01.02.2020, Germany, Neu-Isenburg, Hugenottenhalle
Maria Farantouri on tour with the Ballad of Mauthausen by M. Theodorakis & I. Kambanellis and other Songs of Humanity. With her appear the Israeli tenor Assaf Kacholi and the Greek-German actress Sandra von Ruffin. Accompanied by Berliner Instrumentalisten: Henning Schmiedt (piano & arrangements), Volker Schlott (sax & flute), Jens Naumilkat (cello).
30.01.2020, Germany, Stuttgart, Liederhalle Mozartsaal
Maria Farantouri on tour with the Ballad of Mauthausen by M. Theodorakis & I. Kambanellis and other Songs of Humanity. With her appear the Israeli tenor Assaf Kacholi and the Greek-German actress Sandra von Ruffin. Accompanied by Berliner Instrumentalisten: Henning Schmiedt (piano & arrangements), Volker Schlott (sax & flute), Jens Naumilkat (cello).
29.01.2020, Germany, München, Gasteig – Carl Orff Saal
Maria Farantouri on tour with the Ballad of Mauthausen by M. Theodorakis & I. Kambanellis and other Songs of Humanity. With her appear the Israeli tenor Assaf Kacholi and the Greek-German actress Sandra von Ruffin. Accompanied by Berliner Instrumentalisten: Henning Schmiedt (piano & arrangements), Volker Schlott (sax & flute), Jens Naumilkat (cello).
27.01.2020, Germany, Berlin, Universität der Künste
Maria Farantouri on tour with the Ballad of Mauthausen by M. Theodorakis & I. Kambanellis and other Songs of Humanity. With her appear the Israeli tenor Assaf Kacholi and the Greek-German actress Sandra von Ruffin. Accompanied by Berliner Instrumentalisten: Henning Schmiedt (piano & arrangements), Volker Schlott (sax & flute), Jens Naumilkat (cello). Guest appearance: the German politician of Turkish origin Cem Özdemir, ex leader of the Green Party of Germany, and the Turkish journalist Can Dündar, singing with Maria Farantouri the song of Zülfü Livaneli Kardeşin Duymaz.
26.01.2020, Germany, Dresden, Staatstheater
Maria Farantouri on tour with the Ballad of Mauthausen by M. Theodorakis & I. Kambanellis and other Songs of Humanity. With her appear the Israeli tenor Assaf Kacholi and the Greek-German actress Sandra von Ruffin. Accompanied by Berliner Instrumentalisten: Henning Schmiedt (piano & arrangements), Volker Schlott (sax & flute), Jens Naumilkat (cello).
24.01.2020, Germany, Düsseldorf, Tonhalle
Maria Farantouri on tour with the Ballad of Mauthausen by M. Theodorakis & I. Kambanellis and other Songs of Humanity. With her appear the Israeli tenor Assaf Kacholi and the great German actress Iris Berben. Accompanied by Berliner Instrumentalisten: Henning Schmiedt (piano & arrangements), Volker Schlott (sax & flute), Jens Naumilkat (cello).
23.01.2020, Germany, Hamburg, Markthalle
Maria Farantouri on tour with the Ballad of Mauthausen by M. Theodorakis & I. Kambanellis and other Songs of Humanity. With her appear the Israeli tenor Assaf Kacholi and the Greek-German actress Sandra von Ruffin. Accompanied by Berliner Instrumentalisten: Henning Schmiedt (piano & arrangements), Volker Schlott (sax & flute), Jens Naumilkat (cello). Guest appearance: Vicky Leandros.
17.11.2019, Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel Opera House
Maria Farantouri sings The Ballad of Mauthausen by M. Theodorakis & I. Kambanellis and other songs by the great Greek composer accompanied by the “Mikis Theodorakis Popular Orchestra. With her appears the singer Dimitris Bassis.
