2024 10 18 Leonskaja gets the new season underway
Fri. 18 October 2024 20:30
Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall
Beethoven and Schumann number among those composers whose great works spirit us back to the wellspring of musical beauty and breathe new life into the response of every musician and philosopher to the eternal question: "Why is Music a supreme expression of the human spirit?". Landmarks in the world repertoire like Beethoven's dramatic Third Piano Concerto and Schumann's melodically fresh "Spring" Symphony, along with the atmospheric overture to Weber's opera Oberon, are ideal vehicles for ensuring a truly glorious start to the new artistic season—all the more so when they are performed by the brilliant and legendary Georgian piano virtuoso, Elisabeth Leonskaja, and conducted by the celebrated and highly experienced maestro and artistic director of the Athens State Orchestra, Lukas Karytinos!
19:30, free introductory speech by Titos Gouvelis for ticket holders
Event Programme
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
(1770–1827)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
ROBERT SCHUMANN
(1810–1856)
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38, the "Spring Symphony"
CARL MARIA VON WEBER
(1786–1826)
Oberon, overture for orchestra
Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall
Ticket price: 60€, 45€, 35€, 25€ and 15€ (concessions)
Advance ticket sale: Tuesday, 25 July
Event Programme
Featuring
CONDUCTOR
Lukas Karytinos
SOLOIST
Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano