NIKOS KAPETANIDIS - EVAGORAS PALLIKARIDIS, NATIONAL MARTYRS OF NEAR HELLENISM

The Association “Nikos Kapetanidis” in collaboration with Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Cyprus Hub of Northern Greece and the Journalists’ Union of Macedonia and Thrace pay tribute to the symbols of freedom, the national martyrs of near Hellenism, Nikos Kapetanidis (from Pontos) and Euagoras Pallikaridis (from Cyprus).
 
 
Part A
HarisioS (Haris Gkatzoflias)    “Nikos Kapetanidis”, concert for two Pontic lyra and orchestra
Fanis Kourouklidis                  Kapetanidi Aete (Kapetanidis Eagle) (lyrics: Vasilis Mousiadis)
(Adaptation- instrumentation : HarisioS)
Performance Alexis Parcharidis
 
Narration Giorgos Symeonidis
 
Christos Kaliontzidis Pontic lyra
Dimitris Xenitopoulos Pontic lyra
 
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Chief conductor Vladimiros Symeonidis
 
 
PART B
Folk songs of various districts of Pontus & Cyprus
 
Alexis Parcharidis vocals
Pela Nikolaidi vocals
 
Christos Kaliontzidis Pontic lyra
Dimitris Xenitopoulos Pontic lyra
Nikos Sidiropoulos lute
Foivos Apostolidis percussion
Giorgos Kortsinidis davul
Kostas Zois davul
Giorgos Skipitaris wind instruments
Danis Koumartzis double bass
 
Keynote speaker: Nikos Christodoulidis, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus.
 
Under the auspices of the Municipality of Thessaloniki