Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 June 2019
The next Casa dei Mezzo Chamber Music Festival will take place from Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 June 2019.
A music festival worthy of Vienna or London, in Makrigialos!
Many thanks to everyone, our artists, volunteers, sponsors and supportors and, of course, our audiences - who even came from as far as Los Angeles and Hong Kong - who helped to make our June 2018 festival such a huge success.
Visit our Facebook page for audience videos from our 2018 festival.
This unique music festival offers you an unforgettable opportunity to experience live performances by world-class artists in the beautiful and intimate setting of Villa Casa dei Mezzo, Makrigialos, Crete. It makes an important cultural contribution to the summer season in Makrigialos and it is the only annual classical chamber music festival that is held on Crete.
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Download the 2018 programme (PDF file) The Sunday 24 June Lunchtime Concert |
Opening Evening Concert
The Amadeus Piano Trio Salzburg perform works by Mozart, Haydn, Glinka, Sibelius and Piazzolla.
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo, Makrigialos. Tickets: €15.00 each
Evening Concert
Armoniosa perform works by Corelli, Geminiani, J S Bach, Graziani and Vivaldi.
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo, Makrigialos. Tickets: €15.00 each
Lunchtime Concert
This free lunchtime concert is sponsored by Periferias Kreti.
Michele Barchi (Harpsichord), Maria Louisa Geladari-Hanicz (Violin) and Vassilis Varvaresos (Piano) perform works by J S Bach, Ravel and Schumann.
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo, Makrigialos. Tickets: Free
Evening Concert
Andreas Papanikolaou (Violin), Dimitris Chandrakis (Violin), Chara Sira (Viola) and Angelos Liakakis (Violoncello) perform works by Mozart, Skalkottas and Beethoven.
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo, Makrigialos. Tickets: €15.00 each
Evening Concert
Vassilis Varvaresos (Piano), Maria Louisa Geladari-Hanicz (Violin), Hubert Wild (Baritone), Tarek Al-Shubbak (Piano), Andreas Papanikolaou (Violin), Dimitris Chandrakis (Violin), Chara Sira (Viola) and Angelos Liakakis (Violoncello) perform works by Ravel, Schubert and Dvorák.
Venue: Casa dei Mezzo, Makrigialos. Tickets: €15.00 each
Download our 2018 Festival Programme (Adobe Acrobat Document)
Download our 2018 Festival Press Release (Adobe Acrobat Document)
In common with nearly all artistic organisations, we depend on sponsorship and donations to remain viable and any donation (large or small) helps us to present our chamber music festival each year. Learn more »