The 5th Square Festival in Neapoli, Lassithi, is dedicated to the Lute, an instrument that became a symbol of Cretan music.
The festival features live concerts from famous lute players of Crete and Greece every evening from Friday August 3 to Sunday August 4, 2019.
PROGRAMME OF THE 5TH SQUARE FESTIVAL-2019
(all concerts start at 20.30)
FRIDAY AUGUST 2nd - VRISALAKI SQUARE
Cristos Zotos - Greek Lute
Vasilis Smanis - Greek Lute
Kiriakos Gouventas - Violin
Babel Trio: Dimitris Sideris - Electric Lute, Michalis Avlonitis – Bass, Trikalero - Drums
Giorgis Stavrakakis - Cretan Lute
Giorgis Vardas - Cretan Lute
Damianos Mavrakis - Cretan Lute
Sifis Apostolakis - Percussion
SATURDAY AUGUST 3nd - VERDUN SQUARE
Giorgis Manolakis - Cretan Lute
Charalabis Paraskakis - Cretan Lute
Stefanos Kouroupakis - Double Bass
Nikolas Christopoulos - Percussion
Charis Laurijsen - Cretan Lute
Giannis Sfakianos - Cretan Lute/Cretan Lyra
Manolis Apostolakis - Vocals
Kostis Avissinos - Cretan Lute
Giorgos Papaioannou - Violin
Maritzia Katsouna - Percussion
SUNDAY AUGUST 4th - VERDUN SQUARE
Giorgis Xilouris (Psarogiorgis) - Cretan Lute
Achilleas Persidis - Lute
Giorgos Limakis - Lute/Guitar
Zacharias Spiridakis - Cretan Lyra
Dimitris Koliakoudakis - Guitar
Alekos Fanourakis - Cretan Lute
Kostis Makakis - Cretan Lute/Cretan Lyra