Song-Festival “Poesie Europas”

100 Years of Mikis Theodorakis – Special Edition of the POESIE EUROPAS Song Festival

The Chemnitz-based trio QUIJOTE invites audiences for the fourth time to the POESIE EUROPAS Song Festival in 2025.
In the European Capital of Culture year 2025, the festival will pay tribute to one of Europe’s most important composers: Mikis Theodorakis, who would have turned 100 this year. His music – a symbol of freedom, justice, and cultural bridges – will be at the heart of an extraordinary concert evening.

Songs & Texts full of power, longing, and political message
Unique Venue: Chemnitz Tram Museum – a place full of history and special charm
A contribution to the European Capital of Culture 2025

The Festival Program: A Musical Homage
For 25 years, the musicians of Trio QUIJOTE – Sabine Kühnrich, Ludwig Streng, and Wolfram Hennig-Ruitz – have been deeply engaged with the life and work of Mikis Theodorakis. Through various concert programs and CDs, they have reinterpreted his songs in the German language – many of them in their own adaptations.

For the 2025 festival, they have invited international guests to create a multilingual, touching, and compelling program:

Featuring:
QUIJOTE

• Theodorakis songs in German
• Canto General – the great oratorio with texts by Pablo Neruda, in German adaptation
• Personal encounters with Theodorakis shape their authentic interpretation

Lefteris Armyras & Michael Amanatidis

• Songs by Mikis Theodorakis in the original Greek

REBETIKON – The Greek Blues
With: Fevronia, Epaminondas Ladas, Giorgos Evangelou, Dinos Bouzanis

• Authentic Rembetiko – once rebellious, now a cult genre
• Main instrument: the bouzouki, introduced by Theodorakis into art music

Mikis Theodorakis – Music for Resistance, Humanity, and Europe
His compositions are far more than music – they are expressions of political conviction. Theodorakis spent his life fighting for peace and against all forms of oppression. His works combine deep emotion with strong moral stance. With MIKIS THEODORAKIS 100, POESIE EUROPAS sends a powerful message – for culture that moves people.

Venue
Chemnitz Tram Museum: An extraordinary location that connects past and present – ideal for this special festival.

Tickets & Advance Booking
Admission Prices:

• Advance sale: €23 + postage
• Box office: €27
• Reduced: €16 (for pupils, students, people with disabilities, welfare recipients – please bring proof)

Ticket orders via email:
Please send orders to: liedfestival.poesieeuropas@gmx.de
Note: If possible, please use advance booking – it helps us with planning!

Learn more
Further information and impressions available at: www.quijote.de