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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We and the world ΙΙ
Brahms's Third Symphony and Ravel's piano Concerto are two compositions that are among the most important in the symphonic repertoire. Soloist for the piano Concertois the very promising and multi-awarded pianist Alexia Mouza. The concert ends with two symphonic preludes composed by the Greek composer Dimitrios Levidis, which are performed by the Athens State Orchestra again, sixty years later.
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Hollywood's German sound
What we recognize as 'Hollywood's sound' owes a lot to European composers who offered their inspiration to the 'Mecca of the Cinematography', creating immortal melodies for immortal movies. The Athens State Orchestra 'wears her best suite' and reminds us of some of those, guided by Europe's most important Maestro for music for the cinematography.
Greek Roots
It is with great pride that the Athens State Orchestra represents our Nation to the very important international Ghent Festival of Flanders. As an ambassador of the Greek musical creation, it interprets emblematic works by Nikos Skalkottas and Mikis Theodorakis under Stefanos Tsialis's baguette. The concert's programme is completed by popular pieces of the international repertoire; among them, George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, where the multi-awarded Bulgarian pianist Evgeni Bozhanov will be the soloist.