Musical Promenades at the Museums - French perfume

Few months after the astonishing interpretation of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time in the Byzantine and Christian Museum, the Athens State Orchestra returns to this historical place with a concert dedicated to the French musical heritage. This time, the Athens State Orchestra's Woodwind Quintet interprets famous and pioneering compositions: A programme where Bizet’s Carmen comes after Debussy’s “Petite Suite” and where Bozza’s Scherzo, Ibert’s Three Short Pieces and Poulenc’s “Sextet for wind quintet and piano” follow, creating a musical bridge which will transport us in Paris’s charming quartiers by the Seine.

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Mahler Cycle VII

For the fourth consecutive year, the Athens State Orchestra will continue to work towards its ambitious and supremely timely goal of performing every Gustav Mahler symphony. In this outing, the great Austrian composer's colossal Seventh Symphony, a long and in every sense adventurous musical journey through the Night, will unfold under the 'wise' baton of the celebrated Slovenian conductor Uroš Lajovic, on its way to its 'sunlit' metaphysical finale.

19:45 Free introductory speech by Haralambos Gogios for ticket holders

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Musical promenades at the museums - The three Bs

As in previous years, important Athens museums will be hosting chamber music concerts featuring Athens State Orchestra ensembles. Fittingly, the first stop on this musical and museological venture will be the Acropolis Museum, where the dynamic and experienced Athens String Quartet will join forces with the distinguished clarinettist Spyros Mourikis to perform works by classical music's "Holy Trinity": Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.

On this day, visitors will be able to stroll through the Parthenon Gallery from 5.30 p.m. onwards, where Archaeologist-Hosts will be available to the public, and at 6:00 p.m. they can follow the music concert.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.
Music of Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saens, Henry Purcell and John Williams. 

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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.

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