Mahler Cycle IX
Now something of a favourite with Athenian audiences, the veteran Slovenian conductor Uroš Lajovic will this year conduct the great Austrian Romantic symphonist's Third Symphony. The Third hymns nature in both its idyllic and wilder, more dionysian, forms. As in most of Mahler's symphonies, the detailed "magnifying glass" of the composer's conception achieves a singular balance between his intricate rhetorical devices and a profound lyricism which is both simple and unaffected.
New Year’s Gala 2019
Music-lovers' enthusiastic response to the opera galas we have staged in recent years to celebrate the coming New Year has made it an integral part of Athens’ festive season. Under the baton of the celebrated maestro Anastasios Symeonidis, distinguished opera singers demonstrate their talents in popular arias and duets from the world of Italian opera.
Christmas concert 2019
The Athens State Orchestra contributes to the festive spirit of the holiday season with a performance of one of JS Bach's most popular works, the Christmas Oratorio. The Oratorio is less focused on telling the story of the Nativity than it is on conveying the spirit of Christ's arrival in the world and spreading its eternal message of joy. An introspective work with moments of grandeur, the Oratorio proves that existential joy doesn’t need to shout to draw attention to itself... Under the baton of George Petrou, outstanding singers from Greece and abroad invite us to enjoy this Christmas with the requisite beauty and spirituality.
Musical promenades at the Museums III - America
Any talk of American music inevitably calls jazz to mind, thanks to the power of allusion. And this 'black music’ really did leave an indelible mark on the work of many American composers of serious —and other forms of— music. In the run-up to Christmas, the Athens State Orchestra's dynamic Woodwind Quintet performs acknowledged masterpieces of American music whose vivacity and brio are completely in tune with the festive season.
Leonidas Kavakos with the A.S.O – Offer of Music and Musical Offer 2019-2020 08-12-2019
Appearances by Leonidas Kavakos are now a global musical event. In Greece, especially when times are hard, pride comes with expectation. Leonidas Kavakos wants to bring high-quality music to the Greek provinces. For the fourth consecutive year, Kavakos joins forces with the Athens State Orchestra, with whom his connection runs long and deep, waiving his fee to help the Orchestra meet its many financial obligations. The proceeds from the concerts will be donated to charity.
Leonidas Kavakos with the A.S.O – Offer of Music and Musical Offer 2019-2020 06-12-2019
Appearances by Leonidas Kavakos are now a global musical event. In Greece, especially when times are hard, pride comes with expectation. Leonidas Kavakos wants to bring high-quality music to the Greek provinces. For the fourth consecutive year, Kavakos joins forces with the Athens State Orchestra, with whom his connection runs long and deep, waiving his fee to help the Orchestra meet its many financial obligations. The proceeds from the concerts will be donated to charity.
Past and present writings
One of the Athens State Orchestra's most active ensembles, METALLON has been a consistent and high-quality presence on the concert scene in recent years. For their concert in the Mitropoulos Hall, they have decided to spotlight their technical and interpretative qualities by applying them to different parts of the repertoire. The Corfiote tuba player, Vikentios Gionanidis, who enjoys a glittering career on the European musical stage, is both the visible and invisible protagonist of the concert in his roles as conductor and orchestrator.
70 years since the death of Nikos Skalkottas – Concert within the Skalkottas convention
As we near the end of Skalkottas Year, we return once again to the work of the great Greek exponent of the 20th-century musical avant-garde. The young double bassist, Michael Semsis, already the first principal bassist of the legendary Gewandhaus orchestra, performs Skalkottas’ staggeringly demanding Concerto, while Stephen Tsialis presents parts of his largely unknown Second Suite. The programme includes the premiere of the symphonic work "Neottian", which won the admiration of the jury in the international “Nikos Skalkottas” composition competition.