“With his conducting the music breaths, transitions and dynamics work effortlessly and instead of big gestures, Tartanis uses minimalist movements with his head or shoulder to communicate and to transform the music, which reminds of Leonard Bernstein. Thus the conductor himself becomes the “Winter Daydream”, that enchants everyone in the hall. An extraordinary concert ends with monumental applause and beguiling bravi-calls. ”
Passauer Neue Presse - Carola Baumann-Moritz
"All strings are being pulled by the competent and extremely diligent conductor Ektoras Tartanis, who led compellingly, with care and great sensitivity, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Freiburg, that played outstandingly.”
Badische Zeitung - Johannes Adam
In this concert a program with two huge pieces of modern Russian symphonic music will be presented. The star guest is Nicolas Altstadt performing the tremendously demanding “Sinfonia Concertante” by Sergei Prokofiev.
The opera house of Freiburg presents the German premiere of Poul Ruders opera, composed in 1998 and based on the eponymous bestselling dystopian novel by Margaret Atwoods.
The opera house of Freiburg presents the German premiere of Poul Ruders opera, composed in 1998 and based on the eponymous bestselling dystopian novel by Margaret Atwoods.
“The Macbeth of Freiburg is a musical revelation. Everything is balanced out perfectly, as it is rarely the case."
SWR2 - Bernd Künzig
The Union of Greek Critics reward Ektoras Tartanis with the „Young Artist of the Year“ award for the season 2022/23.