Maria Farantouri & Taner Akyol / Chios Music Festival

Maria Farantouri
& Taner Akyol

Chios Music Festival

Saturday 13 August 2022

The Chios Music Festival has the honour and pleasure to welcome Maria Farantouri, in a concert which brings the curtain down on this year's event. In the first part, the great Greek singer will perform with the internationally renowned soloist and composer Taner Akyol, with whom she collaborated a few years ago on the occasion of his album "Maria Farantouri Sings Taner Akyol". In the second part, Miki Theodorakis's muse will perform iconic songs of the legendary composer, honouring his memory in the city where he was born.

Maria Farantouri, voice

Achilleas Wastor, piano

David Lynch, saxophone

Iraklis Zagkas, bouzouki

Taner Akyol, saz, voice

Antonis Anissegos, piano

Sebun Quartet

The sixth edition of the Chios Music Festival, which will take place from 3 to 13 August in different locations of Chios, presents a rich programme with international productions, audiovisual installations and a wide range of repertoire, ranging from rebetiko and traditional sounds to classical and contemporary music.

The common theme of this year's events is the journey beyond the horizons. The journey of those who were forced to leave their homeland forever, of those who crossed the oceans in search of a better future, of those who travelled mentally in space and time with the vehicle of music, the citizens of the world who with the momentum, power and freedom provided by music, crossed borders that seemed impassable. The sixth edition of the Chios Music Festival honours these "travellers" and follows them on their journeys and quests.