COHILIA International Arts Festival is unique in the sense of combining the European spirit of classic music with the fantastic Mediterranean nature of Greece, where European civilization was born.

CONCERT THEATRE, where the festival takes place every year, is an open - air, ancient - style, amphitheatre of 700 seats, with a stage of 300 sm, located in a 200 - years old olive grove.

The activities of the festival cover a variety of artistic events: concerts of famous symphonic and chamber orchestras, renowned soloists, choirs, traditional and folclore music and dancing ensembles, modern music and jazz concerts, theatre, plastic arts workshops and exhibitions, literature symphosiums, seminars and masterclasses.

Ending festivities of the 2008 cultural season    Click here to view events!

Sunday, June 22nd – 8.30pm – tickets 12 euros KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BAD NAUHEIM Conductor-Uwe Krause Concertmistress – Karin Hendel “a journey through time……” Works by : G.Torelli (1658-1709), W.A.Mozart (1756-1791) F.Schubert (1797-1828), R.Fuchs (18487-1927), P.de Sarasate (1844-1908), G.Gershwin (1898-1937), J.Koetsier (1911-2006), A.Fraioli (1966-)

Friday, June 27th – 8.30 pm – tickets 12 euros "TRADITII " Folclore Dance Ensemble– Cluj-Napoca The Romanian Traditional-Folklore Dancing Ensemble 40 dancers – 6 traditional instruments Choreographers : Ioan and Camelia Motoc

Friday, July 4th – 8.30pm – tickets 12 euro THE ST.HILDA’S COLLEGE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA -OXFORD – Conductor – Roger Spikes Soloists – Angella Knap – Soprano, Emma Gibbons and Isabel Knap – Oboists, Anast.Mavrouthis-violin Works by: Boyce, Albinoni, Bach, Vivaldi, Theodorakis And Bartok

Handmade jewellery exhibition by the artist Maro Petridou.

Sunday, July 6th – 9.00 pm – free entrance THEATRE – THE DANDE – Molliere -With the generous sponsorship of the Elimnion Municipality-

Wednesday, July 30th – 8.30pm -tickets 12 euros VLADIMIR YELSAKOV – CLASSIC GUITAR, MOLDOVA GIORGOS KONSTANTINOU – PIANO , GREECE Works by G.F.Haendel, I.Albeniz, M.Defallia, B.Bartok

Wednesday, August 20th – 8.30pm – tickets 12 euros
ELIZABETH SCHAEFFER – VIOLA, GERMANY
SPYROS KOUTSOUVELIS – PIANO, GREECE
Works by J.S.Bach, F.Schubert, C.M.von Weber,
R.Maros, F.Bridge

The activities of “Cohilia 2008” were crowned by 2 major Scientific – Artistic collaborations :

October 10th – 4th day of activities of
The 1st Russian-Greek Forum for the 180 years of diplomatic relations
“Russian-Greek political, religious, and cultural relations in the world history”
On the occasion of the 180 years of diplomatic relations between
Russia and Greece

Within the frame of the Forum, the Pianist Giorgos Konstantinou, Acting as the General Manager of “Concert Theatre-Cohilia Festival Association”, in collaboration with the Municipality of Elimnion, The Folklore Museum, and the tour oprators M&M Elimnioin Tours organized the activities of the Forum on the 10th of October at Limni, Evia island, as follows:

- Pilgrimage at the church of St.John the Russian (Aghios Ioannis the Russian),
- Visit to the Folklore Museum of Limni,, photograph exhibition “Historical Relations of the Nautical Commerce between Russia and Greece,
- Concert at “Concert Theatre”

The Concert Complex hosted the eminent participants of this day of theForum, who were:

Pruchkovski B.A.-Vice President “Belspecvneshtekhnika”
Gorbunov V.N.- Gen.Mgr “Tubes Technologies”-Sharatov, Russia
Sakharov A.A.- Deputy Mgr “Tubes Technologies”-Sharatov, Russia

Medical Field:

Baranov A.V.-Professor, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Klimenko P.A. – Rector of the 2nd State Medicine University of Moscow,
Member of the Russian Academy of Science
Volodin N.N. – Professor of the 2nd State Medicine University of Moscow

Historians:

E.L. Konyavskaya – Managing Director of the newspaper “Ancient Russia”.
Professor, Member of the Russian Academy of Education
A.V.Nazarenko – Principal Scientific Collaborate – Institute of World History
Of the Russian Academy of Science
V.V.Mikov – Doctor of Philosophy, Head Scientific Collaborate of the
Institute of Philosophy-Russian Academy of Science
P.V.Lukin – Superior Scientific Collaborate of the Russian Academy of Sc.
N.N.Lisovoi – Principal Scientific Collaborate –Russian Academy of Sc.
A.E.Petrov – Secretary of the History-Literature Department of the RAS
L.V.Stolyarova – Doctor of Historical Sciences
Head and Scientific Collaborate of RAS
G.S.Gadalova –Academic Secretary of the Library of Sciences-State University
Of Iver, Professor of the Academy of Slavic Civilization
R.B.Butova – Deputy Manager of the “Pilgrimages Center”
Y.V.Leontiev – Professor-University of Moscow-Historical Sciences

