The 6th Summer Seminar of Classical Mandolin travels to Kefalonia
The George & Marie Vergottis Foundation co-organises with the Athenian Mandolinata "Nikolaos Lavdas" the 6th Summer Seminar of Classical Mandolin and Plucked String Orchestra, 24 – 30 August 2026 at the Vergottis Cultural Centre in Kourkoumelata, with two concerts open to the public...
Read MoreSummer program 2013
Summer 2013 plans have been finalized and are ready to share! We have planned twelve (12) concerts in total, starting July 5 and ending July 27. There are eight (8) chamber music events during the first two weeks and four (4) opera-song recitals during the last week of our musical summer. Our concerts will present...
Read MorePress release – jigsaw players
We are pleased to announce the musical collaboration of the Focas-Cosmetatos and G&M Vergottis Foundations! Six young musicians from six different countries—all international prize winners, members of prestigious orchestras (London Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra), and/or internationally renowned chamber music ensembles—have traveled from London for three concerts: More information and ticket sales:Focas-Cosmetatos Foundation tel: 26710.26595G&M Vergottis Foundation...
Read MorePress release – 2013 summer music program
The eclectic, extremely interesting and pluralistic summer events program of the “George and Mari Vergoti” Public Benefit Foundation, based in Kourkoumelata, Kefalonia, promises musical encounters of high aesthetics and prestige this year as well. The programming of the events has been done in such a way as to meet the following prerequisites: To hold recitals...
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Press release – 2013 national entrance exams
Yesterday’s concert at Kourkoumelata was a double celebration of the “excellents”. It began with the amazing concert of the Olympus Trio, a young chamber music group consisting of Regi Papa (violin), Ben Capps (cello) and Konstantinos Vallianato (piano) – who are proud of their origins, as the name of the group “Olympus” indicates (Ben Capps’...
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