{"id":21530,"date":"2015-04-06T16:12:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T14:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ikaria.ch\/?p=21530"},"modified":"2024-04-06T16:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T14:33:58","slug":"mediterranean-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ursula.ikaria.ch\/en\/mediterranean-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Mediterranean Music Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mediterranean Music Festival in May in Zurich, Bern, Frankfurt and Goeteborg<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is almost time! The second edition of the \u201cMediterranean Music Festival\u201d will take place in May. You have the unique opportunity to experience 22 musicians from 10 different countries (Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Italy, Israel, Albania, Germany, France, Greece and Switzerland) in a unique ambience in Zurich<\/a>, Bern<\/a>, Frankfurt or Gothenburg. A journey into a world of distant musical listening habits awaits you. This special musical event was created by Greek composer and kanoun player Alkis Zopoglou with the vision of building intercultural bridges to the musical traditions of the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

\"MMFestival<\/a>In the strong trade winds of the Aegean Sea, melodies swirl and mix with the musical traditions of the lands near and far all around, forming beautiful, gentle love melodies. In the hands of the Greek Ensemble of the Aegean Islands<\/strong>, the characteristic musical instruments of this area – violin, zither, lute – give these melodies their special timbre.
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\n\"MMFestival<\/a>The musician Georgios Georgopoulos<\/strong>, known as the \u201cbouzouki of the 21st century\u201d, moves into worldwide repertoires and has already gained many passionate fans. In addition to the characteristic Greek melodies, he also plays compositions by Django Reinhardt, Astor Piazzolla and Al di Meola, as well as Balkan melodies with the bouzouki…<\/p>\n

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\"MMFestival<\/a>Four musicians from different corners of the world have come together in the Kedem Ensemble<\/strong> – Israel, Iran, Italy and Greece. They create an enchanting sound collage and combine virtuoso Sephardic musical compositions with old Ladino songs and Iranian folk music…<\/p>\n

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The Kanun soloist Alkis Zopoglou<\/strong> and his ensemble Kontrabando welcome the Syrian-Armenian soloist Haig Yazdjian<\/strong> at the Oud and together they take a journey through the traditional melodies of Greece and Anatolia, but also play personal compositions…<\/p>\n

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Rosetta Lopardo<\/strong> sings traditional reinterpreted southern Italian songs from her homeland. The songs tell of love, of tristezza dolce (sweet sadness) and of joyful togetherness. Let yourself be carried away to the land of passion!<\/p>\n

\"MMFestival\"<\/a>In this concert, the famous Ensemble Constantinople<\/strong> unites contrasting yet harmonious musical traditions through extraordinary compositions and significant improvisations…<\/p>\n

Ursula’s catchy tune<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Every month I upload a musical delicacy for you in the form of Ursula’s catchy tune to my website<\/a> (home page right column) and also distribute it in my newsletter.<\/p>\n

I discovered that, according to statistics, Ursula`s Ohrwurm is the most clicked tool on my website! That makes me very happy and encourages me to find new musical gems for you on my forays into the web.<\/p>\n

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