Concert Programme 2015-2016 Archives - Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών https://koa.gr/en/seasons/concert-programme-2015-2016/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:00:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://koa-bucket.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/wordpress/uploads/2025/01/28143430/cropped-icon-2-32x32.png Concert Programme 2015-2016 Archives - Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών https://koa.gr/en/seasons/concert-programme-2015-2016/ 32 32 Kalamata International Dance Festival – Opera gala https://koa.gr/en/events/kalamata-international-dance-festival-opera-gala/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:55:12 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/kalamata-international-dance-festival-opera-gala/ The Athens State Orchestra participates for the first time in the Kalamata International Dance Festival, presenting an Opera Gala with Dimitris […]

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]]> The Athens State Orchestra participates for the first time in the Kalamata International Dance Festival, presenting an Opera Gala with Dimitris Platanias and Yiannis Christopoulos, under the baguette of Miltos Logiadis.

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]]> Concert in Delphi https://koa.gr/en/events/concert-in-delphi/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:55:10 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/concert-in-delphi/ The post Concert in Delphi appeared first on Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών.

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]]> Concert in Koropi https://koa.gr/en/events/concert-in-koropi/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:55:08 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/concert-in-koropi/ The post Concert in Koropi appeared first on Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών.

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]]> Musical promenades at the Museums V https://koa.gr/en/events/musical-promenades-at-the-museums-v/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:54:52 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/musical-promenades-at-the-museums-v/ Zarzuelas, Spanish music and songs. Ines Zikou, the well known mezzo soprano sings some of the most charming creations of […]

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]]> Zarzuelas, Spanish music and songs. Ines Zikou, the well known mezzo soprano sings some of the most charming creations of the Spanish music, in collaboration with the Metallon Quintet, an ensemble created by eminent musicians of the brass and percussion families of the Athens State Orchestra.

Pices created by:
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Agustín Lara (1897-1970)

Metallon – Brass and Percussion Quintet of the Athens State Orchestra:
Panagiotis Kesaris, trumpet
Giannis Karabetsos, trumpet
Konstantinos Siskos, horn
Konstantinos Avgerinos, trombone
Giorgos Rarakos, tuba
Spyros Lambouras, percussion

Ines Zikou, mezzo soprano

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]]> Celebrating Music in the Garden! https://koa.gr/en/events/celebrating-music-in-the-garden/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:54:50 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/celebrating-music-in-the-garden/ For this very special day of the year, the European Music day, in June 21st, and in one of the […]

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]]> For this very special day of the year, the European Music day, in June 21st, and in one of the most convenient for this season places of Athens, the Gardens of Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall, the Athens State Orchestra prepared a programme expressing the joyful message of the day. 

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]]> Celebrating music in Petroupoli https://koa.gr/en/events/celebrating-music-in-petroupoli/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:54:49 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/celebrating-music-in-petroupoli/ A precursory concert for the European Music celebration (21th of June), but also a big concert by itself, is held […]

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]]> A precursory concert for the European Music celebration (21th of June), but also a big concert by itself, is held by the Athens State Orchestra together with the 4th high school of Petroupoli; our friendship with this school started two years ago, within our educational programm “Right to Music”.

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]]> At the threshold of the 20th century III https://koa.gr/en/events/at-the-threshold-of-the-20th-century-iii/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:54:47 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/at-the-threshold-of-the-20th-century-iii/ Mahler said that a Symphony is like the world: it must contain everything. And this statement finds a perfect example […]

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]]> Mahler said that a Symphony is like the world: it must contain everything. And this statement finds a perfect example in his Fifth Symphony, a piece of an immense beauty in which coexist the passion of love with the tragedy of death, the rationalism with a schizophrenic imagination, the whisper with a triumphing voice.

19:45
Free introductory speech for ticket holders

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]]> We and the world VΙΙΙ https://koa.gr/en/events/we-and-the-world-viii/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:54:30 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/we-and-the-world-viii/ By listening to Shostakovich first symphony, it is hard to imagine that such a fullness of action and esthetic precision […]

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]]> By listening to Shostakovich first symphony, it is hard to imagine that such a fullness of action and esthetic precision can be found in a 19-year old person’s work! Ekhard Wycik, the internationally famous conductor from Germany interprets it, while in the second part of the programme, Vasilis Varvaresos, one of the most eminent pianists of his generation interprets Tchaikovski’s concerto.

19:45
Free introductory speech for ticket holders

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]]> Musical promenades at the Museums IV https://koa.gr/en/events/musical-promenades-at-the-museums-iv/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:54:29 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/musical-promenades-at-the-museums-iv/ The same instrument combination takes completely different dimensions, as it interprets pieces by VonWeber, Villa-Lobos and Kapustin. At 19:30 free […]

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]]> The same instrument combination takes completely different dimensions, as it interprets pieces by VonWeber, Villa-Lobos and Kapustin.

At 19:30 free guided tours to the museum will be offered by Irini Papageorgiou and Anastasia Drandaki, curators of the museum.

 

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]]> Once upon a time (1) https://koa.gr/en/events/once-upon-a-time-1/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 19:54:27 +0000 https://koa.gr/events/once-upon-a-time-1/ Implementing an idea it presented for the first time in 2012, the HELLENIC PROJECT has set out to develop a […]

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]]> Implementing an idea it presented for the first time in 2012, the HELLENIC PROJECT has set out to develop a repertoire which draws on Greek tradition for its inspiration and which seeks to educate as well as entertain. This year, two composer have undertaken to create a pair of musical fairy tales for narrator and symphony orchestra which will bring two traditional Greek folk tales to life. The works are to be performed by the Athens State Orchestra under the baton of a rising star, George Balatsinos.

Achilleas Wastor, composition 
Kostas Fasoulas, fairy tale text
Elias Karellas, narrator

Kostas Rosopoulos, composition
George Koropoulis, fairy tale text
Manolis Mavromatakis, narrator

Rallou Vogiatzi, concept

Dimitris Papadimitriou, artistic oversight

Rallou Vogiatzi, THE HELLENIC PROJECT 

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