January 2011 :: Listen to Looking for Apollo

On September 23rd, 2010, German radio station BR-Klassik aired a one-hour programme on and by Aristides Strongylis, "Around Apollo's Temple at Delphi - A Search for Musical Traces", illuminating the origins of his second string quartet. A full-length recording of this programme can now be listend to in our audio section, thanks to the kind permission of Bayerischer Rundfunk.

January 7, 2011 :: playback play at MDR-Figaro's "Night of Contemporary Music"

The German radio station MDR-Figaro will broadcast Aristides Strongylis' piece playback play for viola and organ (with Mathias Sannemüller, viola, and David Timm, organ) in its programme "The Night of Contemporary Music" in the early morning hours of January 7, 2011. Listeners can tune in at approximately 3:45am to enjoy the recording.

March 18, 2011 :: MDR music project BABEL at Leipzig Book Fair

In German broadcaster MDR's music project for schools, BABEL, young students playfully learn about foreign countries' music and culture as an inspiring source for their own creative projects. Around 100 students are going to present their projects' outcome at this year's Leipzig Book Fair, giving a great glimpse into their musical journey around the world in dance, music, and theater. Live on stage on March 18th at 11am, hall no. 1, Congress Centers Leipzig. Aristides Strongylis will be present with his 6th grade project at Montessori School Leipzig.

Update: Award for BABEL! In October 2011, BABEL was awarded first prize in the category "Klangfarben" of the Deutsche Musikrat competition - read more on the website of MDR-Schul-Musik network.

April 9, 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 co-operation with Haus Steinstraße e.V. Children of Reclam Gymnasium and the youth theater group "Fallobst" 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 at Leipzig Gewandhaus on April 9th, 2011 promises some great musical encounters. Follow the project's blog for up-to-date infos!

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May 7, 2011 :: Fighting the Tiger at Haus Steinstraße

The music theater project "Fighting the Tiger", based on a Chinese tale, will be staged again at Leipzig's Haus Steinstrasse "DachTheater" on May 7, 2011. Children and teens from Leipzig schools will play music and perform in a joint effort of Haus Steinstraße e.V., Aristides Strongylis, and the Leipzig Gewandhaus. The performance is going to start at 4pm.

May 27-29, 2011 :: HEPTA - Acoustic Movement Concert - Premiere

HEPTA - Acoustic Movement Concert is an interactive encounter of contemporary music and dance. The contemporary dance company ellaH, under the direction of Anett Paschke, takes Aristides Strongylis' "The seven open Chakras of Dionysus" for solo piano as a starting point for an unusual concert performance: "The dancers will turn into compositional elements of the music, the composer and his piano will become a dancing instrument." Watch the trailer to get a glimpse of the project:

HEPTA will be premiered on May 27th, 2011, at the Theatrale at Waisenhausring 2, Halle. Further dates at the same venue are May 28th at 8pm and May 29th at 3pm. Tickets can be ordered by calling 0345-21379551 (leave a message; no recall).

June 26, 2011 :: HEPTA at Villa Jühling, Halle

Performance at Villa Jühling, Halle/Salle, 1pm
 

July 2nd, 2011 :: HEPTA at Peißnitzhaus, Halle

Performance at Peißnitzhaus Halle/Salle at 20.30h.
 

Sept 9, 2011 :: Fighting the Tiger twice at "Schille" theater

The award-winning project "Der Kampf mit dem Tiger" will be staged twice at the Leipzig theater "Schille" on September 9th - at 10 and at 12am -, performed by the "music children" of Leipzig Reclam Gymnasium and the theater company Fallobst of Haus Steinstraße e.V. Tickets can be purchased at the "Schille" theater at Otto-Schill-Straße 7, rear building, right before the show.

Sept 12, 2011 :: Fighting the Tiger wins award!

The Gewandhaus project "Der Kampf mit dem Tiger" (Fighting the Tiger) is this year's winner of Germany's nation-wide contest Kinder zum Olymp for best school music project! After "The Butterfly Workshop" in 2009, this is already the second project Aristides Strongylis is involved in to be awarded this prestigious trophy. The project team of "Fighting the Tiger" will go to Berlin for the award ceremony on Sept 12th, 2011, at Berlin Konzerthaus.

Sept 24, 2011 :: HEPTA at Stellwerk Weimar

Performance on September 24th, 8pm, Stellwerk Weimar. More details at the website of Stellwerk Weimar.

September 2011 :: Fresh Strings! String quartets composed by kids

Caution with the string quartets by children at the 6th Leipzig Music Festival for Children - they are fresh!! Kids aged 10 to 14 will color the program of the festival with fresh paint - or, fresh string quartets. The audience has the chance to hear these pieces for the very first time before every concert of the festival. The string quartets will be performed on the organ loft of the evangelisch-reformierte Kirche at Leipzig - so watch out for fresh strings!

Sept 23-25, 2011 :: 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 8th. Children interested in music can send in a piece for chamber orchestra or can orchestrate one of two pieces to choose from. The jury, consisting of David Timm, musical director of Leipzig University, the church musician and festival director Christiane Bräutigam, and Aristides Strongylis, is then going to choose the best pieces to be premiered at the festival. Festival venue is the Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche at Leipzig, Tröndlinring 7.

October 8/9, 2011 :: HEPTA at Kannawurf Castle

Two more performances of HEPTA - Acoustic Movement Concert featuring the contemporary dance company ellaH will be staged at Thuringian Kannawurf Castle on Oktober 8th, 2011, at 7.30pm, and October 9th, at 3pm. Cannawurf Castle, a Thuringian artists' residence, is located just south of Bad Frankenhausen, Sömmerda county. More details at the website of Kannawurf Castle.

October 2011 :: Agent for music projects with children and young people

As of now, Claudia Weber, Culture and Marketing (Cologne), represents Aristides Strongylis' musical and educational activities with young people - nationally and internationally. For Leipzig projects, get in touch with the composer himself (see contact).

Nov 3rd, 2011 :: HEPTA at Impuls Festival Halle

On November 3rd, the musical dance project HEPTA - Acoustic Movement Concert, featuring Tanztheater ellaH, will be part of Halle's Impuls Festival. Venue is the Theater Magdeburg, starting time is 7.30pm.

Nov 11, 2011 :: Second string quartet at BR-Klassik

Aristides Strongylis' second string quartet Troisième Hymne Delphique à Apollon will be broadcast in BR-Klassik's program Horizonte on November 17, starting at 10:05pm.

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