The closing event of a workshop for young pianists Grades 6-12, dedicated to works with extended techniques by USA and other composers.

Coaching: Konstantinos Destounis

Part I

György Kurtág (Hungary: b. 1926) – Játékok (excerpts)
Alexandros Kalogeras (Greece: b. 1961) – The Piping Plover (excerpts, 1995)
John Cage (USA: 1912-1992) – Bacchanale (1940)
George Crumb (USA: 1929-2022) – Makrokosmos ΙΙ (excerpts, 1973)
Henry Cowell (USA: 1897-1965) – The Banshee (1925)
                                                         Aeolian Harp (1923)

The performers:

Ploumisti Moustrides
Anthippi Halkousaki
Maria Stathi
Ariadnde Vataki
Yorgos Fotinelis
Maya Strava-Kokkinou
Eleni Voukouna
Anastasia Gainnakou
Elpida Moudouroglou

Part II

Solon Michailides (Cyprus: 1905-1979) – Sappho’s Lyre (1934)
Sotiris Despotis (Greece: b. 1977): Metallaxi (2012)
Giorgos Vassilantonakis (Greece: b. 1969) - Persistent Outliers (2014)
John Psathas (New Zealand/Greece: b. 1966): Jettatura (1999)

Konstantinos Destounis, piano