Meleagris Art Festival
A Bach Anthology

Meleagris Art Festival

A Bach Anthology

Two Piano Concertos by Bach

Monday 22 June 2026 | 20:00

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND THE INSTITUTE OF GREEK MUSIC HERITAGE

Nature and music come together at Meleagris Farm in a summer concert dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach - the composer who united spirituality, formal clarity and profound human expression.

A Bach Anthology brings together selected works from different facets of Bach's output: solo repertoire, concertos and chorales, revealing a musical world where austerity meets lyricism and introspection meets brilliance.

The evening opens with the Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello (BWV 1009), performed by Christophor Miroshnikov, while at the heart of the programme stand two of Bach's most beloved and dramatic works for keyboard and orchestra: the Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 and the Piano Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052, with Magda Nikolaidou as soloist.

The programme also includes the iconic Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 and concludes with chorales from Bach's cantatas - among the finest examples of his sacred music.

The concert features the Sinfonietta of Athens under the direction of Giorgos Aravidis, cellist Christophor Miroshnikov, pianist Magda Nikolaidou, and the Erateio Conservatory Vocal Ensemble.

Set in a landscape where nature becomes part of the performance itself, the music of Bach invites the audience to an evening of refined listening and aesthetic immersion.

Meleagris Farm will be open an hour before the beginning of the concert, in order to welcome those who wish to visit the premises earlier.

After the concert, MELEAGRIS CLASSIC production company will be offering snacks and wine made by the local winery EVINOS which are included in the ticket price.

PROGRAMME

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

▪ Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello in C major, BWV 1009
Christophor Miroshnikov, cello

▪ Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
Soloist: Magda Nikolaidou

▪ Air
from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

▪ Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, BWV 1052
Soloist: Magda Nikolaidou

▪ Chorales from Cantatas by J. S. Bach
from Cantata BWV 56
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen
from Cantata BWV 147
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Jesus bleibet meine Freude)
Erateio Conservatory Vocal Ensemble

Media sponsor:
ΕRΤ, the TRITO PROGRAMMA, Βeton7ArtRadio

Radio Spot Recording sponsor:
SUBWAY RECORDING STUDIOS and SUBWAYS MUSIC

Event organizer:
Meleagris Classic

meleagrisartfestival.gr

Artistic director:
Magda Nikolaidou

Production Organization:
Christina Manolakis