Paxos Festival

Fireflies – Piano and Vocal Recital

Stefanos Grammatikos, piano
Eftychia Giannakakou, mezzo-soprano – Accompanied on piano by Dimitris Giakas

Two up-and-coming, young musicians from Paxos will present their work for the first time in their hometown following the recent (for Eftychia) and upcoming (for Stefanos) completion of their musical studies.

Stefanos Grammatikos will open the concert by performing on the piano a composition by his piano idol, Ludovico Einaudi, as well as two of his own compositions.

Eftychia Giannakakou will follow with a program of German, Greek, and French songs, accompanied on the piano by the acclaimed pianist Dimitris Giakas.

Stefanos Grammatikos’ Program
Nuove Bianche – Ludovico Einaudi
A Place to Lean – Stefanos Grammatikos
Last Night’s Waltz – Stefanos Grammatikos

Eftychia Giannakakou’s Program
Lieder Cycle: Robert Schumann – Frauen, Liebe und Leben:
1. Seit ich ihn gesehen
2. Er der Herrlichste von allen
3. Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben
4. Du Ring an meinem Finger
5. Help Me, Sisters
6. Sweet Friend, You Look at Me in Wonder
7. On My Heart, on My Chest
8. Now You Have Caused Me My First Pain

Dimitris Giakas: 2 Short Piano Pieces
Gabriel Fauré: Chanson d’amour
Après un rêve
Henri Duparc: Chanson Triste
Manolis Kalomiris: The Old Life
Theophrastos Sakellaridis: The Fairy of the Shore
Ambroise Thomas: Connais-tu le pays
Bizet: Habanera – Carmen