The Herakleidon Museum brings the Edvard Munch exhibition to a close with a classical concert. Pianist Maria Aloupi performs work by another great Norwegian artist, composer Edvard Grieg, among others, on February 25 and 26.
The two conserts, supported by The Norwegian Embassy and The Norwegian Institute at Athens, are organized on the occasion of the major exhibition “Edvard Munch, Beyond the Scream” hosted by the Herakleidon Museum. Here you can see 80 of Munch’s graphic work until February 27. Pianist Maria Aloupi rounds off the exhibition by performing music by composers all living and working at Munch’s time.
Historical parallels
The choices of the musical works were made in order to narrate and insinuate a parallel between the main creative phases of the painter, the development of his technique and his course from rural Oslo of the 19th century to Paris and Berlin – both significant metropolitan cities of his time. The audience will experience a musical journey. Romanticism and the National Nordic School will be represented through the work of Edvard Grieg, Post-impressionism and Symbolism by the compositions of Claude Debussy, and Expressionism by Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg. The consert will end with the brilliant sonata by Paul Dukas.
Two different forms of art – music and painting – may be comparable to a degree, not because they reflect each other structurally and aesthetically, but on a more abstract and internal level due to the historical parallels and the mutual dialogue that may occur.
Maria Aloupi – pianist and composer
Born in Athens. She studied piano and music theory in Athens and after her diploma she studied piano under Halina Siedzienewska – Alberth in Munich and composition under G. Pape in Paris. She gives recitals and chamber music concerts, as a pianist, performing works ranging from the early classic period to the 21st century in Europe. Since 2002, she has been actively participating as a composer in festivals and concerts in Europe and the USA. Since November 2006, she has been acting as the artistic director at the Centre for Music Composition and Performance. In 2010, together with Andreas Diktyopoulos, she founded the Cultural space ABOUT.
Pianist Maria Aloupi performs at The Herakleidon Museum.
Ticket price: 8 euro (the pre-sale starts at 5 February at The Herakleidon Museum)
Time: 21.00
Date: February 25 and 26
Address: Herakleidon 16, Thissio, 118 51 Athens, Greece
Metro station: Thissio
«Lovers in the waves» by Edvard Munch will be on display in Athens. Photo: The Munch Museum / The Munch-Ellingsen Group / BONO, Oslo 2010 - Gift of Charles and Evelyn Kramer. New York, to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.