On February 12th, 2022, Gaddiel performed his prize winning concert with the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra. The concert was given to Gaddiel as a prize for winning the 3rd Athens Masterclass and Competition organized by the orchestra and maestro Michalis Economou. The final concert took place at the Benaki Museum in Athens.
On the program:
RESPIGHI – Ancient airs and dances, Suite No. 3
TSALAHOURIS (2021) – “Es winkt und neigt sich” for Clarinet, Baritone & Orchestra.
Soloists: A. Politis (Clarinet), C. Rammopoulos (Baritone)
MOZART – Symphony No. 38 in D Major “Prague”, K. 504
The concert was the first one in a series of concerts for past winners of the competition, featuring Mozart’s last 4 symphonies.
The concert brought also a lot of interest from the Greek media and Gaddiel was interviewed by several websites and media channels that appeared on their sites and papers. Here are a few links to the interviews (easily translatable with Google Chrome page translation option) :
“Ta nea” article – Gaddiel Dombrowner: “The great conductor listens to his musicians first”
Videos of the works performed can be found on the APO YouTube page.
Thank you to the wonderful players of the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra for their great work. To Maestro Nikos Maliaras for the invitation and organization of the project, and to Maestro Michalis Economou for his great friendship and good laughs during this special week.
