European Music Day - 2018
For the past 36 years, European Music Day has united millions of people through thousands of events in over 700 cities. The Athens State Orchestra, for this year's celebration, chooses to promote Nikos Skalkottas,, presenting works of the emblematic composer for the Greek but also for the international musical vanguard in the Athens Concert Hall gardens, conducted by the Orchestra's artistic Director, Stefanos Tsialis.
Free entrance
The Life Aquatic - a tribute to David Bowie
Brazilian songwriter and singer of samba, rock, soul and funk, Seu Jorge, and the Athens State Orchestra, perform a special tribute to David Bowie while recreating the set of The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou on stage. At the Great Lawn Stage, you will have the chance to listen to some of Bowie's greatest hits in Portuguese, as performed in Wes Anderson's movie.
The Young Musicians’ Academy of the Athens State Orchestra performs chamber music
Within the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Athens State Orchestra, we planned a week full of events, in which we wanted to concentrate the whole action of the Orchestra. During this “festival”, ensembles of the Young Musicians’ Academy of the Athens State Orchestra will take a “Musical Promenade” in the premises of our main partner and journey companion in this cycle, the Benaki Museum - 138 Pireos str, where they will perform masterpieces of chamber music.
During the 2nd part of the concert pieces for flute, clarinet, woodwind, brass and percussion will be performed.
Musical promenades at the Museums X - Dancing
We, five friends, decided to travel. To take our music with us and to extend it in time. Short term and long term. And to take you with us. Kavafis says that “when you dance, you write on Earth what your soul wants to tell”. On the other side, music talks to the soul and raises spirit and emotion. Hence, we married time to dance and we invite you in this multidimensional journey.
The Athens State Orchestra String Quintet “Quintarco”
Nikos Mandylas, violin
Marina Haralambides, violin
Iris Louka, viola
Vania Papadimitriou, cello
Takis Kapogiannis, double bass
Nikos Mandylas, violin
Marina Haralambides, violin
Iris Louka, viola
Vania Papadimitriou, cello
Takis Kapogiannis, double bass
Man and Nature III - 100 years since the death of Claude Debussy
Beloved moments of the French symphonic repertoire, milestones of the musical impressionism, detailed mosaics of a delicate perfection which sensually arouse our senses, come to life under the direction of the acknowledged Spanish conductor Pedro Halffter. In the middle of this French programme, a cornerstone of soloistic pieces for flute, Ibert’s explosive Concerto, is interpreted by Magali Mosnier, one of the most eminent soloists of the instrument worldwide.
19:45 Free introductory speech for ticket holders
Ending concert for the Brasses’ Atelier of the Athens State Orchestra
In an absolutely celebrating ambience, the Athens State Orchestra ends the -sixth in a row- stage of the Brasses’ Atelier of the Athens State Orchestra with the established yearly ending concert.
During the academic year 2017-2018, the Atelier’s members had the chance to creatively collaborate with the Brass family’s experienced and acknowledged musicians of the Athens State Orchestra, to get educated by them and to enjoy for one more year the pleasure of musical cooperation through teamwork and familiarization with the orchestral repertoire.
It is this mood exactly that they aim to transfer to the audience of their concert, joining their forces in pieces of chamber music for brasses.
During the academic year 2017-2018, the Atelier’s members had the chance to creatively collaborate with the Brass family’s experienced and acknowledged musicians of the Athens State Orchestra, to get educated by them and to enjoy for one more year the pleasure of musical cooperation through teamwork and familiarization with the orchestral repertoire.
It is this mood exactly that they aim to transfer to the audience of their concert, joining their forces in pieces of chamber music for brasses.
Music of Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saens, Henry Purcell and John Williams.
Musical promenades at the Museums - Solo music
Musical harmony in its fullness. Transcendental melodies surpassing limitations… Johann Sebastian Bach, composer of astonishing solo instrument pieces, offers us poetry in expression with his sublime suites. Cello suites contain everything -and everyone…
Within one simple melody line, the deeply spiritual content stands in its fullness. An unrepeatable journey in time, with light luggage, will take place in Acropolis Museum next Sunday. Our guide and soloist, Iris Louka, will perform transcriptions for viola of Bach’s suites, characterized by rare musical structure.
Within one simple melody line, the deeply spiritual content stands in its fullness. An unrepeatable journey in time, with light luggage, will take place in Acropolis Museum next Sunday. Our guide and soloist, Iris Louka, will perform transcriptions for viola of Bach’s suites, characterized by rare musical structure.
Once in a Lifetime
The legendary band will perform for the first time in one of the world’s most beautiful stadiums, the Panathenaic Stadium, the place where the modern Olympic Games revived in 1896 and where every year ends the authentic Marathon race of Athens.
The soiree’s title, “Once in a Lifetime” is not accidental, since the choice of this unique venue isn’t the only surprise! The Athens State Orchestra will open the concert, presenting with symphonic sound for the first time in Greece, some of the greatest hits of the famous rock band. For the first time also, we will have the opportunity to listen to 2 of Scorpions' most famous songs with the participation of a children's choir.
The soiree’s title, “Once in a Lifetime” is not accidental, since the choice of this unique venue isn’t the only surprise! The Athens State Orchestra will open the concert, presenting with symphonic sound for the first time in Greece, some of the greatest hits of the famous rock band. For the first time also, we will have the opportunity to listen to 2 of Scorpions' most famous songs with the participation of a children's choir.
Mikis Theodorakis with Maria Farantouri’s voice
The great performer has sealed with her incomparable voice the struggle for democracy and freedom; her artistic journey has always been indissociably bound with Mikis Theodorakis’s music. The rich symphonic sound along with the deeply lyric and epic character of the great Greek composer releases the musical power of words in Lorca’s, Elyti’s, Seferi’s and Sikelianos’s poetry. One of Greece’s most acknowledged choruses, the one of the Public Power Corporation - Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator, participates in the “March of the Spirit”.
Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush”
Charlie Chaplin’s multidimensional artistic personality, beyond film direction and acting, included music as well. Thus, the 1925’s classic masterpiece’s soundtrack was created much later, in 1942, by Chaplin himself with the assistance of the American film score composer Max Terr and professional orchestrators. The projection of the movie “The Gold Rush”, with live musical accompaniment, offers a unique experience of esthetic delight.
Orchestration: Timothy Brock