Over twenty songs from all over the country will be heard for the first time in a ‘conventional’ way
Not traditional, but “paradoxical”. Lena Platonos, one of the most important figures of the Greek electronic music scene, returns to the Onassis Foundation on March 1 & 2 with her new musical project, in collaboration with Stergios T., “Paradoxia” that combines musical tradition with synthesizers and modern electronic sound.
Lena Platonos and her constant partner, Stergios T., will present traditional songs with their own perspective, which aims at the mysterious element of our musical tradition: from the song of the misty forests, lakes and rivers of Macedonia and Thrace to the metaphysical obituaries of Mani and the relentless Cretan voice. . In “Paradoxia” on the Main Stage of the Roof there will be four performers, four soloists of traditional instruments and Lena Platonos with Stergio T., on a sensual and emotional journey, embraced by traditional sounds and sounds, but also synthesizers, computers and more Modern means.
As mentioned by Lena Platonos & Stergios T.: “Approaching traditional songs and arranging them was an idea that had been on our mind for some time and we were looking for ways to make it happen. We thought that there are such beautiful songs intertwined with our history and tradition, which would be given new life with a different touch, with a different sound. It is another world, which contains so much hidden energy, beautiful melodies, a variety of rhythms, lyricism, heroic but also tragic figures, a world that was able to inspire us to prepare the songs with an aesthetic that takes them on other paths… The people of the Onassis Foundation Shelter embraced this idea and supported us, so that the project could be carried out under the most suitable conditions. We can’t wait to present them to you on stage on March 1 and 2, together with our great partners.”
In 2015 he composed and presented poetry by Emily Dickinson and Kostas Karyotakis on the Central Stage. In 2017 she presented a special live together with the great Philip Jeck, which framed the screening of the documentary “lp” by Christos Petros about her life and work. In 2023, her compositions for K.P. were presented as part of the Cavafy Festival: Archive of Desire organized by Onassis Culture in New York. Cavafy at Columbia University’s Miller Theater. This year, in a “paradoxical” musical adventure that takes the Greek sound on new paths, a new musical experience for the first time.
Coefficients
Arrangement & Orchestration: Lena Platonos, Stergios T.
Song: Evangelos Gikas, Anna Linardou, Evi Seitanidou, Manolis Tsirliagos
Keys: Lena Platonos
Keyboards, Programming, Sound design, Vocals: Stergios T. (Stergios Tsirliagos):
Blows: Manos Achalinotopoulos
Crust: Vangelis Karipis
Strings, Song: Alexandros Kapsokavadis
Lyres: George Kontogiannis
Sound engineering: Vassilis Michaelidis
Visuals: Yannis Nisidis
Lighting design: Vangelis Mudrichas
Production run: Goodheart Productions
Production: Onassis Foundation Roof
A few words about Lena Platonos
Lena Platonos is a Greek musician, pianist and composer of electronic music. She is one of the pioneers of the Greek electronic music scene of the 80s and remains active to this day.
She started playing the piano at the age of two and before she turned eighteen she became a professional pianist. Returning from her studies in Vienna and Berlin in the late 1970s, she began working as a composer in the Third Program of ERT radio of Manos Hadjidakis, with whom she maintained a close professional and personal relationship until his death. He has also worked as a music producer and copywriter in all the programs of the state radios.
Her first album, entitled “Sabotage”, was released in 1981. Since then, Lena Platonos has released and participated in more than 15 albums, mostly of electronic music. Her contribution to the Greek electronic music scene is great, with records made exclusively from analog electronic musical instruments. Through her unique skill and poetic expression – a combination that only Plato has achieved – her work gives us the image of an artist of extraordinary talent, who worked prophetically in the course of time, capturing themes that were to overwhelm the television screens and newspapers many years later. In recent decades he has been collaborating with leading Greek performers and creators.
In recent years, the work of Lena Platonos has received worldwide recognition. In 2015, when the electronic masterpiece “Gallop” was re-released by Dark Entries Records, it attracted the attention of the international music press as well as distinguished foreign DJs. FACT magazine included “Gallop” in the 25 best reissues of the year worldwide, while The Wire hosted her in its pages on the occasion of the documentary “LP”, which is dedicated to her life and has been shown in many festivals and countries around the world. world (Los Angeles, Berlin, Bordeaux, etc.).
A few words about Stergios T.
Stergios Tsirliagos (Stergios T.) is a composer and producer. He has been involved in music professionally since his student years as a member of important bands, while at the same time he also started his involvement with music technology and production and sound engineering.
He has orchestrated and prepared many performances and concerts inside and outside Greece, in collaboration with important institutions (Onassis Foundation’s Arts and Letters Shelter, Hellenic Festival, National Opera, SNF, etc.) and artists (Lena Platonos, Maria Faradouri, Dimitra Galani, Dimitris Papaioannou, Yiannis Palamidas, Savina Giannatou, Elli Paspala, Martha Frindzila, Natassa Bofilou, etc.).
He has also edited many recording works (orchestration, programming, sound recording, mixing and sound design), in which famous Greek artists participated (Alkinos Ioannidis, Dimitra Galani, Aleka Kanellidou, Haris Alexiou, Foivos Delivorias, Melina Kana, Pantelis Theocharidis, Yiannis Palamidas etc. .a.) while he has also made many remixes.
In addition, he has worked in advertising and theater as a composer and arranger/producer. In recent years he has been a permanent partner of Lena Platonos.
Performance information
Onassis Foundation Roof
Syngrou 107
1 & 2 March 2024, 20:30
Main stage
Tickets
Regular: €7, €22, €28
Reduced, Friend, Group 5-9 people: €18.22
Group of 10+ people: €16.20
Neighborhood Resident: €7*
Unemployment, disabled: €5
Companion AmeA: €10
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