Utopia’s debut at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus — a night performance for 10,000 people. We’re grateful to everyone who shared this moment with us!
Our sincerest thanks to our hosts — the Athens Epidaurus Festival @athensepidaurusfestival and Artistic Director, Katerina Evangelatos @katerinaevangelatos — for making this event possible.
Photos: Thomas Daskalakis
The Theatre of Epidaurus — one of the best-preserved ancient theatres in the world. Built in the 4th century BCE, it seats around 10,000 spectators.
The Utopia Orchestra is making final preparations to perform in this historic setting. This performance is part of the 70th anniversary of the Athens Epidaurus Festival @athensepidaurusfestival . In the programme: Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Songs on the Death of Children.
See you at Epidaurus tonight!
Video: @noir_films
Στιγμές από την πρώτη πρόβα στο Αρχαίο Θέατρο Επιδαύρου | Utopia - Θεόδωρος Κουρεντζής
Αύριο, η ορχήστρα Utopia, υπό τη διεύθυνση του Θεόδωρου Κουρεντζή, ανεβαίνει στη σκηνή, για μια μοναδική συναυλία, στο πλαίσιο του εορτασμού για τα 70 χρόνια του Φεστιβάλ Αθηνών Επιδαύρου.
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Μέγας Δωρητής Επετειακού Προγράμματος στην Επίδαυρο: Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος (ΙΣΝ) | @snforg
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Ηighlights from the first rehearsal at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus | Utopia - Teodor Currentzis
Tomorrow, the Utopia Orchestra, under the direction of Teodor Currentzis, takes the stage for a unique performance at the 70th anniversary of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
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Lead Donor of the Anniversary Programme in Epidaurus: Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) | @snforg
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A full house at Elbphilharmonie, a singular evening in Hamburg — captured with quiet precision by Noir Films. One of many luminous memories from Utopia’s last tour.
В Пасхальную неделю хоры musicAeterna и musicAeterna Byzantina исполнили Богородичные гимны разных эпох. На концерте звучали ранние коптские, амвросианские и римские гимны Пресвятой Деве, греко-византийские и русские пасхальные песнопения, а также новое сочинение Теодора Курентзиса, бережно переосмысляющее эти древние традиции. Музыку дополнили стихи и молитвы Богородице.
Делимся с вами фотографиями концерта Люды Бурченковой.
During Easter week, the choirs of musicAeterna and musicAeterna Byzantina performed hymns in praise of the Virgin Mary from different eras. The concert featured early Coptic, Ambrosian and Roman hymns to the Holy Mother of God, Greco-Byzantine and Russian Orthodox Easter hymns, along with a new composition by Teodor Currentzis that carefully reinterprets these ancient traditions. The music was complemented by prayers and poems dedicated to Our Lady.
Let us share with you the photo report of the concert by Luda Burchenkova.
A special evening with friends in Berlin, at our creative residence in Funkhaus, marking the moment before our tour began. Watch the video to experience the atmosphere that set the tone for the journey ahead.
Video: NOIR Films
The Utopia Orchestra, under the direction of Teodor Currentzis @tcurrentzis , brought its spring tour to a close with a powerful performance at Santa Cecilia Hall in Rome. As listeners remarked, the auditorium itself seemed to tremble with applause.
A triumphant conclusion to a remarkable journey — and we’re pleased to share a few glimpses of that evening with you.
Ph. Musacchio & Pasqualini /MUSA
Just moments before the final concert in Rome, we are pleased to share that this tour marked a significant milestone for the Utopia Orchestra: the recording of our album.
As we prepared for this journey, we immersed ourselves in the unique atmosphere of Funkhaus in Berlin. There, in a studio renowned for its outstanding acoustics, we captured one of the works that formed part of our spring tour programme: Mahler’s Symphony No. 4.
The recording took place in Saal 1, one of the largest purpose-built studios in the world, specifically designed for full orchestra sessions. Constructed in the 1950s, Saal 1 was acoustically engineered to such an extent that even the sound of an airplane flying overhead — a frequent occurrence when Berlin’s Tempelhof airport was still in use — could not be heard inside.
We’ve now entered the post-production phase — a process that will bring it all together.
The tour is in full swing — with many concerts already played and Stuttgart and Rome still ahead. We’re glad to be sharing this journey with pianist Alexandre Kantorow, sopranos Regula Mühlemann and Aphrodite Patoulidou, who joined us for the concert in Munich, and with everyone who’s coming to listen to us along the way.
Here are a few glimpses from Hamburg and Berlin.
If you were there, please share your impressions — we’d be glad to know what resonated with you.
The Utopia Orchestra has gathered close friends for an intimate concert at our Berlin residence in the Funkhaus on the eve of the tour. The programme features Alexandre Kantorow’s exquisite performance of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2, and Regula Mühlemann’s moving soprano in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. Some cherished moments of the evening were captured in the photos
Today, we’re back in Berlin, ready for the next chapter of our journey. We look forward to seeing you at the Philharmonie!
