Press Release

On Friday 27 May, at 20:30, the ERT Modern Music Orchestra and the ERT Choir present a concert with works by the composer Christos Leontis.

In the first part, Ioanna Forti and George Kalogirou present the work "Akathist Hymn", based on a poem by Romanos Melodos. The music refers to the Byzantine hymns, but also to the religious music of the West in the 14th century.

In the second part, Ioanna Forti and Miltos Paschalidis present "Freedom Cantata" with texts from Rigas, Solomos and Makrigiannis. The actors Ourania Basli and Konstantinos Konstantopoulos read extracts. Christos Leontis is the music director.

The works combine the symphonic orchestra with traditional sounds (kanonaki, lyre from Pontus, bouzouki).