Γαλλικά.
Θέλξη Ματίκα
Η Θέλξη Ματίκα γεννήθηκε στη Θεσσαλονίκη και άρχισε τις μουσικές της σπουδές στο  Κρατικό Ωδείο Θεσσαλονίκης απ' όπου και πήρε το δίπλωμά της (τάξη Ε. Γαϊτάνου) . Για δύο  χρόνια ήταν ενεργό μέλος της Masterclass πιάνου των Julia & Constantin Ganevi στο Νέο Ωδείο Θεσσαλονίκης.Παράλληλα τελείωσε τις σπουδές της στη Σχολή Γεωτεχνικών Επιστημών του Α.Π.Θ.   Ακολουθούν μουσικές σπουδές στο Παρίσι στην Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris με καθηγητή στο πιάνο τον συνθέτη και πιανίστα Antonio Ruiz-Pipo και στη μουσική δωματίου την Chantal  DeBuchy. Παίρνει το δίπλωμα πιάνου 'médaille d'or' (χρυσό μετάλλιο) και το ανώτατο δίπλωμα μουσικής δωματίου (Diplôme Supérieur de Musique de Chambre) από την Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.
 Παρακολουθεί σπουδές πιάνου τρίτου κύκλου στην τάξη Perfectionnement του Conservatoire National de Région de Versailles με καθηγητή τον Jean Martin.
Κατά τη διάρκεια της 7ετούς παραμονής της στο Παρίσι έδωσε συναυλίες πιάνου και μουσικής δωματίου , ενώ συγχρόνως δίδασκε σε Ωδεία της πόλης.
Εδώ και 25 χρόνια αποτελεί πιανιστικό ντουέτο με την Έλλη Ζαχαροπούλου ερμηνεύοντας έργα για 2 πιάνα και 4 χέρια, καλύπτοντας  ένα ευρύ ρεπερτόριο συνθετών, που φτάνει μέχρι την σύγχρονη εποχή.
Σήμερα διδάσκει πιάνο , μουσική δωματίου και συνοδεία  στο Δημοτικό Ωδείο Θεσσαλονίκης ,στο Πρότυπο Ωδείο Τούμπας Κ. Ματσίγκου και στο Πολυάνειο Ωδείο Ι.Μ.Κιλκίς , συνεχίζοντας την καλλιτεχνική της δραστηριότητα. Από το 2016 είναι μέλος του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του Κρατικού Ωδείου Θεσσαλονίκης.

DUO ASTER CANADA

Lecture Concert

Program  Presentation
Clio and Jonathan, two young musicians in love with French music, propose a time travel to Paris. Interpreting musical works from different times and styles, the duo is taking us in the heart of the French capital and makes us follow her evolution au fil du temps.
The Aster Duo is composed of two charismatic and talented musicians: Jonathan, a pianist and Clio, a saxophonist. The duo was formed shortly  after they met in Montreal. Both studied for several years in the most prestigious conservatories in Europe before they came to Montreal to widen their horizons, to be inspired and to develop as artists. A  beautiful and delicate sound is the elements that characterises their playing as they aim for a rich and refined sonority. Today Aster presents its first programme: Paris au fil du temps. (Paris through time), a concert in which the public is invited to take a journey through the cultural evolution of the French capital over the works of composers who had lived and studied there. With the fusion of the two-musician’s warm sound the public will  be able to plunge into the ambiance of romantic Paris, as well as after-war Paris and the Paris of today.
The audience, guided by images and texts of the  periods, will be immersed in the “City of Light “ for the evening and will see how external factors such as the Universal Exhibition, the war and even current immigration influenced the musical scene.  
In addition, the duo has the ambition to show the saxophone in a different light. Often considered as an instrument dedicated to jazz and popular music, Aster hopes to show the public the beauty of the enveloping sonority of the classical saxophone.

 César Franck : Sonate en La majeure pour violon ( 1st and 4th mvt)
Alexis Ciesla : Ocre Rouge
Fuminori  Tanada : Mysterious Morning

Clio Theodoridis
Clio is a saxophonist from the tradition of the French saxophone school. Attracted by the sonority, the beauty of the sound and passionate about classical music she invests herself mostly in the romantic repertoire. A complete musician, she studied in the classes of some of the greatest masters of saxophone in the following schools: National Conservatory of Lyon, Superior Academy of Music of Strasbourg and the University of Montreal.
During her studies of interpretation she took part in many masterclasses and courses with international soloists such as Arno Bornkamp, Jean-Marie Londeix, Nikita Zimin and Claude Delangle. Dynamic and passionate Clio has been very active on the musical scene  during the last few years: soloist invited by Nagoya Saxophone Orchestra (Japan), member of the Ensemble Saxologie, guest of honor in the Aegean International Arts Festival in Crete, giving recitals during the 17 th International Saxophone Congress (Strasbourg) and more. She has also given the first performances of several works, obtained the third prize in the Stockholm International Music Competition (SMIC) and she is laureate of the eminent National Competition for  Young Talent X.O.N. in Athens Greece.
Jonathan Nemtanu
Growing up within a family of musicians, Jonathan Nemtanu discovered his passion for piano at the age of 7. He then joined the Conservatory of Bordeaux to complete a diploma in musical studies under the tutelage of Hervé N’Kaoua. Afterwards, Jonathan changed continents to continue his education at the Faculty of Music at the University of Montreal with Professor Jean Saulnier. At the age of 21, Jonathan was accepted into the Doctoral program in Piano Interpretation. He completed a 1 year academic exchange in 2013 at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with Professor Avedis Kouyoumdjian.
Over the course of his university studies, Jonathan has received a number of scholarships of excellence highlighting the quality of his work both as a pianist and within his research of retracing the history of the French School of Piano Technique. In addition to his formal studies, Jonathan has received guidance from other schoolmasters including Bruno Rigutto, Dang Thai Son, Ronan O’Hora, Meng-Chieh Liu, Michael Leslie and Benjamin Pasternak.
Finally, Jonathan is the laureate of numerous international competitionshe has participated in froma young age. He claimed 1 st place at the Piano Open international Competition in 2003-2004 and in 2005-2006. He was gained an honorable mention in 2007 during the San Sebastian International Competition in Spain; and in 2017, he finished 1 st , in Canada, at the “Festival de musique du Royaume” and 2 nd at the Pierre-de- Saurel competition. Today Jonathan is an experienced soloist and chamber musician having performed in Europe and North America. He has recently been involved in various festivals including “Les Vendredis Classiques” and “L’Été Musical en Bergerac”, and as a soloist for the Pro Arte Orchestra and Classical Orchestra of Prague.