2025 03 31 Classical meets modern I

Konstantinos Terzakis, one of our most active and popular young Greek conductors, has already distinguished himself in demanding international competitions and appeared on the podium of important European orchestras. For this, his Athens State Orchestra debut, he will be conducting Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony, a piece which starkly captures Scotland's grey, melancholy and often wild landscape and the range of emotions it gives rise to. We look forward with especial interest to the performance of the outstanding trumpet soloist Dimitris Gogas in the Divertimento by Charalambos Kanas, one of the finest Greek composers of our era, whose music combines the cerebral with the emotional in a clear and consistent way.