THEODORE KERKEZOS    Saxophonist

CONCERTS

2009

18 January... U.K: Wigmore Hall, recital with the pianist Mei Yi Foo.

23 January... Greece: Athens Megaron Concert Hall, with the Athens State Orchestra, with.: L. karitinos on C. Debussy's Rhapsody.

25 January... Greece-Agrinio, with the Saxophone Ensemble of Piraeus' Prefecture and the pianist Francesco Nicolosi.

26 January... Greece-Ioannina, as in 25 January.

6 February... Switzerland: Tonhalle, with the Zurich Symphony, with.: Christof Escher on M. Theodorakis' Cretan Concertino, T. Antoniou's Concerto.

10 February... Greece-Athens: masterclass at Nakas Conservatory.

18 February... Greece-Thessaloniki: Recording with the Thessaloniki State Orchestra under Myron Michailidis on "Gioconda's Smile" by Manos Hadjidakis.

27 February... Greece-Thessaloniki Megaron Concert Hall: Gala-Concert for the 50th annivarsary of Thessaloniki State Orchestra under M. Michailidis on Theodorakis' Cretan Concertino.

4 March.. .Germany- Meiningen: Meininger Theater,with the Meininger Opera orch., with.: Stefanos Tsialis on F. Cerha's Concerto for Soprano saxophone and orchestra.

5 March... Germany-Eisenach: as in 4 March.

13 March... Romania: Bucharest Radio Hall with the Bucharest Radio Orch.,with. Maia Ciobanu,on P. Maurice's Tableaux de Provence and C. Debussy's Rhapsody.

16 April... Slovakia: Bratislava, with the Slovak Philharmonic, with.:Peter Feranec, on H. Tomasi's Concerto.

17 April... Slovakia: as in 16 April.

29 April... Greece: Athens Megaron Concert Hall with the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, on M. Theodorakis' Adagio.

30 April... Greece: Thessaloniki Megaron Concert Hall as in 29 April.

2 May... Russia- Moscow: Bolshoi Theater as in 29 April.

25 July…Greece-Egina: Concert with the Saxophone Orchestra of the Piraeus Prefecture

26 July…Greece-Egina: as in 25th

1 August…Greece-Salamina: Concert with the Saxophone Orch.

2 August….Greece-Salamina: as above

22 to 26 August…Russia-Moscow: recordings with Tchaikovsky Moscow Radio Symphony and maestro Vladimir Fedoseyev.

8 September….Greece-Crete: Concert with the Saxophone Orch. and Aris Garoufalis on piano.

18 September….Thessaloniki Megaron Concert Hall, opening concert with the Thessaloniki State Symphony and maestro Gunter Neuhold on Rhapsody by Debussy and Tableaux de Provence by Maurice.

15 October…Italy: Rome Opera (Brancaccio Hall) concert under the United Nations with the Saxophone Orchestra of Piraeus Prefecture and Dimitri Toufexis on piano.

25 October…Russia-St Petersburg: Shostakovich Hall with the St Petersburg Symphony and maestro A. Dmitriev on Frank Martin’s Ballade.

20 November…Siam: Mahisorn Hall with the Siam Philharmonic and maestro Somtow Sucharitkul on Tomasi’s Concerto and Milhaud’s Scaramouche

27 December…Greece Heraklion: Recital with the soprano Matina Velimachiti and Francesco Nicolosi on piano.

2010 selections

5 February…Russia-Moscow Tchaikovsky Hall: Concert-gala for the 80th anniversary of the “Tchaikovsky” Symphony of Moscow Radio and maestro Vladimir Fedoseyev on Tableaux de Provence by Maurice.

22 March…Piraeus Orthodox Metropolis: concert in the church with the Petros Gaitanos-tenor, Matina Velimachiti-soprano and the Saxophone Orchestra of Piraeus Prefecture on Byzantine Hymns and works by Bach, Gounod, Marcello, Albinoni, and Faure.

19 April…UK-London: Recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra, maestro Yuri Simonov, at the Abbey Road studio 1, Simon Kiln Producer, Arne Akselberg head of the sound engineers, for the Onyx label. Repertoire: Rhapsody by Claude Debussy, Legende by Florent Schmitt, Concerto by Henri Tomasi, Tableaux de Provence by Paule Maurice, Choral varie by Vincent d’ Indy.

20 April…as above

18 May…Germany-Nuremberg: Recording at the Meistersinger Halle with the Nuremberg Symphony and maestro Marc Kissoczy on Concerto by Bertold Hummel.

19 May…as above

20 May…as above

31 May…Greece-Athens Opera House: concert with the Saxophone Orchestras of Piraeus Prefecture.

14 June…Czech Republic: Recordings with the Janacek Philharmonic and maestro Peter Feranec on Alkis Baltas’ Monologue.

15 June…as above

16 June…as above

19 June…Greece: Athens Megaron Concert Hall, with the Saxophone Orch. of Piraeus Prefecture

20 October…Greece: Dimitria Festival with Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists on the Concerto by A. Glazunov at the Thessaloniki Megaron Concert Hall.

11 November…Germany: with the Staatskapelle Weimar and maestro Stefanos Tsialis on Concerto fur soprano saxophone und orchestre by Friedrich Cerha.

12 November…Germany: as above

2011 selections

2 January…Switzerland-Wettingen: New Year concert with the Aargauer Symphony and maestro Marc Kissoczy on Theodorakis’ Cretan Concertino and Iturralde’s Czardas.

7 January…Switzerland-Reinach: as above.

8 January…Switzerland-Zofingen: as above.

9 January…Switzerland-Aarau: as above.

20 January…Spain-Bilbao: with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra and maestro Jin-Hyoun Baek on Scaramouche by D. Milhaud, M. Theodorakis’s Creatn Concertino and Pedro Iturralde’s Czardas

21 January…Spain: as above.

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