GARMENTS OF THE GRANDMASTERS
As part of the Malta International Arts Festival 2023
Programme:
György Ligeti
Etudes, Book 1 No.2 Cordes à vide
Ballade No.1 Op.23 in G minor
Ballade No.3 Op.47 in A flat major
Ballade No.4 Op.52 in F minor
Franz Liszt
Mephisto Waltz No.1 S. 514
Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la Nuit
i. Ondine
ii. Le Gibet
iii. Scarbo
Biography
Konstantinos Destounis – Pianist
Pianist Konstantinos Destounis (born in Athens in 1991) is regarded as one of the most prominent Greek artists of his generation. He has won many international piano competitions, most notably the Grand Prix Maria Callas in Athens, the Southern Highlands in Canberra and the Bremen European Piano Competition. His performing career has led him to venues that include the Royal Albert Hall in London, Opera La Fenice in Venice, Llewellyn Hall in Canberra, Glocke Saal in Bremen and the Athens Megaron. As a soloist he has performed with many orchestras in Greece, the UK, Germany, Spain and Australia. He holds a Doctor of Music degree from the Royal College of Music in London for his research on Theodore Antoniou’s piano works, and his world premiere recording of Antoniou’s complete piano works was released by Naxos in 2018.
Credits:
Annamaria Gatt: Curator of Costumes and Textiles
Claire Bonavia: Principal Conservator / Restorer – Textiles / Paper
Leyre Quevedo: Conservator Textiles
Pierre Bonello: Manager Exhibitions
Garments: Heritage Malta
Pianist: Konstantinos Destounis
