Christophoros Petridis: Violin recital – Megaron Athens Concert Hall, Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, 28-30.03.2021 (Premiere: 28.03.2021, 20:30, Live streaming)

Christoforos Petridis (Photo by  Amanda Protidou)Christophoros Petridis is one of the most awarded greek violinists of the young generation – at 16 years old – with distinctions, awards, prizes and medals at important Greek and international competitions. Highlights of his career include the First...

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Franz Schubert: Octet in F major – Musicians of Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra – Megaron Athens Concert Hall, Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, 11-13.03.2021 (Premiere: 11.03.2021, 20:30, Live streaming)

Like comparable works by Spohr, Hummel and others, Schubert's irresistible Octet is a late offshoot of the eighteenth-century tradition of serenades scored for mixed wind and strings. And together with the B flat Piano Trio, D.898, it comes closer than any of his other late instru­mental works to the...

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C major, K.299/297c | Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K.191/186e | Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218 – Musicians of Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music, Markellos Chrisykopoulos – Megaron Athens Concert Hall, Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, 03-05.03.2021 (Premiere: 03.03.2021, 20:30, Live streaming)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C, K.299/297c in 1778. It is one of only two true double concertos that he wrote, as well as the only piece of music that Mozart wrote that contains the harp. It was commisioned by Adrien-Louis de Bonnières, duc de Guînes,...

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George Frideric Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op.3 – Musicians of Camerata-Orchestra of the Friends of Music, George Petrou – Megaron Athens Concert Hall, Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, 24-26.02.2021 (Premiere: 24.02.2021, 20:30, Live streaming)

In the first decades of the eighteenth century, London was one of the most important European music centres. There was a rich courtly life as well as a great deal of music-making among the bourgeoisie. Just like Amsterdam, London was a hub of music publishers and instrument builders. London's musical...

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Alexis Karaiskakis-Νastos & Alexandra Papastefanou – Cello and piano recital – Megaron Athens Concert Hall, Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, 17-19.02.2021 (Premiere: 17.02.2021, 20:30, Live streaming)

Οι διακεκριμένοι σολίστ Αλέξης Καραϊσκάκης-Νάστος και Αλεξάνδρα Παπαστεφάνου συμπράττουν για πρώτη φορά στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών παρουσιάζοντας ένα πρόγραμμα για βιολοντσέλο και πιάνο που εκτείνεται από τον 18ο μέχρι και τον 20ό αιώνα. Από τη σονάτα για φορτεπιάνο και βιολοντσέλο ομπλιγκάτο, έργο...

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Aram Khachaturian: Suite from Masquerade, & Violin concerto in D minor | Jean Sibelius: Symphony No.4 in A minor – Nemanja Radulović, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali – Saturday, November 23, 2019, 03:00 PM CET – Livestream (Watch the recorded concert – HD 1080p)

Nemanja Radulović (Photo by Lucas Rotter / DG)There are many reasons to love violinist Nemanja Radulović who, in only a few years, has taken the world of classical music by storm.His earnest playing and dense sound, his ability to extract the unique beauty of every tune, as well as his daring and virtuose...

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