In 2014, Live From Lincoln Center went on location to Kentucky's Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to produce the first program in its series history outside of New York City. Now, the two institutions reunite to once again make history as they travel abroad for Live From Lincoln Center's first production outside the U.S., tentatively titled Odyssey: The Chamber Music Society in Greece. CMS will also make history with its April 11 concert at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), marking the center's first presentation of a musical organization from the U.S.
The multifaceted, visually striking musical journey with members from the Chamber Music Society will be led by its artistic directors, David Finckel and Wu Han. The trip will feature the unique intimacy of a chamber music concert, while highlighting the Greek cultural influences that are still resonant within our language, arts, philosophy, and civic life-with a focus on classical music.
Live From Lincoln Center will document the musicians on a contemporary odyssey that begins in the cosmopolitan hub of Athens, where they will perform at the magnificent Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano. From there they travel to the remote hills of Pelion, where Jason reputedly set sail with the Argonauts, and where additional concerts will be performed in the picturesque and intimate spaces of the 18th-century
Church of Taxiarchon, in Milies; the
Church of St. Constantine and Helen, in Volos; and the magnificent amphitheater tucked away in the heart of the bustling town of Larissa. Pelion is located on a tree-covered mountainous peninsula that faces the sea on both sides. Scattered around the sides of the mountain are old villages that have preserved their unique character and architecture through the centuries. Appropriately, the journey will end with a visit to Delphi, the sacred precinct of Apollo, the god of music, poetry, light, and healing. In keeping with the Chamber Music Society's mission to foster excellence in the art of chamber music, the musicians will also lead master classes for local students.
The production is made possible in part through a generous exclusive grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the generosity and expert technical assistance provided by Greek public broadcaster Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT).
Broadcast is planned on PBS and Greek public television. Additional broadcast details will be released in the coming months.
The Chamber Music Society will be represented by a superb contingent of musicians, including mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo; pianist Wu Han; violinists Aaron Boyd, Sean Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, and Danbi Um; violists
Matthew Lipman and Paul Neubauer; cellists Dmitri Atapine and David Finckel; and flutist Tara Helen O'Connor. The concert programs will feature classic masterpieces of chamber music, including works by Debussy, Brahms, Ravel, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schubert, plus a work by George Tsontakis, a contemporary American composer of Greek descent.
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Photo: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center; photo credit: Yiorgis Yerolymbos
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