Giovanni Sollima
Performs in:
Mon
26
Oct
La Lyra del Mar
What happens when musicians from various countries around the Mediterranean Sea take each other on journeys through their respective centuries-old, musical traditions? The Cello Biennale and the Flamenco Biennale will be bringing together three phenomenal musicians from the Mediterranean. Sicilian cellist Giovanni Sollima has joined up with Cretan lyra player Stelios Petrakis and Spanish flamenco guitarist Alfredo Lagos. This amazing trio will be accompanied by the classical strings of the Ragazze Quartet and the rhythms of Greek and Spanish feet. What do the Mediterranean countries all have in common? For starters, the sea, harbours, merchant ships, centuries-old melodies, virtuosity and musicality. But they’re all different! Apollo and Dionysus unite in a Greek-Italian-Spanish tour de force through the Mediterranean centring on the ‘lyra’ – a pear-shaped Cretan ‘knee fiddle’ that evolved from the classical Byzantine lyra.
Mon
26
Oct
La Lyra del Mar
What happens when musicians from various countries around the Mediterranean Sea take each other on journeys through their respective centuries-old, musical traditions? The Cello Biennale and the Flamenco Biennale will be bringing together three phenomenal musicians from the Mediterranean. Sicilian cellist Giovanni Sollima has joined up with Cretan lyra player Stelios Petrakis and Spanish flamenco guitarist Alfredo Lagos. This amazing trio will be accompanied by the classical strings of the Ragazze Quartet and the rhythms of Greek and Spanish feet. What do the Mediterranean countries all have in common? For starters, the sea, harbours, merchant ships, centuries-old melodies, virtuosity and musicality. But they’re all different! Apollo and Dionysus unite in a Greek-Italian-Spanish tour de force through the Mediterranean centring on the ‘lyra’ – a pear-shaped Cretan ‘knee fiddle’ that evolved from the classical Byzantine lyra.
Tue
27
Oct
MASTERCLASS
Giovanni Sollima
What could make a greater impression on a young cello student than a lesson from one of their idols? At this year’s Cello Biennale students from all over the world will be coming to Amsterdam to receive instruction from twelve grandmasters, who’ll also be performing in several of our concerts.
Each masterclass will take an hour and a half in which two students each get a turn. Our regular accompanying pianists are Noriko Yabe and Daniël Kramer.
Sat
31
Oct
