CONCERT KATHARSIS (EPCC-SAVVAS KARANTZIAS) - 06/10/2024 - 21:00

The Festival European Polyphony celebrates its 6^th creative year in Rhodes

Dedicated to classical music, photography, and cinema, the 6^th edition of the Festival European Polyphony celebrates from October 1^st to 13^th 2024, in Rhodes, the cultural bridge between Paris-Rhodes-Tallinn that has been built over the years.

CONCERT «Katharsis» 2023-2024, Savvas Karantzias (world premiere)

                    For mixed choir, percussion, and solo violin.

"Emotionally strong...highlighting the human soul, the work "KATHARSIS" of Savvas Karantzias, brings the Estonian and Greek sound worlds together harmoniously. The work is dedicated to Arvo Pärt and Veljo Tormis, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, and Tõnu Kaljuste."

Katharsis is a contemporary Mass consisting of 9 parts. It has been written for a mixed choir, percussion, and solo violin, where the violin part is based on improvisation, granting it complete freedom (connecting creation with the unpredictability and fragility of the human soul).

·       Kyrie Eleison

·       Psalm 50

·       Dies Irae

·       Τhe beatitudes

·       Christ the true vine

·       Purgation

·       Deus est lux

·       In principio erat Verbum

·       Pater noster

With the work Katharsis (from the Greek word "κάθαρσις"), the composer describes the process of the human soul's redemption from the powerful emotions of oppression, which hinder its balanced functioning. It is a purifying process by nature, during which the soul can rid itself of the excess elements it acquired while performing its functions.

The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle described Katharsis as the emotional cleansing of fear and pity that tragedy induces. Of course, this can also be achieved through certain forms of art, such as ancient tragedy and music. Art can provoke an emotional cathartic release in an audience by connecting with their personal experiences.

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC)

Tõnu Kaljuste, direction

Chrysanthos Antoniou, violin

Vambola Krigul, percussion

Venue: Cathedral Church of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, Rhodes

Time: 9:00pm

The Estonian Ambassador in Greece, Mrs Karin Rannu will honor us with her presence. 

**Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the concert. Open seating.

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The Festival European Polyphony is under the auspices of support of the Ministry of Culture & Sports of HELLENIC REPUBLIC, the General Secretariat of the Aegean and Island Policy and the Hellenic National Tourist Office (E.O.T).​ It is a co-organization of the South Aegean Region, the Municipality of Rhodes, the French Consular Authority of Rhodes and the association Arts Spontanés. With the significant support of the Ministry of Culture & Sports of HELLENIC REPUBLIC, the General Secretariat of the Aegean and Island Policy, the Estonian Embassy in Greece, the Ministry of Culture Ephorate of Antiquities of the Dodecanese, the French Institute of Greece, the Municipal Enterprise of Rhodes (DERMAE), the Municipal Organization for Culture and Sports of Rhodes (DOPAR), the Organization for the promotion of Rhodian Tourism (PROTOUR), Ars Artis and private organizations that support culture.