Love stories
Love, passion, sacrifice, disappointment, enthusiasm and the ecstasy that follows, have always been at the epicenter of the seventh Art. The Athens State Orchestra, under Vladimiros Simeonidis's baguette, reminds us sensual, familiar melodies from beloved films that sealed their time -and not only.
Without crowns and pointe shoes!
Undoubtably, many of the melodies that have been composed for operas and ballets are irresistably charming. Let's discover them once more, through their transcriptions for wood quintet, as they're interepreted by five eminent musicians of the Athens State Orchestra.
We and the world V
The Athens State Orchestra welcomes Stathis Karapanos, the young flutist, winner of the competition "Urs Ruttimann", who interprets the splendid Concerto of the Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. Charles Olivieri-Munroe, the famous canadian conductor, will lead the orchestra to the interpretation of a mystic piece composed by Nezeritis and of Dvorac's very popular seventh symphony.
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New year's concert
Arias and orchestral excerpts from beloved operas created by Mozart -The Magic Flute, Rossini -The Barber of Seville, Puccini -Madama Butterfly, La Bohème. Many possibilities, many choices...
The Merry Widow
The Athens Concert Hall, in collaboration with the Athens State Orchestra present in the Athenian audience Franz Lehar's famous and beloved operette 'The Merry Widow', under the baguette of the experienced Maestro, Miltos Logiadis. Melodies and waltzes, humor, unpredictable events, offer a special mood in the spirit of Christmas.
Treasures known and unknown I
Every new contact with pieces we know and love is refreshing, but meeting pieces less familiar is equally exiting. The Athens State Orchestra tries to offer this double pleasure to its audience, under the baguette of Stefanos Tsialis, interpreting Beethoven's Overture to 'King Stephen' (not without a humoristic connotation...) and Symphony No. 9, with the collaboration of famous lyric artists.
Δωρεάν εισαγωγική ομιλία για τους κατόχους εισιτηρίων
Musical promenades at the Museums I
The very active Athens String Quartet presents two famous masterpieces of chamber music with the collaboration of the distinguished pianist, Stefanos Nasos.
Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs
Symphonic music and orchestra meet two very appreciated stories. Narration and music in a harmonious relation, created by the awarded British composer Paul Patterson.
At the threshold of the 20th century I
The Athens State Orchestra initiates an ambitious dedication to the colossal Symphonies of Gustav Mahler, which will be extended to the next three years. A particularly appreciated by the Greek audience conductor, Juraj Valcuh, premieres the dedication with the Symphony no. 9. It is worth mentioning that Juraj Valcuha offers his services without personal profit, in a will to support the Orchestra. We thank the Maestro.
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We and the world III
Mihkel Kutson, an Estonian dynamic conductor interprets a famous piece of Antiohos Evangelatos, our great composer, as well as Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 2 in his first appearance with the Athens State Orchestra. Our acknowledged clarinetist Spyros Mourikiis, promises an equally shiny interpretation of Nielsen's concert, a benchmark when it comes to clarinet's repertoire.
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