Greek Folk Songs & French Romanticism
Friday 12 July, 1.00pm
Sidney Sussex College Chapel, Sideny Street, Cambridge, CB2 3HU
Priority booking for Friends of CSM opens Saturday 13 April. General booking opens Saturday 27 April
Alexandra Achillea Pouta mezzo-soprano
Edward Picton-Turbervill piano
These outstanding young artists celebrate the influence of ancient Greek culture on French Romanticism, with a focus on the poetry of the Parnassian poets, especially Leconte de Lisle. The concert features works by Fauré, Debussy and Hahn, as well as Greek folk songs in settings by Konstantinidis and Giannidis, which show the influence travelled in both directions. These flow beautifully into Ravel's 'Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques' (Five Greek Songs), which Alexandra will sing in Greek.
In 2023 Alexandra Achillea Pouta won the Guildhall School’s Music Gold Medal, the School’s most prestigious music prize for outstanding musicians.
Edward Picton-Turbervill completed a Master's in Piano Accompaniment at the Guildhall in July 2023, and now works in London as a freelance pianist, organist and composer.