From Prague to Leningrad - Slavic Soul II
The “Prague” Symphony was named after the city in which it received its premiere performance and has enjoyed a reputation ever since as one of the great Austrian classicist's most magnificent works. Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony was premiered exactly a century and a half later in Leningrad; a masterful blending of modernist cerebrality and genuine sentiment, the symphony is an equally impressive achievement. Both works will be conducted by the Indonesian maestro, Adrian Prabava, a rising star on the music scene.
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The joy of living - Slavic Soul I
This opening concert introduces one of the two main thematic threads running through the Athens State Orchestra's concerts this season: works by Slavic composers from central and eastern Europe. The orchestra's new artistic director, Stefanos Tsialis, conducts two celebrated symphonic works by the great Czech composer Antonín Dvorák along with the lyrical first piano concerto by the 'poet of the piano', Frédéric Chopin, with the ever-fascinating pianist Thodoris Tzovanakis.
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An Alpine Symphony
The Athens State Orchestra hosts the Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra of Constance, in which Vassilis Christopoulos serves as chief conductor since 2005 . In the first part of the concert the German orchestra will play the majestic Symphony No.41 "Jupiter", which represents the peak of Mozart's symphonic creation . In the second part the two orchestras, joined together in a large ensemble, will present Richard Strauss "Alpine Symphony", honoring the 150th anniversary since the birth of the great German composer .
Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra of Constance
Athens State Orchestra
The Gold Rush
Herodion turns into an amazing open air cinema in favor of the public which will enjoy the projection of a masterpiece, Charlie Chaplin's silent movie "The Gold Rush" (1925), while Athens State Orchestra under the musical direction of Miltos Logiadis will play live the music that Chaplin himself had composed especially for his film.
Concert at Trikala
Due to high demand for tickets, an extra concert will be held the same day, at 11.30 a.m.