With Neapolitan canzonetti, introductions from famous Italian operas, iconic Beatles hits and original jazz compositions and arrangements, this year the Garden welcomes the Music Day. The soprano Despina Skarlatou takes us on a journey to the charming melodies of the Italian South, accompanied by the Athens State Orchestra, which reminds us of two delightful introductions by Gioachino Rossini from the operas “The Barber of Seville” and “William Tell”. Yannis Poulakis conducts the orchestra.
The ERT Choir performs arrangements of the “Beetles” songs that made history (“Let It Be”, “Yesterday”, “Penny Lane”, “Yellow Submarine”, etc.).
The evening closes with the jazz trio of Tassos Pappas in a program that combines pieces by great musicians of our time, such as Keith Jarrett and Fazil Say, with arrangements of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach and Claude Bolling.
Admission to the Music Festival is free to the public.