Panagiotis Tziotis

The Athens State Orchestra's successful string quartet takes the stage at the Parnassos Literary Society (lsparnas.gr), with a tribute to the First Viennese School. Among the highlights of the program being presented by Apollon Grammatikopoulos and Panagiotis Tziotis on violin, Angela Giannaki on viola and Isidoros Sideris on cello, is Beethoven's String Quartet No 8.

The International Classical Music Festival of the Cyclades is under way at the Apollon Theater in Ermoupoli on Syros. The annual festival features artists from all over the world in performances of classical works from chamber music to arias under the artistic direction of Greek National Opera violinist Giannou Margaziotis.

The Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Nikos Tsouchlos, pays tribute to American-born Greek composer George Tsontakis, who will travel from New York to the Greek capital for the show.