The Molyvos International Music Festival is celebrating its 10th birthday! The chamber music festival founded by the two pianists Danae and Kiveli Dörken on the Greek island of Lesbos has managed to establish itself as one of the most beautiful and inspired festivals in Southern Europe, despite all the non-musical challenges of the last ten years. With passion, creative ideas and equally committed allies, the two sisters have succeeded in bringing together top stars such as Lars Vogt, Christian Tetzlaff and Marlis Petersen as well as Europe’s young musical talent for chamber concerts, Musical Moments in the old town and various educational projects in Molyvos. The birthday edition presents artists such as Simon Bode, Antje Weithaus and Noé Inui as well as a world premiere by Lucas Thanos.
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FESTIVAL 2026 – ΕΥΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΑ
12 – 19 August 2026, Molyvos International Music Festival
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Danae & Kiveli Dörken, piano & artistic director / Antje Weithaas, violin / Clemence de Forceville, violin / Tomoko Akasaka, viola / Benedict Kloeckner, cello / Sebastian Manz, clarinet / Pascal Schumacher, percussion and many more
The pianist sisters Danae and Kiveli Dörken will host the Molyvos International Music Festival on the island of Lesbos for the twelfth time. This year’s theme is “Bliss | ΕΥΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΑ,” featuring 16 events at unique open-air venues. Highlights of the chamber music festival program include, among others, the Philip Glass homage “Glass for Two,” a choral work by Sven Helbig, as well as a world premiere by Christos Papageorgiou.
Works by J. S. Bach, N. Paganini, E. Ysaÿe, S. Helbig, C. Papageorgiou, L. v. Beethoven, R. Schumann, P. Glass and many more