22.09.2019, South Korea, Uijeongbu, Arts Centre
Homage to Mikis Theodorakis. Maria Farantouri participates in the “Let’s DMZ” events celebrating the Demilitarize concept for peace and friendship between North and South Korea. In the first part of the concert the soprano Sunyoung Seo with Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra and the choruses Uijeongbu City Choir & Grande Opera Choir, under the baton of Jung Nara, interpret Theodorakis’s 3rd Symphony. In the second part Maria Farantouri sings songs by Mikis Theodorakis and the composer and singer Jung Tae-choon his own songs. Together they sing Denial, by Mikis Theodorakis and Yorgos Seferis. Henning Schmiedt plays piano.
19.09.2019, South Korea, Goyang, Kintex Centre
Award ceremony of Mikis Theodorakis. Maria Farantouri participates in the “Let’s DMZ” events celebrating the Demilitarize concept for peace and friendship between North and South Korea. Accompanied by pianist Henning Schmiedt, she sings two songs by Mikis Theodorakis on the occasion of awarding the great Greek composer for his activism towards Peace and Friendship.
02.09.2019, Greece, Thessaloniki, Allied Military Cemeteries of Zeitinlik
Maria Farantouri and Vassilis Lekkas on the opening of the Balkan Square Events 2019 perform songs by the greatest Greek composers.
31.08.2019, Greece, Aegina Island, Avra Beach
Maria Farantouri and Elli Paspala in a musical journey with Greek and international stops: songs the two great singers love and love to sing them too. Takis Farazis plays piano and David Lynch wind instruments. Katerina Polemi sings as their guest.
02 & 03.08.2019, Greece, Cyclades, Kea, Mylopotamos, Ethnographic Museum
Maria Farantouri and Elli Paspala in a musical journey with Greek and international stops: songs the two great singers love and love to sing them too. Takis Farazis plays piano and David Lynch wind instruments.
29.07.2019, Greece, Corfu, Mon Repos Theatre
Homage to Manos Hadzithakis. Maria Farantouri sings songs by the great Greek composer. Kimon Hytiris conducts the Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus of Corfu Odeon. Takis Farazis plays piano. Guest appearance: Cleo Denardou.
23.07.2019, Greece, Chalkidiki, Sani Hill
Charles Lloyd Trio. Maria Farantouri performs as a special guest to Charles Lloyd together with Takis Farazis (piano) and Socrates Sinopoulos (lyre).
10.07.2019, Greece, Athens, Herod’s Atticus Odeon
Go to movies? Maria Farantouri and her team deliver covers of all-time classic songs of Greek and world cinema, reliving unforgettable moonlit nights; songs which never quite faded away after the closing credits rolled. Growing independent of the movies in which they debuted, these songs acquired a life of their own. Actor Yannis Stankoglou reads relative texts written by Yorgos Monemvasitis who contributed to the set list. Anastasios Symeonidis conducts the ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra. The soloist Christos Papageorgiou plays piano. Two young singers join the group: Thodoris Voutsikakis and Korina Legaki.
04.05.2019, Cyprus, Limassol, Rialto Theatre
Homage to Mikis Theodorakis. Maria Farantouri performs selected songs of the great Greek composer. Irina Valentinova plays piano, David Lynch flute and saxophone and Mariliza Papadouri violoncello.
02.02.2019, Greece, Athens, Parnassus Hall
Poetry of Costas Cartelias. Maria Farantouri sings poetry by Costas Cartelias set to music by Mikis Theodorakis, Michalis Gregoriou, Nikos Kypourgos and other Greek composers. Doros Demosthenous sings, Irina Valentinova plays piano, David Lynch flute and saxophone and Mariliza Papadouri violoncello. Poetess Ioulita Heliopoulou opens the concert with a speech on Costas Cartelias poetry.
20.01.2019, Germany, Dresden, Staatsschauspiel, Kleines Haus 1
The Song of Hope. Maria Farantouri performs selected songs from her wide repertory. Henning Schmiedt plays grand piano and Michaela Meise plays accordion and sings.
