Maestro Yorgos Ziavras to conduct own orchestra at Cologne music festival

Greek maestro Yorgos Ziavras will conduct his own orchestra, ÉRMA Ensemble, at International Acht Brücken (Eight Bridges) Festival in Cologne, on April 30, 2023. The orchestra will perform a selection of contemporary works by Antonio La Spina, Po-Chien Liu, Luca Ricci, and Tom Belkind.

The works competing for the first prize, which will premiere during the April 30th concert include, the "Tre pezzi incoerenti"(Three Incoherent Pieces) by Royal Conservatoire The Hague, graduate Antonio La Spina, "In einem verlassenen Zimmer" (In an abandoned room) by Taiwanese Folkwang University student Po-chien LIU, and "Quando il sole copre le nuvole vien buono" (When the sun covers the clouds it gets dark) by award-winning Italian composer Luca Ricci.

"For ÉRMA and me personally, it is of great importance to continuously support the creation and performance of new music, and to do...