Das Wiener Konzert "The Kavafis Project" wird als CD sowie DVD erscheinen.
George Dalaras und Alexandros Karozas haben mit der Bearbeitung im Studio begonnen.
Voraussichtlich wird die CD/DVD im Juni 2012 erscheinen.
The Vienna Concert "The Cavafy Project" will be released on CD and DVD.
George Dalaras and Alexandros Karozas have started working in the studio.
Presumably the CD / DVD will be released in June 2012.
Alexandros Karozas, The Kavafis Project: 20. October 2012 La Monnaie Bruxelles, 02. February 2013, Philharmonie Gasteig Munich, 30. Nov. 2013, Wiener Konzerthaus
Fotos: Asteris Koutoulas
In times of all-pervading, mediocre acoustic mush, which reduces human beings to the level of primitive beings, while insulting their senses and their souls, the desire for depth, insight and intuition increases.
Alexandros Karozas has taken up this longing, this predicament, with incredible empathy. Konstantin Kavafis presented him with an ideal paragon. As a constant enquirer all his life, Kavafis understood the contradictions of human existence, the decadence of bourgeois morality and the dubiousness of prevailing historiography. It is unfortunate that his brilliant work only posthumously received a fitting appreciation, which nonetheless shows his epoch-transcending relevance.
Finally, a significant, musical honour has been conferred on the oeuvre of this revolutionary of Greek literature. The poet, just like the composer, has the perspective of the emigrant, who neither denies nor glorifies his origins. This detachment has enabled Alexandros Karozas to create his interpretation of Kavafis in the style of western, classical music, without entirely cutting himself off from the roots of the Greek musical tradition. The “Kavafis Project” is an elemental work, which combines the wisdom of philosophy with the intuition of music.
"Alexandros Karozas' composition of the poetry of Constantine Cavafy is a brilliant musical achievement." (Mikis Theodorakis, Athens 10/04/2010)