16.01.2019, Germany, Berlin, Babylon
4th Hellas Filmbox Berlin. Maria Farantouri sings The Ballad of Mauthausen by Mikis Theodorakis and Iakovos Kambanellis -accompanied by the pianist Henning Schmiedt- on the opening day of the film festival which presents to German audience the topic of German Occupation of Greece during the WW II.
15.12.2018, Greece, Athens, IANOS
Beyond the Borders. ECM, AN Music, Maria Farantouri, Cihan Türkoğlu and Anja Lechner present their new CD. A conversation among the artists the composer Nikos Kypourgos and the chief editor of Ethnos Newspaper Natalie Hadziioannou takes place plus a short live show presenting the new work.
28.11.2018, Greece, Mytilene, Municipal Theatre
Maria Farantouri sings Greek composers and poets accompanied by Takis Farazis (piano), and David Lynch (sax & flute).
25.11.2018, Greece, Athens, Peace & Friendship Stadium
The Greek Communist Party celebrates a life and struggle of 100 years with a big event starting with a speech of the General Secretary Dimitris Coutsoumbas. 10 singers -Maria Farantouri among them- will sing songs of Mikis Theodorakis, Apostolos Caldaras, Stavros Couyoumdzis, Christos Leondis, Manos Loizos, Yannis Markopoulos, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Stavros Xarhakos and Manos Hadzithakis.
03 & 04.11.2018, Greece, Athens, Megaron Moussikis
Film Music and Classical. “It will be a great and unforgettable experience for me to collaborate with such a great persona and performer of the Greek song, which was also my longing for a long time,” says Zbigniew Preisner about his collaboration with Maria Farantouri in Athens when he will be presenting his classical movie themes and other with world renowned soloists: Lisa Gerrard, Maria Farantouri, Edyta Krzemien (soprano), Konrad Mastylo (piano), Zbigniew Paleta (violin). The New Symphonic Orchestra of Thessaloniki and the Mixed Choir “Nikos Astrinidis” will be directed by the composer himself. Maria Farantouri will interpret the great “Concerto for United Europe” and “The Hymn of Love” from the First Corinthian Epistle of Apostle Paul.
31.10.2018, Greece, Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Megaron Moussikis
Maria Farantouri participates in Dionyssis Savvopoulos’s concert for the celebration of 100 Years of the General Confederation of Greek Workers. With them also appear Violetta Icari, Dimitris Mystakides and an ensemble of great musicians.
15.10.2018, Greece, Crete, Herakleion
Maria Farantouri participates in Dionyssis Savvopoulos’s concert for the celebration of 100 Years of the General Confederation of Greek Workers. With them also appear Violetta Icari, Dimitris Mystakides and an ensemble of great musicians.
07.10.2018, Austria, Vienna, St. Stephen’s Place
Homage to Iakovos Kambanellis. An all-day event including a concert of Maria Farantouri. A Marathon Reading -from 10:00 to 24:00 and by 100 personalities- of the whole book Mauthausen by the Greek author who was a political prisoner in this concentration camp and wrote down his experience afterwards (Die Freiheit kam im Mai, translated in German by Helena Stroumpaki). Maria Farantouri sings songs set to poetry by Iakovos Kambanellis including The Ballad of Mauthausen by Mikis Theodorakis. The event is under the auspices of Karolos Papoulias (former President of Greece), Heinz Fischer (former President of Austria), Kardinal Christoph Schönborn (the Highest Priest of the Catholic Church in Austria), Bishop Michael Bünker (the Highest Pastor of the Evangelic Church in Austria) and Rabbi Schlomo Hofmeister (the Highest Rabbi of the Israeli Church in Austria).
