The free man
With the kind support of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Athens
Fri. 01 March 2019 20:30
Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall
Anyone who fell in love with Richard Bach's novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull would be well advised to listen to the new work by Christos Papageorgiou which was inspired by it. Another free and revolutionary hero of world literature, Nietzsche's Zarathustra, provided the imaginative spark Richard Strauss needed to compose one of the most important symphonic works of Late Romanticism. The former artistic director of the ASO, Vasilis Christopoulos, returns to the podium to conduct the rapidly up-and-coming Czech violinist Jan Mráček in Brahms' Concerto.
19:45 Free introductory speech by Titos Gouvelis for ticket holders
Event Programme
RICHARD STRAUSS
(1864–1949)
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30
JOHANNES BRAHMS
(1833–1897)
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
CHRISTOS PAPAGEORGIOU
(b. 1967)
Jonathan's journey
Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall
Ticket price: 25€, 15€, 10€ and 5€ (concessions)
Advance sale: 14/9/2018
Event Programme
Featuring
CONDUCTOR
Vassilis Christopoulos
SOLOIST
Jan Mrácek, violin