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Thank you @tangruofu for this lovely video of this year’s edition of the @molyvos_festival - to see the whole video, go over to Facebook! 🤗 • • • • • • #molyvosfestival #molyvosinternationalmusicfestival #artisticdirector #instaclassical #chambermusic #openairconcert #classicalmusic #musicfestival #greece #lesvos #molyvos #summeringreece #sunandmusic

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The Molyvos castle - the breathtaking location of the @molyvos_festival and our home over the previous week, uniting ancient Greek history with modern technology! • Thank you @hrakliskirlis for the drone shot 😊

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To me, a chamber music festival really is defined by the character and energy of the musicians taking part in it. It is hard to put into words how grateful, lucky and honored we are to be able to welcome not only incredible musicians, but artists that are open to new experiences, new opinions and are eager to explore new territories with each other. Thank you to all the musicians of the Molyvos family - you are amazing! #molyvosinternationalmusicfestival #grateful #artisticdirector @lech_antonio @kristian_catmountain @jonian.ilias.kadesha_violinist @kirilltroussov @danaepapam @kiveli_doerken @davidorlowsky @brunocello @friedrichthiele_cello @heckel_14706 @timothyridout_viola @kyeong_ob @kjossorensen @matveydemin @artur.pizarro @flozzamusic @wiltaleggio

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And just like that, the last day of the @molyvos_festival has arrived... It has been an immense joy to experience this magical place filled with beautiful music and amazing artists and people in the past days. I am really looking forward to tonight’s final concert titled “Synthesis”! • 📸: @eleonora_pouwels_photography

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“Es gibt zu viele Monologe auf der Welt.” “There are too many monologues in this world.” • Take a look at this wonderful feature by German magazine “Forum” that was published today about my new album and the idea behind this year’s theme of the @molyvos_festival! Link in bio⬆️ If you are in Lesbos, come join us in the castle of Molyvos tonight at 9 pm! 😊 • 📸: @ervis_zika

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Can you guess where this dreamy concert „venue“ is located? Is this winter or summer? ☀️❄️ #instatravel #travelgram

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The 5th edition of the @molyvos_festival has begun! This year, we are focusing on the theme “Dialogos” - stressing that dialogue is necessary to ensure progress now more than ever. We can only move forward and bring people together when sharing and exchanging thoughts and, more importantly, listening and being open to new influences. Dialogue is essential on all levels and I am looking forward to all the amazing musicians that are joining us on this endeavor this summer! • 📸: @ervis_zika

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🎶 The piano highlight in the finale of Saint-Saens‘ “Carnaval des Animaux“ 🎶 We had so much fun playing at the @zooberlin 🦓

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🎶 Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango 🎶 #repost from the concert at the @zooberlin together with @konstantin.manaev 🤗

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🎶 Claude Debussy: Images I - Reflets dans l‘eau 🎶 I always find it special to dive into the world of French classical music with its unique shimmering atmosphere. Which French composers or pieces do you enjoy the most? 👇🏻

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Looking forward to playing my “EAST and WEST” recital program in Lünen tomorrow and “Carnaval des Animaux” in Berlin on Sunday! After that, I am off to Greece for this year’s @molyvos_festival 🤗 • 📸: @ervis_zika

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🎶 Mendelssohn Overture of Midsummer Night‘s Dream 🎶 It’s always such a special feeling to be playing repertoire for 4 hands with my lovely sister @kiveli_doerken 👯‍♀️

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Just before going on stage in the @st_charles_hall in Meggen, Switzerland last week. • 📸: @albertovenzago

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Are you ready for warm summer days, amazing sunsets, the beautiful Mediterranean sea, open air classical music concerts and very yummy Greek food? We are waiting for you with the 5th edition of the @molyvos_festival from 8th-19th August in the incredible setting of the Molyvos castle and 4 concerts all over the islands of Lesbos and Chios! I am very excited that we will be welcoming some amazing new artists to our Molyvos festival family this year, like #christiantetzlaff @davidorlowsky @jonian.ilias.kadesha_violinist @brunocello #tanjatetzlaff and many more! If you can’t make it to Greece, stay tuned here for photos and videos from the festival during the next weeks.

