Feb-March 2010 :: Second String quartet in ensemble

The German music magazine ensemble portrays Aristides Strongylis' second string quartet Troisième Hymne Delphique à Apollon in its current number (1/2010) under the heading "Das Neue Werk" (The New Work, p. 68f.). Apart from an in-depth discussion of the piece, the article also contains several excerpts of sheet-music. Moreover, its author Manuel Rösler reflects on an interesting aspect of the string quartet: "We remember Nietzsche, who opposed the Apollonian to the Dionysian element to describe opposed characters in art. This music thus seems to pose the question of what might be the Apollonian in art", to then conclude: "... a joyful play with colors and tones".

23.02.2010 :: Second String Quartet to be recorded

After its premiere on February 20, 2010, Troisème Hymne Delphique à Apollon will be recorded in the studios of German radio broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk on 23rd of February, equally played by the Apollon Musagète Quartet. The recording will be broadcasted in September 2010 on BR Klassik radio.

20.02.2010 :: Troisième Hymne Delphique à Apollon premiered in Austria

The Apollon Musagète Quartet is going to perform the premiere of Aristides Strongylis' second string quartet Troisième Hymne Delphique à Apollon at Amstetten, Austria. The concert in Amstetten's Johann-Pölz-Halle starts at 7.30pm, and the composer will give an introduction to his work before the performance from 6.30 to 7pm.

30.04.2010 :: Musinnale 3.0 in Leipzig's Westwerk

On April 30th, 2010 at 7pm, the public is invited to the opening of the art-and-music project Musinnale 3.0 at Leipzig' Westwerk venue. Latecomers will have another chance to see the works of art and performances on May 1st from 2-6pm. More on the Musinnale on the project page.

28.05.2010 :: First concert of children's composition classes

For the first time, children of the composition courses under the direction of Aristides Strongylis will be performing their works in public. The concert on Friday May 28th, 2010, will take place at 7pm at the Schumannsaal of Leipzig's Schumannhaus (Inselstraße 18). Admission free!

20.06.2010 :: Monsieur Mathieu - Children's Choir Project

On June 20th 2010, the children's education project "Monsieur Mathieu, what will be?“ will be premiered at the Leipzig opera – an acted-out musical answer to the 2004 French film "The Chorus". In this project, socially and/or physically challanged children from several Leipzig schools have devised their own play together with the opera's children's choir and the Gewandhaus orchestra, staging a very personal reaction to the film in music and acting.

13.07.2010 :: Second String Quartet pre-broadcast on BR Klassik radio

The German radio Bayerischer Rundfunk will pre-broadcast the recording of Aristides Stronyglis' second string quartet Troisième Hymne Delphique à Apollon in its late-night chamber music programme. Tune in to BR Klassik on July 13th after 10pm to listen to the recording with the Apollon Musagète Quartet.

23.09.2010 :: "Around Apollo's Temple at Delphi" - A Search for Musical Traces with Aristides Strongylis at BR-Klassik Radio

The composer will present history and origins of his second string quartet in this radio program on September 23rd, 2010. Hatto Beyerle, head of ECMA, the European Chamber Music Association, "baptized" the Polish string quartet winning the 2008 ARD competition "Apollon Musagète Quartet" and commissioned Strongylis to compose a piece on Apollo, the Greek God of the arts, for the quartet. The program will also feature some research on location, the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, ancient Greek music, an interview with Hatto Beyerle, and last not least the composer speaking about his relation to this God of the arts. On air on BR-Klassik September 23rd, 2010, 9-10pm.

24.-26.09.2010 :: Children's Composition Competion at Klassik für Kinder

As part of the Leipzig festival Klassik für Kinder, a composition competition for children aged 0-15 is open for entries until September 14th. Children interested in music can send in a piece for chamber orchestra or can orchestrate one of three pieces to choose from. The jury, consisting of Howard Arman, head of the MDR choir, the church musician Christiane Bräutigam, and Aristides Strongylis, is then going to choose the three best pieces to be premiered at the festival. Read more on the festival's website.

06.11.2010 :: Zwischen Tier und Gott at Chur (CH)

The violist Kathrin von Cube is going to perform Aristides Strongylis' piece for viola solo, Zwischen Tier und Gott, at Chur, Switzerland, on November 6th, 2010. The concert at the Chur Museum will be part of the series of chamber music concerts by Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden and will begin at 8pm.

09.04.2011 :: Fresh views on Fighting the Tiger

The Chinese fairy tale "Fighting the Tiger" that inspired Aristides Strongylis homonymous work for narrator, wind instruments, and percussion, will be re-interpreted by Leipzig highschool students in an interesting musical project. In a concert at Leipzig Gewandhaus, the pupils are going to perform their fresh views on the Chinese tale in music, acting, and dance, and contrast it with the composer's original version. The concert on April 9th, 2011 promises some great musical encounters.

Note: concerts and news of previous years can be found in the → archive