Musical instruments
Baroque Festival | Athens | To September 29
The University of Athens' History Museum is hosting this year's installment of the Athens Baroque Festival, an event dedicated to music composed roughly between 1600 and 1750, and to the instruments used at that time. Friday features the Artemandoline Baroque Ensemble from Luxembourg, at 8 p.m.
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Ara Malikian | Athens | September 27
With a stop in Athens for his 50-country Royal Garage World Tour, Ara Malikian will astound audiences with his innovative violin-playing. The messy-haired Spanish musician has an extensive repertoire, ranging from Bach to adaptations of Led Zeppelin's greatest hits.
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Vassilis Tsitsanis Orchestra | Athens | September 18
The Vassilis Tsitsanis Orchestra will perform at the open-air Petra Theater with Greek vocalists Dimitra Galani and Natassa Bofiliou on September 18. The singers will share songs by bouzouki legend Vassilis Tsitsanis, in a show marking 35 years since his death. Purchase tickets beginning at 13 euros from www.ticketservices.gr.
Yiannis Haroulis | Thessaloniki | September 18
Folk-rock act Yiannis Haroulis, a skilled hand at the Cretan lute and an artist inspired by that island's musical heritage, will perform at the Seikh Sou Forest (Dasos) Theater on Wednesday, September 18. Presenting new and older work, Haroulis is joined by a seven-member band. The show starts at 9 p.m.
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‘When adults fail, we need to take action,’ says activist
As adults seem to have failed in putting enough pressure on governments about climate crisis, children and youngsters have taken over the job of ringing alarm bells about the urgency of climate change, according to high school student Selin Gören.
Harpist finds peace playing amid Antalya’s nature
In the southern province of Antalya, the harpist Aslıhan Güngör, 33, plays to an unreceptive audience: Nature. She carries her 39-kilogram and 1.80-meter-long harp almost everywhere she goes, plucking the strings of her grandiose instrument wherever she can.
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May Roosevelt & Mechanimal | Athens | September 12
Greek composer and musician May Roosevelt, an expert on the theremin, one of the earliest electronic instruments, joins forces with Mechanimal, a local industrial audiovisual creative group, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center's (SNFCC) Labyrinth venue at 9 p.m. on Thursday, September 12.
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Romania to participate with six stands and 12 luthiers in world biggest violin fair Cremona Mondomusica
Over September 27-29, Romania will participate in Cremona Mondomusica, the largest world fair of violins, where it will bring six stands and, for the first time, 12 luthiers, the head of the Romanian Luthiers Association, Claudiu Mare, told AGERPRES on Tuesday.
Sokratis Malamas | Viotia | August 3
The popular rebetiko musician Sokratis Malamas is on a summer tour. Malamas was taught how to play the bouzouki by his father. After spending some time working as a guitar teacher, he launched his professional career, which now spans three decades. Malamas has earned a dedicated fanbase for his albums, song adaptations and theatrical scores.
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PM Dancila: I am currently considering calling a referendum to toughen punishment for crime, viol, pedophilia
Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Saturday stated that she is currently analyzing the possibility of calling a referendum to toughen punishment for crime, viol, pedophilia.