Alexander Kondurov – Honored Artist of Russia
Painter – Monumental and Decorative Painting (Murals)

Maxim Klimenko – Journalist – Patriarchate of Moscow

General activities of the forum:

Athens Greece – 7th till 11th of October 2008

“Russian-Greek political, religious, and cultural relations in the world history”
On the occasion of the 180 years of diplomatic relations between
Russia and Greece

Invitation to the pianist:

***
The Committee of the Forum is inviting the Pianist Giorgos Konstantinou

To participate in the cultural-musical events which will take place in the

Frame of the Forum as follows

8th of October - Opening of the Forum and Evening Concert
at Zappion Megaron
9th “ - Evening Concert
during the Reception of The Russian Embassy
10th “ - Evening Concert in the Frame of the Forum
at Concert Theatre – Limni, Evia island

Respectfully yours,
Golovin Sergey
Vice-President of the Committee
***

In the frame of the Forum, a World Scientific Symposium took place.
The topics of the Forum were related to the history of political, economical, Cultural, and religious relations between Russia and Greece during the last 1000 years. The target of both the Forum and the Symposium was the dialogue between the 2 countries, through governmental factors, public organizations, as well as, business factors.

250 representatives participated in both the Forum and the Symposium.

The lecturers of the Symposium were celebrities of science of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professors of Russian and Greek Universities, high rank members of the Russian and the Greek Parliaments, representatives of the Russian Ministries of Economic Development and Foreign Affairs, representatives of the Greek Ministries of Foreign Affairs, and National Education and Religion, Representatives of both Greek and Russian Churches, Managing Directors of big Russian and Greek Corporations and big Banking Institutions.

Organizing Committee:

Pommel Holdings Inc – Managing Director: Dr. Sergei Golovin
Ioannis Kapodistrias – European Research Center
Managing Director: Dr.Maria Zilemenou

Congratulations' letter to the pianist by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation:

*** AMBASSADOR OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION A T H E N S 4TH of October, 2008 To Mr.Giorgos Konstantinou Pianist Artistic Director of Concert Theatre – Cohilia International Festival Dear Mr. Konstantinou, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for your participation in the organization of the 1st Greek-Russian Social Forum “Diachronicle Relations and Collaboration Perspectives in the 21st Century”, and specifically, for your superb appearance in the Embassy of Russia in Athens. Your interpretation of the musical works aroused warm emotions to the Greek and Russian audience. Yours respectfully, Andrey Vdovin ***

Honorary diploma to the pianist by Ioannhs Kapodistrias Research Centre and Pommel Inc.:

October 19th, 20th, 21st Painting Exhibition and 3 Concerts In collaboration with “ARXE” festival, St.Petersburg Free entrance to all events President: Dmitri Mihalevski Painters : -Alexander Kondurov –ARXE Artistic Director “Honored Artist of Russia”, Monumental and Decorative Painting

-Igor Efremov – Member of”The Artists’ Union of Russia”- Monumental & Dedorative Painting

-Evgenia Fedina-Penkrat – Arts’ Marketing, Painting and Graphics

-Liudmila Gmiliskya – Painting, Sculpture,Architecture

- Sergey Grinicin – Graphics, Monumental and De'cor, Painting, Member of Artists’Union of Russia

- Liudmila Kondurova – Painting and Graphics, Member of”Artists’Union of USSR”

- Valeri Lukka – Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Member of “Artists’Union of Russia and “The National Artists’Union of Italy-Italart-

- Viacheslav Mikhaylov – Painting,Sculpture,Architecture , Member of “Italart”Union – Italy

- Pavel Obukh – Monumental and decorative Painting, Member of “Artists’Union of USSR”,”Association Of Watercolorists-St.Petersburg”,”Muralists’ Association –The Wall

- Vladimir Radin – Graphics,Monemental-Decorative, Painting, Member of The Artists’Union of Russia

- Oleg Yakhnin - Honorable Artist of Russia, Painting,Sculpture and Architecture Member of Academy of Arts of the USSR, Lecturer, St.Petersburg Institute of Arts&Graphics, Graphics Dpt-Professor, Governmental awards Winner, By the USSR Union of Artists, RSFR, RAA, Ministry Of Culture.

All Artists have participated in international exhibitions in USA, Canada, China, Japan, Italy, France, Germany, Finland, Israel……

Musicians :

Suzanne Kessel – Pianist – Germany, National Conservatory of Bonne, Soloist and Professor
Giorgos Konstantinou – Pianist – Greece, Nartional Conservatory of Athens, Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, State University-MMus, Budapest, Soloist, Professor, Artistic Director of “Concert Theatre-Cohilia Festival”
Dimitrios Spaneas – Saxophonist – USA, Studies at American Universities, Soloist, Composer, Professor, Musical Director of « arxe » festival

Serghey Sevshenko – Electrick Guitar, bass, Music Academy-St.Petersburg

Piotr Nyikin – Wooden wind instruments
Music Conservatory-Moscow

Photo: Editor of Desillusionist Magazine, Roksolana Chernoba and Artistic Director of Cohilia Festival, pianist Giorgos Konstantinou

Photos: Donations to Concert Theatre's paintings collection left: "Athina" by Liudmilla Kondyrova right: "Concert Theatre Villa" by Oleg Yakhnin

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