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2007-Advent concerts by the duo Petr Saidl - Bohuslav Matoušek from the Czech Republic

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With the aim to contribute to cultural events realised during Christmas time and to enrich the Christmas atmosphere in Greece, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Greece organised several advent concerts by the excellent Czech duo Petr Saidl (guitar) and Bohuslav Matoušek (violin). The concerts took place on 5 December 2007 in Agria-Volos, on 6 December 2007 at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Athens and on 7 December 2007 in Aigio.

The concert in Agria-Volos in central Greece took place on 5 December 2007 in the cultural centre of the Nikolaos and Eleni Porphyrogenis Foundation which organised it in co-operation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Athens.

On 6 December an afternoon concert organised for the members of the Women’s International Club was held in Athens, at the premises of the Embassy of the Czech Republic.

The musical cycle ended on 7 December 2007 with the performance of the duo Saidl-Matoušek in the cultural centre in the town of Aigio in the Peloponnese. The co-organisers of the concert in Aigio were the Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Cultural Organisation of the City of Aigio.

For these concerts Petr Saidl and Bohuslav Matoušek chose a programme presenting examples of the music history from Baroque until the present. The musicians played mostly compositions byworld-famous composers (Händel, Bach, Paganini, Weiss, de Falla, Ourkouzounov, Gismonti and Piazzola); a part of the programme was dedicated to Czech music, specifically to works by Jana Obrovská. At all concerts both musicians offered to the audience present an excellent performance and an exceptional cultural experience.

PHOTO 1 - Mr. Bohuslav Matoušek (Concert in Agria-Volos)
PHOTO 2 - Mr. Petr Saidl (Concert in Agria-Volos)
PHOTO 3 - (From left) Mr. Bohuslav Matoušek, Ambassador Ms. H. Mottlová, Mr. Petr Saidl
(Concert in Athens, at the Embassy of the Czech Republic)

PHOTO 4 - Concert in Aigio