Corfu Festival Ionian Concerts 09

The Corfu Festival "Ionian Concerts 09" will take place from June 13th to August 9th in various places on the island.

The attached pdf file contains the full program with the descriptions of the concerts of the Corfu Festival Ionian Concerts 09

E-mail: info@corfufestival.gr

Website: http://www.corfufestival.gr

From the press release - Ionian Concerts 09:

Music is in our nature

“Ionian Concerts” enters its fifth year in an optimistic mood – asserting that, in the face of economic crisis, “music is in our nature”: that the music in our Corfiot nature can turn our spirits around, even under the most difficult conditions.

This year, the “Ionian Concerts” have managed to create a cultural mosaic that both supports local traditions, and welcomes international artists and musicians, in the long tradition of hospitality here in the Ionian Islands.

The Ionian University, the Prefecture of Corfu, the Municipality of Corfu, the Chamber of Commerce, the Philharmonic Bands of the island and the Association of Choirs have joined forces for the first time with the full support of the Region of the Ionian Islands and the participation of the Ministry of Culture and the Greek National
Tourism Organisation to organise the best Festival that Corfu has ever experienced.

International artists will meet this Summer in Corfu, including the legendary Eric Burdon with the Animals, the outstanding Japanese pianist Hideyo Harada, the new big talent of American jazz JD Walter, the trombonist Jeff Freedman, the amazing Indian dancer Ananda Shankar Jayant, the Thai ethnic jazz band Pomelo Town, the big band
from Germany Backnang and many other acknowledged artists from different sides of the world.

From the Greek side we feature well known artists such as Lambis Vassiliadis, Dimos Dimitriadis, the Melos Brass, Vasilis Rakopoulos, George Kontrafouris, the Valkani Brothers Florina Band - the best Balkan traditional band – the Corfiot classic composer George Katsaros, with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens and the great folk composer Christos Nikolopoulos.

The whole series of “Ionian Concerts” consists of thirty five musical events, of remarkable quality that will impress the demanding listener, refresh the visitor and spread the perfume of sound around the city and the villages of Corfu.