This ten-day course is aimed at instrument students of all ages and offers lectures, lessons, daily practice and rehearsal and a final performance.

Guest performance by the Theatrini Center for Culture and Arts

The instructors of the Flute, Bassoon and Piano Course will perform chamber music for flute and piano.

The participants of the Flute, Bassoon and Piano course will perform in collaboration with the instructors.

Professor Maria Emma Meligopoulou will lead a 5-day experiential workshop for school choir conductors and teachers.

Relax in the picturesque village of Horto and participate with others in a jazz music jam through spontaneous “musical conversations” focused on creativity and having fun.

Music Performance by Natalia Kotsani, piano and vocal with the participation of Vangelis Zografos, contrabass and Ross Daly, lyre

A series of 9 movies, documentaries at the open air cinema of Horto Theatre

Music performance by Eftichia Mitritsa, voice and Takis Farazis, piano

MARIA THOIDOU vocals
BARBARA SAUTER violin, vocals
CHARIS G. KAVALLIERATOS guitar
MICHALIS SOULAKIS double bass

Nicholas Spanos, counter-tenor, joins Yiorgo Tsiardakas, flute and Anastasios Strikos, piano on stage to share their passion for music. Supported by the Austrian Embassy in Athens.

This Masterclass is offered by internationally renowned countertenor Nicholas Spanos and pianist Anastasios Strikos with the aim of mentoring the next generation of musicians.

The Plaza Ensemble quartet with Elsa Mouratidou will perform a program of cinema and traditional music from a diversity of European countries.

Music by Charles Mingus with the Fables of Mingus ensemble led by Martin Zenker

Philipp Amelung with his Camerata Vocalis join Aristotle Univercity choir and choristers from around Europe at a week long course on choral music that lead to the final concert at Horto Theatre.

The participants of the Hortus Canticus 2026 course, directed by Philipp Amelung, will perform a program of choral music in several languages.

Art of Devising seminars focus on skill-building through physical and vocal music scores, montage dramaturgy, and “dance of the soul” approaches. This intensive workshop will suit those who are ready to encompass boundaries. A less intensive version of this workshop for people aged 50+ has been created.
Sanja Krsmanović Tasić, director/choreographer/pedagogue, created the “ecology of the soul” methodology upon which these workshops are based. Trained by Odin Teatret, Peter Brook associates, Grotowski actors, and others, Sanja leads DAH Teatar, Hleb Teatar, festivals, and global projects throughout Europe.

Final performance of the theatrical seminar led by Sanja Tasić

Horto is one of the places that the Centaur International Film Festival which is organized by the Municipality of South Pelion will take place.

Apostolis Mitras, violin – Irene Barouta, cello – Panos Galanopoulos, piano

Villanelle, Aria and Dance music in the 17th century 

Nicholas Spanos – singing 

Johanna Seitz – harp, basso continuo

Elisabeth Seitz – psalterio

Jörg Meder – Viola da gamba, Violone

Final concert of the early music workshop

Final performance of the 3 days meeting of 3 choral groups

Bilini-Moraitis, singing & viella, percussion – Dimitris Kountouras, medieval flutes – Elektra Miliadou, viella

with works by Beethoven and Brahms Maria Efstratiadis, piano – Vanessa Athanasiou, violin – Elli Filippou, cello