Athens Concert Hall

Olivier Latry | Athens | May 2

The Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr) has invited one of the world's most respected organists to perform a special concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of the installation of the instrument, by German organ-building firm Klais, in the venue's Christos Lambrakis theater.

Meizon | Athens | March 9

Male vocal ensemble Meizon, featuring some of the country's top opera singers, goes a cappella at the Athens Concert Hall. The ensemble is made up of 14 soloists who are all fans of choral music and the program will include works by various composers and from different periods, such as "The Peacock" (1938-9) by Zoltan Kodaly and "In Paradisum" (2012) by Galina Grigorjewa.

Recomposing Hildegard | Athens | March 4 & 5

As part of the Athens Concert Hall's Bridges series, Composer Constantine Skourlis and stage director Themelis Glynatsis present a musical performance in collaboration with vocal ensemble Canto Soave titled "Splendidissima Gemma: Recomposing Hildegard." The piece is inspired by Hildegard von Bingen, a prominent female figure in the Middle Ages who was a poet, composer, polymath, philosopher and

Athens String Quartet | Athens | March 4

The Athens String Quartet will appear at the Athens Concert Hall's Dimitris Mitropoulos with a program of works by three great composers: Johann Sebastian Bach's "Die Kunst der Fuge: Subject and Contrapuncti 6, 4, 9," Alfred Schnittke's String Quartet No. 3, and Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major (Op.130). The quartet is comprised of two violins, a viola and a cello.

Harpsichord Bach | Athens | February 22

The Camerata - Friends of Music Orchestra Musicians revisits the baroque repertory on February 22, performing Bach's masterly concerti for two, three and four harpsichords on period instruments, under the baton of Markellos Chryssicos. The harpsichords will be played by Chryssicos, Panos Iliopoulos, Gerasimos Choidas, Jason Marmaras, Alexandros Mastichiadis and Elke Robersscheuten.

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