Young talents in concert – Compositions for guitar(s) and cello

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Chaconne from Violin Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (1720) (arr. Carlo Marchione)
Akis Sipsas – guitar

Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D.821 (1824)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto
Melinda Konstantinidou – violoncello
Konstantina Malapani – guitar

Manuel de Falla (1876–1946): From 7 Canciones Populares Españolas (1914–15)
– El Paño Moruno
– Asturiana
Melinda Konstantinidou – violoncello
Akis Sipsas – guitar

Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983): Guitar Sonata Op.47 (1976)
I. Esordio
II. Scherzo
III. Canto
IV. Finale
Konstantina Malapani – guitar

Stathis Giftakis (*1967): “Aria & imaginary dance” for violoncello and two guitars, Op.117 (2024/WORLD PREMIERE)
Melinda Konstantinidou – violoncello
Konstantina Malapani – guitar
Akis Sipsas – guitar

Melinda Konstantinidou was born in Athens and began studying the piano at the age of 5 under the instruction of Panagiota Vettou. She continued her piano lessons in Kalamata with Stathis Giftakis and Nelli Semitekolo. In 2015, she attended cello lessons at the Music School of Kalamata with Dionysis Kottaridis and participated in the school’s orchestra ensemble. Starting in 2017, she has also been taking cello lessons at the Kalamata Conservatory, where she was a scholarship recipient for two years. Since 2020, she has been studying at the Department of Music Science and Art at the University of Macedonia, specializing in cello under the guidance of Dimitris Patras. She has attended lessons and masterclasses with Indira Rahmatulla, Angelos Liakakis, Asterios Pouftis, Paolo Bonomini, Anna Armatys, Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, Vicky Papanikolaou, Hugo Rannou and more. Since 2022, she has been an active member of the string ensemble Jovenata.

Konstantina Malapani was born in 2002 in Kalamata. She started guitar lessons at the age of 7. In 2014, she continued her studies at the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata with Antonis Koufoudakis. Currently, she is studying with Elena Papandreou at the Department of Music Science and Art at the University of Macedonia. She has been awarded 1st prizes at both the 30th Patras International Guitar Festival and the 2023 Chamber Music Competition “Elias Kouskouvelis” at the University of Macedonia, where she performed as part of a flute-guitar duo with Theodora Apostolidou. In 2023, she was selected by the Association of Friends of Music in Thessaloniki to participate in the concert series “New Talents of Classical Music” at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall.

Akis Sipsas was born in Kalamata in 2000. He was a student and scholarship holder of the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata from 2014 until 2021 when he received his diploma with excellent and 1st Prize (classical guitar class of Antonis Koufoudakis). He studied at the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University in Corfu, majoring in classical guitar performance (class of Korina Vougiouka). He has attended masterclasses with Leo Brouwer, Sergio Assad, Anielo Desiderio, Zoran Dukic, Hubert Käppel, Ricardo Gallen, etc. He has distinguished himself in competitions such as: 1st Prize at the 29th Patras International Guitar Festival (2022), 1st Prize at the 10th Kalamata Guitar Festival (2022), 1st Prize at the 10th Arion International Guitar Festival in Molyvos (2022), 3rd Prize at the 24th Belgrade International Guitar Art Festival (2023).

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Other info :

Entrance passes can be purchased at the following locations and times:

From Monday, August 26 until Wednesday, August 28: 

10:00-12:00 Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata

From Thursday, August 29: 

10:00-12:00 Kalamata Dance Megaron

18:00-20:00 Kalamata Dance Megaron

On Sunday, September 1: 

10:00-12:00 Kalamata Dance Megaron

Reservations: +30 697 4373173

Daily: 10:00-12:00 and 18:00-19:00

Get the festival pass to attend all concerts:

€40 and €20 (reduced).

REDUCED ADMISSION FOR:

Students and disabled persons with the relevant proofs.

FREE ADMISSION TO ALL CONCERTS:

Participants of the masterclasses, students of the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata, as well as volunteers of the festival. Unemployed persons with a valid unemployment card.