Maurice Ravel

Paying tribute to French music, the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Byron Fidetzis will be performing at the Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr), with Theodore Tzovanakis on piano.

The performances from the Opera of the Peaks festival this year were watched by over 3,000 spectators, despite the necessary restrictions on seats due to security measures. This was announced by the organizers of the Sofia Opera.

The sixth edition of the festival took place at Belogradchik Rocks from 6 to 15 August.

Τα δώδεκα βιολοντσέλα της διάσημης Φιλαρμονικής Ορχήστρας του Βερολίνου σε μια συναυλία με Beatles, Edith Piaf, Astor Piazzolla, Duke Ellington, Maurice Ravel, Michel Legrand κ.α.

Jazz enthusiasts and those enjoying fusion musical experiences are invited Sunday, on 4 August, starting 19:00hrs, at the JazzUp Casino concert, to be held in the Constanta Casino, a show performed by three renowned musicians, a local administration release informed on Wednesday.

The scenic town of Molyvos on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos is gearing up host the fifth edition of its International Music Festival, honoring classical music dating from the 17th century to the present.

The French Institute has invited Renaud Guy-Rousseau and Markos Kotsias for a clarinet and piano recital of modern French and Greek music, including works by Charles Camilleri, Maurice Ravel and Francis Poulenc, as well as Manos Hadjidakis and Manolis Kalomiris. Admission is free of charge and doors open at 8 p.m.

French Institute, 31 Sina, Kolonaki, tel 210.339.8600

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis was among the over 70 world leaders who attended on Sunday at the Arch of Triumph in Paris the ceremony of the Centennial of the Armistice that put an end to the WWI hostilities.

Award-winning Greek composer Vangelis has not only found himself in the lofty company of Giacomo Puccini, Gustav Holst and Maurice Ravel, but has also knocked them out of the park after his emblematic theme song "Chariots of Fire" was voted by listeners of the UK's Classic FM as the top selection in the Sporting Music Countdown.

The Athens Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASON) will be performing works by distinguished French composers including Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Gabriel Faure this Saturday evening at the Benaki Museum in central Athens. Admission costs 10 euros and the concert starts at 9 p.m.

Mezzo-soprano Amalia Avloniti and baritone Kostis Mavrogenis perform works by 19th and 20th French composers at the Greek National Opera's Olympia Theater Foyer on Sunday, January 8. The evening's program includes songs penned by Erik Satie and Maurice Ravel, among others. The singers will be accompanied by pianist Dimitris Vezyroglou. The recital starts at 6 p.m.