When Romanticism falls in love with Impressionism
Wednesday 23 April, 20:00
George Hadjinikos Hall, Horto, South Pelion
Admission: 10€
- Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F major for string quartet
- Antonin Dvorak Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op.81 for piano and string quartet
QuartettOrfeo:
Yorgos Siopoudis, violin
Adele Napoli, violin
Morian Taddei, viola
Ilaria Calabrò, violoncello
Ioanna Siopoudi, piano
Intense interpretation, dense and expressive sound… These are the adjectives that characterized the QuartettOrfeo in various concerts through the old continent. The ensemble was founded by a group of four Roman musicians that has always expressed the ambition to present a range of programs that alternate classical to contemporary music and open up new musical journeys where today’s composers can have new perspectives. Guest of important music festivals in Italy such as Livorno Music Festival, Stagione Borgiana of Nepi, Estate Romana, audiences and critics are unanimous in giving tribute to the group that has captured attention as a very interesting musical reality on the current stage.
As principal, it regularly works with the Orchestre Symphonique du Mont-Blanc and the Mission Chamber Orchestra. Since 2014 dedicates part of its activity in training young musicians through the educational- project of the Orchestra Giovanile Archi Accademia Nova in Rome. The ensemble also works in pop music collaborating to the incision of the album disco “Il signor G e l’amore” – a tribute to Giorgio Gaber – with the singer Rossana Casale.
To be mentioned the project that connects the quartet with the guitarist Alessio Nebiolo to the label “Brillant” in a tribute to Astor Piazzolla.
The ensamble regularly records soundtracks for movies and tv series in Italy and Switzerland as principals and as string quartet.
QuatettOrfeo is member of MusicFor, through which the ensemble dedicates part of his musical activities in supporting the development of music in disadvantaged areas of the world by contributing to the building of schools of music. Thousands of children have such an opportunity to get closer to music by changing their perception and their perspective of life.
Ioanna Siopoudi was born in Larissa in 1974. She studied piano at the Larissa Conservatory of Music with L.Rizou and T.Sakellariou and harmony with D.Dimopoulos and I.Tsanakas. During her school years she was a member and accompanist-pianist of the Women’s Choir, as well as accompanist in the instrument and monody classes. She gave individual recitals and appeared in concerts as a member of chamber music ensembles and as a soloist with the Symphony Orchestra. Alongside her studies at the D.O.L., she attended seminars and studied intensively with important pedagogues such as G.Hatzinikos, D.Evnuhidou, R.Penkova, R.Economidou, D.Toufexis etc. The search for further artistic education led her to the Mozarteum University in Salzburg Austria, to the department of Instrumental-Gesangs Paedagogik (piano specialization) with G.Kern. In 1995 she obtained a Teaching Diploma and after a multitude of musical activities, experiences and high level experiences, she graduated with Magister Artium in 1998.
