11th Molyvos International Music Festival
«CHAOS»
12 - 19 August 2025
The 11th Molyvos International Music Festival, taking place from August 12th to 19th,
will embark on a creative exploration of the concept of CHAOS
As the artistic directors, Danae and Kiveli Doerken, explain, "CHAOS is a state of disorder and unpredictability that precedes creation and structure. It can be a source of both potential and destruction, stirring the human yearning for order while revealing the tension between randomness and meaning in the universe."
True to their tradition, the festival's directors will delve deeply into the theme, inviting us to join them in exploring the raw energy of chaos through music, while highlighting the possibility of resolution and harmony. This reflects the delicate balance between chaos and order, both in music and in life.
This year's festival features a remarkable lineup of musicians: Antje Weithaas, Florian Donderer, Hyeyoon Park, Kirill Troussov, Katerina Chatzinikolaou, 15-year-old Nikolia Garoufaliou, Georgy Kovalev, Sindy Mohamed, Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian-Pierre La Marca, Danae Dörken, and Kiveli Dörken. A highlight of the festival will be the world premiere of a composition by Errikos Vaios.
Join us at the 11th Molyvos International Music Festival,
where chaos and harmony intertwine from August 17th to 19th.
This year's theme: CHAOS
PROGRAM
17 Αugust 2025 | 21:00
REBELLION
DELFINIA HOTEL / SEAFRONT PARK
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· MIKIS THEODORAKIS
Ena to Chelidoni (Lone is the swallow)
MIMF musicians
· MIKIS THEODORAKIS
String Quartet No. 4, "Mass"
Florian Donderer violin
Katerina Chatzinikolau violin
Georgy Kovalev viola
Christian-Pierre La Marca cello
· ERRIKOS VAIOS
New work - Commissioned by MIMF
World premiere
Katerina Chatzinikolau violin
Tanja Tetzlaff cello
Danae Dörken piano
· ERNEST BLOCH
Baal Shem (Three Pictures for Chassidic Life), Suite for Violin and Piano
Nigun (Improvisation)
Katerina Chatzinikolau violin
Danae Dörken piano
· BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ
Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola, H. 313
Ι. Poco allegro
Katerina Chatzinikolau violin
Sindy Mohamed viola
· FELIX MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
Antje Weithaas violin
Florian Donderer violin
Georgy Kovalev viola
Christian-Pierre La Marca cello
18 Αugust 2025 | 21:00
HOPE
DELFINIA HOTEL / SEAFRONT PARK
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· ROBERT SCHUMANN
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Florian Donderer violin
Hyeyoon Park violin
Sindy Mohamed viola
Christian-Pierre La Marca cello
Danae Dörken piano
· BÉLA BARTÓK
Forty-four Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98
Selection
Hyeyoon Park violin
Florian Donderer violin
· ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
Piano Quartet No 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87, B. 162
Hyeyoon Park violin
Georgy Kovalev viola
Tanja Tetzlaff cello
Kiveli Dörken piano
19 August 2025 | 21:00
CREATION
DELFINIA HOTEL / SEAFRONT PARK
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· FRANZ SCHUBERT
String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471
Hyeyoon Park violin
Georgy Kovalev viola
Tanja Tetzlaff cello
· FRANZ SCHUBERT
Symphony No 8 in B Minor, D. 759, "Unfinished"
String quartet version
Antje Weithaas violin
Hyeyoon Park violin
Sindy Mohamed viola
Tanja Tetzlaff cello
· IGOR STRAVINSKY
Le Sacre du Printemps (The rite of spring)
Original version for piano four hands
Danae Dörken piano
Kiveli Dörken piano
18 & 19 Αugust 2025 | 10:30 - 14:30
IMAGINATIVE MEMORY
BOOKLET DESIGN WORKSHOP
HISTORICAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF MITHYMNA
«ARGYRIS EFTALIOTIS»
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Number of participants: 15
Participation fee: 80€
The concept of "imaginative memory" is derived from the terms "urban palimpsests" and "urban imaginary". A child, or visitor who ignores about the past might reveal a memory by looking to the photography of a place or visiting that place which conceals memories of a community. This imagined memory might seem a fictive story; however, any person is a part of our «globally connected» collective memory. Therefore, any fiction about the visit to a historical site might reveal pieces from the place's memory even after a traumatic and silencing period. Dr. Hasan Işıklı, graphic designer, social anthropologist, researcher
EVENTS WITH FREE ADMISSION
12 - 13 - 16 August 2025
12 August 2025 > 20:15
PANDEMONIUM
UPPER CASTLE OF MYTILENE
Admission free
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
ELEFTHERIOS PAPASTAVROU
Macedonian for Violin and Piano
MANUEL DE FALLA
La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No. 1
Arrangement for violin and piano: Fritz Kreisler
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
Légende for Violin and Piano, Op. 17
Polonaise Brillante for Violin and Piano No. 1
in D Major, Op. 4
PABLO DE SARASATE
Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy airs) for Violin and Piano, Op. 20
Nikolia Garoufalidou violin
Kirill Troussov violin
Danae Dörken piano
Kiveli Dörken piano
13 August 2025 > 20:30
PAIN
AMBELIKO
Curated by Tanja Tetzlaff and Florian Donderer
Admission free
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Partita for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004
V. Chaconne
LILI BOULANGER
Deux Pièces en Trio (Two pieces in trio)
I. D'un soir triste (Of a sad evening)
II. D'un matin de printemps (Of a spring morning)
IANNIS XENAKIS
Kottos for Solo Cello
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Trio Élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor
16 August 2025 > 20:15
OPPORTUNITY
ROMAN AQUEDUCT OF MORIA
In dialogue with the Choir of the Cultural Association
of the Moria Women and the RAD Μusic Ιnternational
Admission free
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F Major,
Op. 24, "Spring"
I. Allegro
FRITZ KREISLER
Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (Old Viennese dances)
for Violin and Piano
I. Liebesfreud (Love's joy)
II. Liebesleid (Love's sorrow)
BÉLA BARTÓK
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
Arrangement for violin and piano: Zoltán Székely
CÉSAR FRANCK
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Antje Weithaas violin
Danae Dörken piano
Kiveli Dörken piano
Esther Jacea Maswanga voice
(member of the RAD Μusic Ιnternational)
Choir of the Cultural Association
of the Moria Women of Lesbos
Zone A: 30€
Zone B: 20€
Zone C: 10€ - 5€ students
(free seating zone)
WORKSHOP "IMAGINATIVE MEMORY"
Participation Cost: 80€
ADVANCE SALES
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