Second Viennese School
Piandaemonium | Thessaloniki | April 27-29
The Thessaloniki Concert Hall (tch.gr) presents Piandaemonium, an orchestra comprising six pianos and 12 players, who will be performing a selection of compositions by Greek and foreign greats, ranging from Nikos Skalkottas and John Cage to Sergei Prokofiev.
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Swedish label BIS releases landmark album of works by Nikos Skalkottas
Swedish record label BIS launched what has been hailed as the most systematic and serious effort to showcase the oeuvre of Greek composer Nikos Skalkottas (1904-49) on the 50th anniversary of his death.
Athens Philharmonia Orchestra | Athens | November 18
The Athens Philharmonia Orchestra will perform three fine works by representatives of the Second Viennese School accompanied by piano duo Beata Pincetic and Christos Sakellaridis at the Athens Concert Hall under the direction of Byron Fidetzis on Monday, November 18. The works to be performed on the night are Anton Webern's Passacaglia, Op.
European Music Day | Greece | June 21
European Music Day will be extra special this year as the popular institution celebrates its 20th anniversary. Here in Greece, 48 towns, cities and other locations will be hosting more than 400 artists from different parts of the world - from full orchestras to small ensembles, solo artists and DJs - at 270 venues, from June 21 to 23.
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Athens Concert Hall to showcase 'lost' Skalkottas works
It was April 1930 when Nikos Skalkottas presented two new pieces to an audience in Berlin, his Suite for piano and small orchestra and his Concerto for violin, piano and orchestra.