EVENTS

CONCERT IN XYLOKASTRO

Date: 31 July 2025

Hour: 21:00

Venue: Municipality Theatre "Angelos Sikelianos"

Co-organizers: Centre for Music - Culture "Hellenikon Idyllion", Golfo Festival, Municipality of Xylokastro - Evrostini.

Admission free

The Swiss Youth Orchestra “Crescendo” and its Choir, a group of forty-seven musicians and singers, will perform for the audience of Xylokastro city a selected program of familiar musical compositions and songs of a wide range, from classical to contemporary artistic creation.

The Swiss musical organization continues for the 19th consecutive year its educational and artistic activities across Europe, giving priority to the new generation of musicians to promote the musical heritage of the Old Continent, skillfully performing renowned pieces of classical music while also bringing youthful energy to well-known pop music hits.

The musical evening in Xylokastro includes the following musical compositions and choral songs.

PROGRAM

• The Hebrides, Op. 26 – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / 10΄
• Polovetsian Dances from "Prince Igor" – Alexander Borodin / 12΄ - 15΄
• Bacchanale from "Samson et Dalila" – Camille Saint-Saëns / 7΄ - 9΄
• The Cliffs of Moher – Mario Bürki, arr. Patrick Müller / 7΄
• Mamma Mia – ABBA, arrangement by Roy Phillippe / 3΄
• Piano concerto No. 1, 1^st movement – Ludwig van Beethoven (Solo: Andreas Xenopoulos) / 10΄

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