WIND MUSIC FESTIVAL
OLYMPIC SAX FESTIVAL THESSALONIKI 2025
Organizer: THESSALONIKI CONCERT HALL
The Olympic Sax Fest seeks to satisfy the audience’s love and passionate interest in the saxophone while also showcasing the instrument’s dynamic presence in the city. Its multifaceted nature and character are highlighted through its active participation in various musical genres as a solo, orchestral, and, of course, chamber music instrument.
Olympic Sax Fest primarily presents world-renowned saxophone soloists and internationally award-winning saxophone ensembles from the field of classical music. It fosters collaboration between distinguished Greek musicians and emerging artists in the classical repertoire while also promoting the notably evolving Greek jazz scene.
Monday 5/5
19.30 Pre-concert: Angeliki Karadagli saxophone, Stelios Iosif piano
20.30 Alliage Quintett: A night at the opera
Alliage Quintett:
Daniel Gauthier soprano saxophone
Miguel Vallés alto saxophone
Simon Hanrath tenor saxophone
Sebastian Pottmeier baritone saxophone
Jang Eun Bae piano
Thursday 8/5
20.30 Sax Nouveau: Be our Guest
Sax Nouveau:
Soprano saxophone Giorgos Lygeridis, Angeliki Konta
Alto saxophone Prodromos Michailidis, Ilektra Karali, Chrysa Iakovidou, Martha Kokora
Tenor saxophone Lefteris Iordanidis, Iasonas Lygeridis, Nasia Gkaitatzi
Baritone saxophone Marios Tigkiridis
Soloists: Eftychia Veniota piano, Giorgos Laskaridis trumpet, Kostas Sakarelis oboe, Giannis Kompetis violin
Friday 9/5
19.30 Pre-concert: Fun Jazz
Iasonas Lygeridis saxophone, Aristeidis Pantos saxophone, Vasilis Tzevelekos saxophone, Christos Theodosiadis saxophone, Anastasia Chapizani percussion, Nikos Leventis electric bass, Andreas Papakonstantinou electric guitar
20.30 Sax ‘n Jazz
Charis Kapetanakis saxophone, James Wylie saxophone, Lakis Tzimkas bass, Giorgos Klountzos percussion, Filippos Kostavelis piano
Saturday 10/5
19.30 Pre-concert: Pneuma & Kinesis
Antonis Fotiadis saxophone & Anna-Maria Fotiadou dance
20.30 Enlightened
Nicolas Arsenijevic saxophone & Eftychia Veniota piano
Masterclasses
SA 3 & SU 4/5 – with the members of Alliage Quintett
SU 11/5 - with Nicolas Arsenijevic
Details will be announced