Program

4 – 7 October, 2023

Organ & Music Festival Rhodes
Church of St. Francis
(28 Dimokratias str., St. Athanasios Gate – Rhodes Town)

The program with a presentation in English

The program with a presentation in Greek

All concerts start at 8:00 pm. Free Admission

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

Eugenio Maria Fagiani, pipe organ
Nikoletta Hertsak, soprano
Federica Moi, contralto
Marco Attura, conductor
Time Machine Ensemble

Gasbaro Sborgi (1737-1819), Concerto in Re for organ and orchestra (world premiere in modern times);
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736), Stabat Mater.

Thursday, 5 October 2023

Eugenio Maria Fagiani (Italy), pipe organ
Music by J. S. Bach, Schubert, Rinck, Reger, Fagiani

Friday, 6 October 2023

Dafni Melanitou (Greece), pipe organ
Music by “Bach & Friends”

Saturday, 7 October 2023

Vincent De Pol (Poland), pipe organ
Significant organ repertoire of all ages: Takle, Moretti, Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, Davide da Bergamo, Dieckmann, Guilmant

ORGAN & MUSIC FESTIVAL SYRIA
Damascus | Aleppo | Latakia

23 April – 1 May 2024

PLEASE, NOTE: You can watch the concerts live-streamed at the Damascus Opera House (time zone UTC +3) here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/WzHQ1zXk41XvaP8V/?mibextid=LQQJ4d 

Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 8:00 pm

DAMASCUS | Damascus Opera House

Improvisations, choreography and percussions

Mario Mariani (Italy), piano, pipe organ

Rahaf Aljaber (Syria), choreograhy and dance

Omran Abou Yahia, Shafikn Yaghi (Syria), percussions

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 8:00 pm

DAMASCUS | Damascus Opera House

Recital for violin & piano

Daniel Auner (Austria), violin

Mitra Kotte (Austria), piano

Thursday, 25 April, 2024, 8:00 pm

DAMASCUS | Damascus Opera House

Concert for pipe organ & orchestra

Aarón Ribas (Spain), pipe organ

Syrian National Symphony Orchestra

Missak Baghboudarian (Syria), conductor

Saturday, 27 April 2024, 6 pm

DAMASCUS (Salhieh) | Latin Church of St. Anthony

Concert for Choir & Orchestra

Choir and Orchestra of the Higher Institute of Music

Missak Baghboudarian (Syria), conductor

Sunday, 28 April 2024, 8:00 pm

DAMASCUS (Tabbaleh) | St. Paul’s Memorial

Performance of the master class in Chamber music

Daniel Auner (Austria), violin & conductor

Monday, 29 April 2024, 7:30 pm

ALEPPO (Azizieh) | Latin Church of St. Francis

Film-concert with live music commentary

Mario Mariani (Italy), pipe organ

Choir “La Classica” conducted by Joseph Baghdo (Syria)

Monday, 29 April 2024, 5:00 pm

DAMASCUS | Higher Institute of Music

Final concert of the master class in Chamber music

Mitra Kotte (Austria), piano

Daniel Auner (Austria), violin & conductor

Monday, 29 April 2024, 8:00 pm

DAMASCUS | Damascus Opera House

Concert with chamber orchestra

Daniel Auner (Austria), violin & conductor

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 7:00 pm

LATAKIA | Latin Church of the Sacred Heart

Film-concert with live music commentary

Mario Mariani (Italy), electronic organ

SOL – SEMAINE DE L’ORGUE AU LIBAN
LEBANESE PIPE ORGAN WEEK 2024
12 – 21 April – 9th edition

Website: https://solfestival.org/

Some concerts will be broadcast  live streaming on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/solorganfestival (UTC/GMT +2)

Musicians and day-by-day programs (click here)

The concert in Tyre has been canceled for security reasons,  due to the current unstable situation in southern Lebanon.

Friday, 12 April, 8 pm

AJALTOUN | Church of Mar Zakhia

Vincent De Pol (Germany / Poland), pipe organ

In collaboration with the German Embassy in Lebanon

Saturday, 13 April, 6 pm

KHIRBET QANAFAR (West Beqaa) | Johann-Ludwig-Schneller-Schule

Film-concert Der Galiläer (The Galilean, 1921) with organ improvisation

Mathias Rehfeldt (Germany), pipe organ and live musical commentary

Sunday, 14 April, 12 pm

BEIRUT | National Evangelical Church

Vincent De Pol (Germany / Poland), pipe organ

In collaboration with the German Embassy in Lebanon

Sunday, 14 April, 8 pm

MAYSSRAH (Nahr Ibrahim) | Church of St. Elie – Carmelite monastery

Film-concert Der Galiläer (The Galilean, 1921) with organ improvisation

Mathias Rehfeldt (Germany), pipe organ and live musical commentary

Tuesday, 16 April, 8 pm

BEIRUT | American University of Beirut (AUB) Assembly Hall

Cross-art concert with Mario Mariani (Italy), piano and pipe organ & Rudy Rahme live painting and poetry

In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute

Wednesday, 17 April, 8 pm

BEIRUT (Gemmaizeh) | Church of St. Maroun

Mario Rahi (Lebanon), violin

Paolo De Matthaeis (Italy), organ

Fabio Catania (Italy), viola da gamba

In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute

Thursday, 18 April, 8 pm

TRIPOLI (El Mina) | Church of St. Francis

Mario Rahi (Lebanon), violin

Paolo De Matthaeis (Italy), pipe organ

Fabio Catania (Italy), viola da gamba

In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute

Friday, 19 April, 8 pm

BEIRUT (Downtown) | Saint Louis Cathedral of the Capuchin Fathers

Aarón Ribas (Spain), pipe organ

Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra

Garo Avessian (Lebanon), conductor

In collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in Lebanon

Saturday, 20 April, 8 pm

ZOUK MOSBEH | Church of Notre Dame de Louaizeh

Les Solistes de Beyrouth

Fernando Afara (Lebanon), conductor

Paolo De Matthaeis (Italy), pipe organ

In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute

Sunday, 21 April, 11 am

TYRE | Church of St. Anthony

The concert in Tyre has been canceled for security reasons,  due to the current unstable situation in southern Lebanon.

Concerts in Jordan will be announced

No concerts in Israel and Palestine in  2024

Cyprus concerts will be announced