22.09.2018, Greece, Attica, Athens, Megaron Moussikis
Fly in Your Dreams. Maria Farantouri and noted violinist and composer Antonis Sousamoglou are the guests of lyricist Lina Nikolakopoulou and singer Thodoris Voutsikakis. The young singer will render songs by Lina Nikolakopoulou from the ’80s to the present day, as well as extracts from their collaboration with Italian composer Nicola Piovani.
14.09.2018, Greece, Peloponnese, Monemvasia, Lazareto Hotel
Maria Farantouri sings Greek composers and poets accompanied by the soloists: Takis Farazis (piano) and David Lynch (sax & flute). Excellent young singer Panos Boussalis collaborates. The event is under the auspices of the Women’s Union “Monemvassiotisses”.
06.09.2018, Greece, Macedonia, Ptolemais
Maria Farantouri participates in Dionyssis Savvopoulos’s concert for the celebration of 100 Years of the General Confederation of Greek Workers. With them also appear Violetta Icari, Dimitris Mystakides and an ensemble of great musicians.
01.09.2018, Greece, Attica, Ayia Paraskevi, Municipal Library
Maria Farantouri sings Greek composers and poets accompanied by the soloists: Takis Farazis (piano) and David Lynch (sax & flute).
29.08.2018, Greece, Attica, Herod’s Atticus Odeon
Homage to Manos Eleftheriou. 14 singers and a multi-piece ensemble participate in a concert dedicated to the great poet who passed away on July 22nd. Revenues will be allocated to those affected by the wildfire which destroyed Mati, Attica, on 23rd of July.
27.08.2018, Greece, Creta, Herakleion, Open Air Theatre “Nikos Kazandzakis”
Beyond the Borders. Original work by composer Cihan Türkoğlu set to music on lyrics by Agathi Dimitrouka and other poets. Eastern musical traditions meet with Western ones from Middle Ages to Modern Era. On this musical encounter, internationally acclaimed soloists collaborate: Anja Lechner – violoncello, Meri Vardanyan – qanun, Nikos Paraoulakis – ney, İzzet Kızıl – percussion and the composer Cihan Türkoğlu – vocal, saz and kopuz.
08.08.2018, Greece, Mount Pelion, Aloni Theatre
Maria Farantouri sings Greek composers and poets accompanied by the soloists: Takis Farazis (piano) and David Lynch (sax & flute).
21.07.2018, Germany, Dormagen, Freilichtbühne
Maria Farantouri sings songs from her rich repertory accompanied by Henning Schmiedt (piano), Jens Naumilkat (cello) and Volker Schlott (sax & flute).
13.07.2018, Greece, Peloponnese, Kalamata
Maria Farantouri participates in Dionyssis Savvopoulos’s concert for the celebration of 100 Years of the General Confederation of Greek Workers and the Worker’s Centre of Kalamata. With them also appear Violetta Icari, Dimitris Mystakides and an ensemble of great musicians.
11.07.2018, Greece, Peloponnese, Tripolis
Maria Farantouri participates in Dionyssis Savvopoulos’s concert for the celebration of 100 Years of the General Confederation of Greek Workers and the Worker’s Centre of Tripolis. With them also appear Violetta Icari, Dimitris Mystakides and an ensemble of great musicians.
29.06.2018, Greece, Thessaloniki, Megaron Moussikis, Open Air Square
Maria Farantouri and Elli Paspala in a musical journey with Greek and international stops. Songs the two great singers love and love to sing them too. Takis Farazis plays piano and David Lynch wind instruments.
20.06.2018, Greece, Theva, Archaeological Museum
On the occasion of two year’s operation of the New Archaeological Museum of Theva Maria Farantouri sings Greek composers and poets, at the museum’s open-air yard, accompanied by the soloist musicians: Takis Farazis (piano), David Lynch (sax & flute), Heracles Zakkas (bouzouki).
06.06.2018, Austria, Salzburg, University of Salzburg
Mikis Theodorakis is made an honorary Doctor of Philosophy and Maria Farantouri -accompanied by pianist Henning Schmiedt- sings on this occasion a couple of songs of The Ballad of Mauthausen.
