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From Beethoven and the era of grand musical subversions to contemporary readings of the historical repertoire, the Early Music Days festival invites audiences on a journey through emblematic works, period instruments, and fresh artistic approaches, highlighting the timeless power of musical creation. The programme is divided into two thematic cycles.
The First Cycle, titled The Age of Revolutions and curated by the versatile and highly prolific artist Dimos Goudaroulis, is dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven and his creative entourage. It will feature music from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, spanning Classicism to Early Romanticism, with masterworks of chamber music by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert, performed on period instruments by prominent Greek and European musicians.
The Second Cycle, titled Active Pasts and curated by distinguished conductor Markellos Chryssicos, is grounded in the belief that Early Music is not an outdated fossil but an active field of listening and reinterpretation that continues to generate new meanings even today. In this context, new commissions from Greek composers, jazz interpretations of Bach's variations, electronic sounds, and sound and lighting design create a seamless artistic setting in which the historical material is reactivated.
■ Camino medieval: The Long Pilgrimage Of Faith | 29 November 2026
Tobias Schlierf voice, harp, medieval vielle, organistrum, organetto krummhorns, gemshorns • Florian Zimmermann, video design • Raphael Schlierf, assistant to the video designer
The concert Camino medieval: The Long Pilgrimage Of Faith reconstructs a historical journey through the Way of Saint James. It refers to a network of pilgrimage routes that, starting from various cities in Europe, end at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. This Cathedral houses the relics of Saint James and has been a major pilgrimage destination since its construction in the 11th century, highlighting, through the journeys and personal experiences of each pilgrim, a broader network of humanism and cultural exchange. Through original texts, melodies, liturgical hymns, voices, medieval instruments, and video projections, we will follow Tobias Schlierf on his 850-km-long journey, with each piece also marking a stop on an inward journey and offering an experience that bridges the past and the present. The performance will feature works from the Codex Calixtinus and the Las Huelgas Codex, as well as pieces by Guillaume (William) IX d'Aquitaine and Theobald of Navarre, among others.
Ticket prices: 12, 15 • Students, children: 10
Tickets on sale from: 31/7
