The Saronic Chamber Music Festival, now in its 7th year, is an annual meeting for an international ensemble of world-class musicians dedicated to the exploration and performance of chamber music.
The critically-acclaimed Leondari Ensemble and guest artists present a series of concerts at the height of the Greek summer in Hydra, Spetses, Poros, Galatas, Methana and Kythira.
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The concerts are:
Methana Volcano
‘Goldberg Variations’, BWV 988 J. S. Bach
(arr. Sitkovetsky for string trio)
Maia Cabeza, violin; Francis Kefford, viola; Martin Leo Schmidt, cello.
Galatas
Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915) Debussy
Julian Arp, cello; Caspar Frantz, piano.
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9, ‘Kreutzer’ Beethoven
Jannis Agraniotis, violin; Caspar Frantz, piano.
INTERVAL
Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op. 44 Schumann
Caspar Frantz, piano; Sini Simonen, Jannis Agraniotis, violins; Manuel Hofer, viola; Julian Arp, cello
Poros
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 Brahms
Sini Simonen, Maia Cabeza, violins; Francis Kefford, viola; Julian Arp, cello.
INTERVAL
String Quintet in G minor, K. 516 Mozart
Maia Cabeza, Jannis Agraniotis, violins; Manuel Hofer, Francis Kefford, violas; Martin Leo Schmidt, cello.
Spetses
The ‘Goldberg Variations’, BWV 988 J. S. Bach
(arr. Sitkovetsky for string trio)
Maia Cabeza, violin; Francis Kefford, viola; Martin Leo Schmidt, cello.
INTERVAL
String Quintet in G minor, K. 516 Mozart
Maia Cabeza, Jannis Agraniotis, violins; Manuel Hofer, Francis Kefford, violas; Martin Leo Schmidt, cello.
Hydra 1
Dedicated to the memory of Therese Kontos
Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915) Debussy
Julian Arp, cello; Caspar Frantz, piano.
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 Brahms
Sini Simonen, Maia Cabeza, violins; Francis Kefford, viola; Julian Arp, cello.
INTERVAL
Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op. 44 Schumann
Caspar Frantz, piano; Sini Simonen, Jannis Agraniotis, violins; Manuel Hofer, viola; Julian Arp, cello.
Hydra 2
Dedicated to the memory of Therese Kontos
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9, ‘Kreutzer’ Beethoven
Jannis Agraniotis, violin; Caspar Frantz, piano.
INTERVAL
The ‘Goldberg Variations’, BWV 988 J. S. Bach
(arr. Sitkovetsky for string trio)
Maia Cabeza, violin; Francis Kefford, viola; Martin Leo Schmidt, cello.
Kythira
The ‘Goldberg Variations’, BWV 988 J. S. Bach
(arr. Sitkovetsky for string trio)
Maia Cabeza, violin; Francis Kefford, viola; Martin Leo Schmidt, cello.
INTERVAL
String Quintet in G minor, K. 516 Mozart
Maia Cabeza, Jannis Agraniotis, violins; Manuel Hofer, Francis Kefford, violas; Martin Leo Schmidt, cello.
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