Concert The Sound Of Saints

We are delighted to invite you to the live broadcast of the concert “The sound of the Saints” by the Greek composer Savvas Karantzias, which depicts a fascinating journey through the life of two icons painters of the 14th century. Let yourself be transported by a unique concert and save the date: 11^th of June at 19.00 (Paris), 20.00 (Moscow/Athens).

The concert was held successfully on the 12th of May 2021 in the crowded Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. The Russian public traveled with the two original compositions of Savvas Karantzias and the great performance of the Moscow Synodal Choir and Voce Anima orchestra.

At the crossroads of the geniuses of painting, music and poetry, you can take part in this fascinating journey and discover the two emblematic icon painters of the 14th century, Theophanes the Greek and Andrei Rublev. After having traveled across 4 continents, the concert made its last stop in Moscow and and will streamed online on the youtube channel Портал “Иисус” and shared by the Ars Artis and Arts Spontanés in their own channels.

This production is a fruitful collaboration between the composer Savvas Karantzias and Moscow Synodal Choir, Voce Anima orchestra, Youth Synodal chorus, Alexey Puzakov, Dmitry Mayakov, and the french association Arts Spontanés.

More about the concert:

Following a geographical journey and musical diplomacy, the Greek composer Savvas Karantzias travels with the concert ‘The sound of the Saints’ in four continents stopping in important cultural sites after its first presentation in Rhodes, his birthplace.

Savvas Karantzias wanted to capture the genius of Theophanes the Greek (14th century) through music, in a way that characterizes “sound journey”, as it offers a dynamic and powerful experience. Theophanes the Greek is the founder of Russian Iconography and Savvas Karantzias focuses on the four stations (four musical interludes) of the iconographer, from his birth in Constantinople to his journey to the Crimea and the land of the Ros, from Novgorod and in Moscow, the last destination.

The story of the Russian iconographer and saint Andrei Rublev (14th century) is also approached with humanism and mysticism.A musical work of reflection on art and the intellectual mission of the artist. In this way, the composer shows how humanity needs a great change, the chaos we live in today between material progress and the absence of spirituality.

The “wandering” of a monk with the interior of the world and the need for purification and repentance, become an example for all of us.

More about Savvas Karantzias:

Savvas Karantzias is a distinguished composer from Rhodes with multidimensional work and professor of classical guitar. He follows a journey of cultural geography and music diplomacy, representing Greece internationally in concerts, showing in the best way that a Greek with love in Art can become the lighthouse and sea of Culture.

He is co-founder of the «European Polyphony / Polyphonie Europeenne» festival and founder of Ars Artis Organization.

The compositions of Savvas Karantzias have traveled the world and his works were presented by significant Greeks and foreign artists as well as by significant ensembles. In 2018 he started a long-term collaboration with the Moscow Synodal choir for whom he receives every year an order for the composition of new plays destined to be firstly presented before the Russian audience.

In 2020 he composed the Oratorio “Andrei Rublev” which was presented in Moscow (Russia) in Zaryadye Concert Hall.

Specificities and credits of the concert

The concert was held on the 12th of May 2021 in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour,

Moscow – Russia.

Two of Savvas Karantzias major works were performed under the cycle “The sound of

the Saints”:

• Theophanes the Greek
• Andrei Rublev

The concert will be streamed and uploaded online, on the Youtube channel of Jesus-Portal | Портал “Иисус”(128K followers).

YouTube Video Live Link:

https:
//youtube.com/c/JesusPortalRu

Date of release: 11 June

Crédits :

• Composer: Savvas Karantzias
• Moscow Synodal Choir
• Direction, Mikhail Kotelnikov
• Chief conductor, Honored artist of Russia Alexey Puzakov
• Voce Anima orchestra (head-Alexey Medvedev)
• Youth Synodal chorus (head- Mikhail Kotelnikov)
• Piano: Sharapov Ivan A.
• Text: Maro Vamvounaki
• Visuals : Dmitry Puzakov
• Video : Vladislav Schumacher
• Production : Ars Artis
• Management director: Dmitry Mayakov
• Communication : Arts Spontanés (Lucille Guiheneuf)