Beethoven 250 Years, Herodeion 2020
Concert within the Athens & Epidaurus festival – Fragment
Sat. 08 August 2020 20:30
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Even though this year’s unexpectedly disruptive pandemic stalled all worldwide celebrations for the 250 years since Beethoven’s birth, the Athens State Orchestra, under the baton of its artistic director, distinguished conductor Stefanos Tsialis, will emphatically remind us of this major anniversary, presenting two masterworks of the great German classical composer.
In between the two Beethoven works, the flourishing, exceptionally talented pianist Alexia Mouza will perform Shostakovich’s electrifying Piano Concerto No. 1, in which a biting, often teasing modernist sensibility is masterfully combined with a genuine, touching sentimentalism.
More information on audience arrival times and show starting times as well as advance booking to be announced.
Event Programme
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
(1770–1827)
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Overture to the Ballet 'The Creatures of Prometheus', Op. 43
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906–1975)
Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, Op. 35
Event Programme
Featuring
SOLOISTS
Alexia Mouza, piano
Ioannis Karampetsos, trumpet