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🎶 Manolis Kalomiris 5 Préludes 🎶 As promised, here is some more of Kalomiris’ piano music - this is the end of his 3rd Prélude. 🎹

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KultKomplott: Welche Faktoren waren ausschlaggebend, dass Sie wurden, was Sie heute sind? Danae Dörken: Alle prägenden Erlebnisse, positive wie auch vermeintlich “negative”, aus meiner Kindheit und Jugend bis hin zum heutigen Tag. Ich denke, dass wir alle eine Kombination aus unseren vergangenen Erfahrungen und unserer grundlegenden Lebenseinstellung sind. KK: Was ärgert Sie maßlos? DD: Engstirnigkeit und das Fehlen eines weiten Horizonts. Generell versuche ich aber, mich nicht so viel zu ärgern und von Negativem beeinflussen zu lassen, da diese Emotionen sowieso nichts an der bestehenden Situation ändern. KK: Was freut Sie ungemein? DD: Offenheit und Menschen, die die Welt jeden Tag aufs Neue entdecken können und nicht in alten Mustern und Angewohnheiten hängen bleiben. KK: Wenn Sie eine Autobiographie schreiben würden, wie wäre der Titel? DD: Always look on the bright side of life! I answer these and many other interesting questions about my life in my latest interview on #kultkomplott - click on the link in my bio to read the whole interview! ⬆️ 📸: @ervis_zika

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🎶 Manolis Kalomiris: 5 Préludes 🎶 Playing Greek classical music in the magical setting of @ancient.messene was such a unique experience. Are you interested in hearing more of Kalomiris‘ works?⬇️ • • • • • • #kalomiris #manoliskalomiris #preludes #greekclassicalmusic #openair #ancientmessini #ancientmessene #kalamata #greece #germanyingreece

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#throwback to the children’s concert at @spannungen.heimbach with the one and only @maltearkona 🤸🏼‍♂️🥳 • • • • • • #spannungen #heimbach #maltearkona #childrensconcert #education #musicforkids #instaclassical #classicalmusic #interview #onstage #dlf #ipad #bluetoothpedal #instapianist #instapianista #pianist #host #tvhost

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Wow! Thank you Adrian Quanjer from hraudio.net for this review, I feel very honoured! 😊 “The start of this recital is so passionately compelling that for a moment I thought that I’d put a disc of Martha Argerich in my player, only to discover that it was indeed the new release of Danae Dörken playing the first of five preludes of Manolis Kalomiris: “Molto agitato ed appassionato”. Listening on I wondered if my ‘mistake’ was all that big. Both have an emotion rich background, giving their interpretations that extra zest; Argerich from Argentina, Dörken from Greece, a whole generation apart, but both having that rare pianistic feeling enabling them to adjust to different styles, and last but not least that phenomenal technique. [...] Chopin’s Polonaise op. 26 no. 1 gets here an interpretation that can, in comparison with many Chopin specialists, including the 1965 Warsaw Chopin Competition winner, Martha Argerich, proudly stand-up to whatever competition there is. With her candid, nonconformist character, she delivers it with a fascinating personal touch, masterly combining power and - symbolic for the Polish soul - a large dose of passionate ‘melancholia’. [...] This latest Danae Dörken release is an ‘all 5 stars’ performance, which I’ve given with pleasure and genuine admiration. Should you ever have a chance to hear any or all of these pieces live, don’t miss out on it. This is a truly great pianist and … Danae is an intriguing personality as she plays.” • 📸: @ervis_zika #grateful

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Looking forward to playing at the #schubertiadehohenems tonight! - Posted @withrepost • @kian.soltani_cellist ✨Chopin Introduction and Polonaise ✨ - Thanks for the heroic last minute jump in of @danaedoerken for the recital tonight at the Schubertiade Hohenems, looking forward! And a quick recovery to @aaronpilsan, see you next week at @wigmore_hall 💪🏾 - #recital #cello #piano #duo #live #schubertiade #austria #chopin

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Thank you to pizzicato.lu for the latest review of my album EAST and WEST: “Danae Dörken’s account of these pieces is colourful and characteristic. Played with reduced dynamics, Bela Bartok’s Romanian Folk Dances are finely differentiated, and their dancing character develops a genuine charm. Schubert’s Ländlers, which are often devalued as rather trivial, are performed with the necessary seriousness and contribute to a deeper insight into Schubert’s complex soul life. The pianist deals no less well with Poulenc’s Nocturnes, having the right colours and the right tempos at hand to bring out the playfulness and elegance of the compositions. Edward Grieg’s Wedding Day and de Fallas Danse rituelle du Feu give the pianist the opportunity to show a little more virtuosity, whereby she never uses this for a simple show-playing. She differentiates these two compositions very well, and de Falla’s work is especially appealing with a very personal, refined rhythm.” Read the full review on their website! • 📸: @ervis_zika • • • • • #eastandwest #pizzicato #review #pianoalbum #pianosolo #pianorecital #bartok #kalomiris #schubert #poulenc #grieg #defalla #chopin #folklore #greece #lesvos #molyvos #beach #pianist #instapianist #instapianista #pianistsofinstagram #piano #instaclassical #classicalpianist danaedörken