Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9
On March 26th, 1827, great Ludwig van Beethoven passes away in Vienna. On this day, two hundred years after, Athens honors this landmark music anniversary with the sounds of the most recognizable, the most beloved, imposing and maybe his most revolutionary symphonic work. Conducted by a true “initiated” in Beethoven’s aesthetics, Christoph Poppen , the Athens State Orchestra and its excellent collaborators, bring us at the peak of Beethoven’s Art, to meet the most dramatic, sincere and direct music expression of all aspects of human existence and it’s supreme ideals!
Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 4
German soloist, Nils Mönkemeyer, has been successfully contributing for years to the broadening of viola repertoire, either by bringing to light forgotten works of the past, or by presenting new ones. That’s also happening in this concert, the premiere of Konstantia Gourzi’s new work. One of the most active and multidimentional conductors of the German music field (and beyond!), Giorgos Ziavras, bends over Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 4 with the detailed and transcending spirit that always characterizes him, promising to lead the Athens State Orchestra to one more stunning performance.
Journey to the Centre of Music - Rondo
A series of interactive concerts aiming to shed light to all this that connects the modern audience with timeless symphonic music, bringing the latter closer to those who are not acquainted therewith, as well as to its most fanatic audience. Videos, Speeches and Music interact by dramatizing each time the portrait of a different symphonic musical genre. Known and unknown historical information, personal stories, concealed symbolisms and patterns and the magic of the works' structure, presented in a delightful way.
Journey to the Centre of Music - Rondo
A series of interactive concerts aiming to shed light to all this that connects the modern audience with timeless symphonic music, bringing the latter closer to those who are not acquainted therewith, as well as to its most fanatic audience. Videos, Speeches and Music interact by dramatizing each time the portrait of a different symphonic musical genre. Known and unknown historical information, personal stories, concealed symbolisms and patterns and the magic of the works' structure, presented in a delightful way.
Bronfman - Rachmaninoff
A true piano legend, the Israeli-American Yefim Bronfman, is competing, as he has done several times in his great and triumphing career, with the “peak” of piano concerts, famous Rachmaninoff’s Concerto no. 3. His, mature and lasting aesthetic experience is completed by the vitality and the vision of a young, talented conductor, Dionysis Grammenos, thus producing an unforgettable result. Subsequently, tension is prolonged and expanded by Béla Bartók’s famous Concerto for Orchestra; beyond any doubt, one of the most brilliant symphonic works of the 20th century.
Valentine’s concert
For the Athens State Orchestra, the evening of February 14 is not just a celebration for people in love, but also another invitation to share the emotion that only live music can offer. On the occasion of Valentine's Day and in co-production with Megaron the Athens Concert Hall, we collaborate with one of the most beloved Greek performers for a concert dedicated to the power of love and music. The distinctive voice and unique stage presence of Marios Frangoulis meet the sound of the symphony orchestra under the direction of the fast-rising Konstantinos Alexopoulos, offering a musical experience that appeals to classical music lovers and song lovers.
Shostakovich's Symphony no. 10
Some people believe that Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 10 is a dramatic music description of the hard times of Stalinism; others believe that it is a work transmitting profound feelings regardless of the time’s political conditions. Nobody will ever know the truth, but there’s one certain thing: this symphony is equally moving no matter the times it is performed. Its dark and luminous sides are highlighted by the technically and expressively precise and robust baton of the conductor Michalis Oikonomou, subsequently to his collaboration with the established soloist, Natalia Michailidou in the renown composer, Michalis Travlos’s Piano concert.
Seasons: Four
The active Spanish conductor, Antonio Mendez, has built strong artistic links with many of the top Europe orchestras; we hope that the same will happen with the Athens State Orchestra. For his debut in Athens, he chose major symphonic works of the beginning of Schubert’s and Mendelssohn’s Romanticism. The repertoire is completed by The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, composed by the famous Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla, featuring the Spanish violinist of Peruvian origin, Leticia Moreno, renown for her explosive temperament and the evocative dynamism of her performance.
Journey to the Centre of Music – Sacred Music
A series of interactive concerts aiming to shed light to all this that connects the modern audience with timeless symphonic music, bringing the latter closer to those who are not acquainted therewith, as
well as to its most fanatic audience. Videos, Speeches and Music interact by dramatizing each time the portrait of a different symphonic musical genre. Known and unknown historical information, personal stories, concealed symbolisms and patterns and the magic of the works' structure, presented in a delightful way.0150
Journey to the Centre of Music – Sacred Music
A series of interactive concerts aiming to shed light to all this that connects the modern audience with timeless symphonic music, bringing the latter closer to those who are not acquainted therewith, as
well as to its most fanatic audience. Videos, Speeches and Music interact by dramatizing each time the portrait of a different symphonic musical genre. Known and unknown historical information, personal stories, concealed symbolisms and patterns and the magic of the works' structure, presented in a delightful way.