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of HRH Crown Prince Alexander II
CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE AT HUMANITARIAN EVENT IN
ATHENS FOR LIFELINE HELLAS
Athens, 26 October 2009 – A humanitarian event
took place last night in Athens organized by
Lifeline Hellas Humanitarian
Organization at the “Β & Μ
Theocharakis Foundation for Fine Arts & Music”, under the
auspice and in the presence of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Katherine and joined by her daughter Mrs Alison Andrews.
The aim of this humanitarian event is to help the
urgent modernization of delivery rooms in Serbian hospitals
supporting the “Safe Delivery” project. The programme study is been
undertaken by the Serbian Medical Committee of the HRH Princess
Katherine Foundation with the collaboration of doctors from
hospitals in Serbia.
It was a unique and enjoyable event, which
included a visit to the important painting exhibition held at the “Β
& Μ Theocharakis Foundation for Fine Arts & Music” titled “Alekos
Fassianos – Tassis Papaioannou, Colour and Light in Painting and
Architecture”. The coupling of painting and architecture,
masterfully achieved by the highly acclaimed painter Alekos
Fassianos and the well known professor of Architecture at the
National Technical University of Athens, Tassis Papaioannou
represents the central axis of this exhibition that functions on
many levels.
Following the visit to the painting exhibition a
concert for violin and piano was performed where everyone had the
pleasure to enjoy two exceptional musicians. Songs were performed by
Aggeliki Kathariou, who sings a wide range of operatic and symphonic
repertoire at venues including Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw, Megaron
Athens Concert Hall, Opéra National du Rhin, Τhe Pharos Trust,
Culturgest Hall (Lisbon), York National Centre of Early Music, Cité
de la Musique (Paris), Budapest Spring Festival, Festival
International de Marseille, Ferrara Festival, Odeon Herodes Atticus,
Festival de la Roque d’Anthéron. Aggeliki Kathariou also performs
extensively in numerous concerts of contemporary music. The piano
was played by Dimitris Yiakas who studied at the National
Conservatory in Athens, he continued his education at the Ecole
Normale de Musiques de Paris (piano, chamber music and piano
coaching (formation de chef de chant) and had lessons in vocal
accompaniment with Dalton Baldwin. Later he took up a position as a
coach at the Paris Opera, where he remained until 1991. He worked
many times as coach at the Opera de Lyon at the invitation of Kent
Nagano. In Athens he became one of the principal collaborators of
the Greek National Opera and the Megaron Athens Concert Hall. He has
coached the singers for world Premieres of many operas written by
Greek composers. The two artists seduced the audience who enjoyed
the musical notes that flooded the auditorium. A reception followed
in the Café Merlin of the “Β & Μ Theocharakis Foundation for Fine
Arts & Music”.
Among the attendees were: Η.Ε. the Ambassador of
Serbia in Greece, Mr. Dragan Zupanjevic and his wife Mrs Borjana,
the former Minister and Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Mr
Panayiotopoulos Panos, the President of the Association of Chinese
People for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Mr. Chen Haosu and his
wife Dr Zhao Qin, the Vice president of the Association of Chinese
People for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Mr Dong Kaijan, the
Director of the Association Mr Felix Hao Zhonqwei, the Vice
president of Fujian University of Chinese Medicine, Mr Candong Li,
Mrs. Jiang Zhu Professor of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,
Mrs Melina Skourti from the Melina Merkouri Foundation, a member of
the Board of Directors of Malina Merkouri Foundation Mr Spyros
Merkouris with his wife, Mr. Dimitris Tsitouras, Mrs. Lisa Evert,
Mrs Alexandra Evert, the famous Greek architect Mr Tassis
Papaioannou, the famous Greek painter Mr. Fassianos Alekos with his
wife Mariza.
The Greek companies who supported this event for
the “Safe Deliver” project were: Motor Oil, OTE Academy, Eurobank
EFG, Emporiki Bank, ANT1 Group, Winery Jelić, The B & M Theocharakis
Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music, Platis Catering.
Additional donations were given by: Mrs
Ayiostratiti Efi, Mrs Vakaki Elpida, Mrs Vafia Ninetta, Mrs
Birdiridis Katerina, Mrs Ebeirikou Maria, Mrs Ebeirikou Lila, Mrs
Kontoverou Kiki, Mr Kyratsous Thanassis, Mr Lykiardopoulos Antonis,
Mrs Mahaira Christine, Mrs Fleur Potamianos, Mrs Panayiotopoulos
Litsa, Mrs Aspassia Ralli, Mrs Skalistiri Katerina, Mrs Stathi Mary,
Mr Trikardos Ioannis, Mrs. Falierou Eva.
There were also anonymous donations.
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