International PelionFestival
inspiration in nature
year of establishment: 2000
The International PelionFestival (IPeF) is an annual Summer Academy (educational programmes) and Festival (classical music concerts), that includes courses, masterclasses, concerts, lectures, happenings, educational programmes for the local children and the -unique in Greece- International Violoncello Festival. IPeF has been organised since 2000 by the non-profit organisation, Polyrhythmia. The Festival has mainly been taking place in Zagora but in neighbouring villages like Tsangarada and Kissos as well. Its events harmonically combine music with nature, history and the environment.
IPeF’s high artistic quality and educational value are widely recognised as shown below:
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The three-day feature (12-14.3.2019) by the Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera in Athens (link here).
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The cooperation with museums as well as with cultural and educational institutions in Greece and abroad
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The constant support of the Holy Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros.
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The inclusion in the events of the Greek-Austrian Summer Concerts wich are organised by the Austrian Embassy in Greece and Mozarteum Hellas.
In the summer of 2025 the 25th edition of the International PelionFestival will be hosting a series of masterclasses and concerts in the wider area of Eastern Pelion.
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25th International PelionFestival
Music Festival & Academy
inspiration in nature
July 15th-31st, 2025
Dear friends,
2025 is a special year for us, as, in addition to the already established Piano and Cello Festivals, we have the pleasure to offer violin and vocal masterclasses and for the first time an orchestral conducting masterclass!
The 2nd Piano Festival of International PelionFestival will take place from 15 to 22 July 2025. It is our great honour to welcome again this year Vassilis Varvaressos and Triantafillos Liotis.
During the same period, the excellent Liv Migdal will be teaching violin and we will have the opportunity to enjoy her in chamber music recitals. Furthermore, on July 20, the pianist, musicologist and director of the Thessaloniki State Conservatory, Dr. George-Julius Papadopoulos will give a lecture on a musical theme.
In the second week of this year's edition (22-31 July), the 11th Cello Festival will take place, for which we are delighted to welcome the internationally acclaimed cellist Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin. The stable group of cellists of the last ten years will, of course, be with us again. It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome back the soprano Myrtò Papatanasiu for a vocal masterclass. Our good friend Apollon Grammatikopoulos honours us with his presence on the violin again this year. For the first time in the history of our festival we will offer an Orchestral Conducting masterclass under the excellent Vladimiros Symeonidis.
1st week: July 15th-22nd
Piano, Violin, Chamber Music
2nd Piano Festival:
Vassilis Varvaresos, Fil Liotis
Violin:
Liv Migdal
2nd week: July 22nd-31st
Violin, Viola, Cello, Vocal Masterclass, Orchestral Conducting, Chamber Music
11th Violoncello Festival:
Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, Angelos Liakakis, Vassilis Saïtis, Themistocles Vagenas, Dimitris Karagiannakidis
Violin:
Apollon Grammatikopoulos (will be teaching viola as well)
Vocal Masterclass:
Myrtò Papatanasiu
Coach: Dimitris Vezyroglou
Orchestral Conducting
Vladimiros Symeonidis
Most instrumental tutors will be teaching chamber music as well. Please refer to our Tutors page, the tutors' CVs and the application form.
In its 25-year run, the Festival has grown into a significant educational and artistic institution, not only in a national level but internationally as well. That can be confirmed by the growing number of participants from Europe, America and Asia.
We wish you a pleasant and full-of-experiences summer.
The artistic directors,
Zoe Samsarelou
Dimitris Karagiannakidis