01.06.2018, Cyprus, Nicosia, Castelliotissa Hall
Woman: Art-Literature-Society. Maria Farantouri as main speaker at the 1st Symposium oftheCyprus Author’s Centre. In the end of the works she gives a recital -accompanied by pianist Takis Farazis- with selected songs on the conference’s topic.
23.05.2018, Greece, Athens, Kellari
Takis Farazis Trio & Maria Farantouri. In a very special project full of sound-colours and images from a wide range Greek and international repertory Maria Farantouri sings with exquisite pianist soloist Takis Farazis and his trio.
21.05.2018, Greece, Athens, Megaron Moussikis
100 Years of General Confederation of Greek Workers. A special concert for a special event celebrating a century of workers’ struggles. Maria Farantouri sings with Dionyssis Savvopoulos on this occasion while Violetta Icari and Dimitris Mystakides participate along with an ensemble of great musicians and the Chorus of Musical School of Rhodes Island.
12.05.2018, USA – New York, Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Homage to Mikis Theodorakis. Maria Farantouri sings some of his best-loved songs accompanied by a 7-piece ensemble: Heracles Zakkas (bouzouki & mandolin), Alexandros Botinis (cello), Petros Klampanis (bass), David Lynch (saxophone & flute), Christos Rafalides (vibraphone), Engin Kaan Gunaydin (percussion), Achilleas Wastor (music director and piano).
03.05.2018, Germany, Berlin, Berlin Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal
Maria Farantouri sings Taner Akyol. Symeon Ioannidis conducts the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt. Composer Taner Akyol plays Bağlama.
21.04.2018, Greece, Athens, Megaron Moussikis
Maria Farantouri cooperates with famous guitarist Vaggelis Boudounis and 100 Guitars to perform songs by Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadzithakis.
16.04.2018, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Meervaart
Maria Farantouri sings songs from her rich repertory accompanied by Henning Schmiedt (piano), Jens Naumilkat (cello) and Volker Schlott (sax & flute).
15.04.2018, Belgium, Antwerp, De Roma
Maria Farantouri sings songs from her rich repertory accompanied by Henning Schmiedt (piano), Jens Naumilkat (cello) and Volker Schlott (sax & flute).
04.04.2018, Greece, Athens, GNO’s Alternative Stage at SNFCC
Maria Farantouri with Achilleas Wastor (pianist), Heracles Zakkas (bouzouki) and Alexandros Botinis (cello) interpret Epitaph by Mikis Theodorakis & Yannis Ritsos and other songs from Greek repertory relative to the mood of the Holy Week. Special guest: singer Tassos Apostolou (bass).
23.03.2018, Greece, Macedonia, Ptolemais
Homage to Mikis Theodorakis. Maria Farantouri sings songs by the great Greek composer accompanied by Takis Farazis (piano) and David Lynch (sax & flute).
19.03.2018, Greece, Hepirus, Ioannina, Municipal Theatre
Maria Farantouri and Elli Paspala in a musical journey with Greek and international stops. Songs the two great singers love and love to sing them too. Takis Farazis plays piano and David Lynch wind instruments.
23.02.2018, Greece, Athens, Megaron Moussikis
Homage to Mikis Theodorakis. Romancero Gitano (F.G.Lorca/Od.Elytis), Mythestorema (Y.Seferis), March of the Spirit (Agg.Sikelianos): three great works performed by Maria Farantouri and the bass Tassos Apostolou. Andreas Pylarinos conducts the State Athens Orchestra and K.Konstandaras the PPC Chorus.
20 & 27.01, 03-04 & 10.02.2018, Greece, Athens, Parnassus Hall
Maria Farantouri and Elli Paspala in a musical journey with Greek and international stops. Songs the two great singers love and love to sing them too. Takis Farazis plays piano and David Lynch wind instruments.
