2021.07.07
The Athens State Orchestra returns with particular pleasure this summer too at the idyllic place of Zografou Villa, offering to the audience a musical soiree dedicated to the charming Opera. Two rising stars of the Greek scene, soprano Vassia Alati and conductor Katia Molfesi, interpret famous and beloved arias and orchestral excerpts of German and French operas and operettas, while the programme comes to an end with Bedrich Smetana's symphonic masterpiece "Vltava" (The Moldau).
Athens State Orchestra's Soloists: A sideways look at Classicism 29.05.2021
Four musical eras, four composers who transcend time and place. A concert. A musical journey from the baroque of Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni to the jazz of Aaron Copland. And from Serge Koussevitzky’s work with its romantic and classical influences to the early romanticism of Franz Schubert.
Athens Festival 2021 24 06 2021
If any pianist today can be considered a worthy descendant of the stars of piano's golden age, that pianist is undoubtedly Daniil Trifonov. His spectacular virtuosity, coupled with his deeply expressive interpretations, guarantees a stirring rendition of Rachmaninov's evergreen Second Concerto. With the celebrated maestro Lukas Karytinos providing firm direction from the podium, the Athens State Orchestra will also perform Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony, which is often called “Shostakovich’s classical symphony” in recognition of its density, translucence and freshness. The concert will end with Giorgos Koumendakis’ atmospheric The pedal tone for a child, a work inspired by the priceless musical heritage of Byzantium.
10 04 2021 Dancing…
Easter concert 2021
Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons underscore spring's optimistic message that life will always win out. And it certainly isn’t by chance that the work is one of the most popular in European serious music. It is a piece that moves with its power and joie de vivre, with its images from life turned into sounds and sounds which become images of life. In a work that was ground-breaking for the late baroque era in which it was written, with the violin and the strings in the starring roles. Solo violins: Giorgos Mandilas and Nikos Mandilas. On the podium: Pantelis Kogiamis.
Athens State Orchestra's Soloists 20.03.2021
The fourth concert in the ASO’s Soloists Cycle, the programme opens with Dmitri Shostakovich's original First Concerto for Cello in E flat major, with our Assistant Principal Cello, Angelos Liakakis, undertaking the emotionally charged solo part. The evening culminates in Robert Schumann's Fourth Symphony in D minor, a composition which stands out for the unity of its conception, being played without pauses between its sections, but also for its transition from a dramatic and anguished atmosphere to a mood of surging optimism and joy. On the podium, the Artistic Director of the Athens State Orchestra, Loukas Karytinos.
Athens State Orchestra's Soloists 20.02.2021
How often do we wonder what sort of music Haydn or Mozart would have written if they'd lived in the 20th century? The enfant terrible of Russian serious music, Sergei Prokofiev, provided a convincing answer to that question with his glitteringly fresh First Symphony. This concert in his honour features three orchestral instruments we rarely have the opportunity to enjoy in a solo role: the proud French horn, the tenebrous tuba, and the robust double bass. Three of our musicians at the height of their powers enjoy showcasing the better -and lesser- known charms of these instruments under the baton of the distinguished maestro Stathis Soulis.
Athens State Orchestra's Soloists 23-01-2021
The Athens State Orchestra, under the baton of Romanos Papazoglou, interprets works by Cécile Chaminade, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Dmitri Shocstakovitch. Mihalis Ramos performs as soloist in Chaminade's flute concertino and Apollon Grammatikopoulos in Mozart's 3rd violin concerto. The programme ends with Dmitri Shostakovitch's suite for "Hamlet".
