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EVENTS

APRIL MAY JUNE 2015

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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday & Tuesday, April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7

Pierre Beaumarchais: “The Marriage of Figaro”

THEATRE AT MEGARON Co-production Athens Concert Hall Organization POLYPLANITY Productions - Pierre Beaumarchais: The Marriage of Figaro Premiere: 7 February 2015 Hours of performance: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: at 9 p.m. Wednesday & Sunday: at 7 p.m. Following the success of their Iliad, Stathis Livathinos and his award-winning troupe are now presenting their new project, a masterpiece of the French classical repertory, Beaumarchais’ Marriage of Figaro, in a new translation by Elsa Adrianou. Written on the eve of the French Revolution, which it was seen to foreshadow, the Marriage of Figaro is one of the most fascinating theatrical works of the 18th century. It forms part of the famous trilogy by Beaumarchais, on which two of the world’s best loved operas were based: Marriage of Figaro and Barber of Seville. Apart from its political dimension, it which it brings together many of the ideological preoccupations of the Enlightenment, the work is also a frenzied comedy which exploits the cast’s talents for improvisation. Director: Stathis Livathinos Translation: Elsa Andrianou Dramaturgy: Elsa Andrianou, Stathis Livathinos Set & Costume Designer: Eleni Manolopoulou Music: Charalambos Goghios Lighting Designer: Alekos Anastasiou Choreography: Pauline Huguet Assistant Director: Marina Tselebi Production Managers: Yolanda Markopoulou & Elina Fessa Cast: Lefteris Angelakis, Argyro Ananiadou, Dimitris Imellos, Nikos Kardonis, Gerasimos Mihelis, Dionysis Boulas, Yannis Panagopoulos, Maria Savidou, Christos Sougaris, Aris Troupakis, Amalia Tsekoura, George Tsiantoulas, Antigoni Fryda Live music by “Antartes” Ticket prices: € 18.00 – 22.00 - Students: € 14.00 Every Thursday: € 14.00 (general admission) Advanced ticket sales have begun on: January 8 Nikos Skalkotas Hall

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Thursday, April 2 (at 8:30 p.m.)

Cristina Basili, cello

A WELCOME TO YOUNG MUSICIANS At just twenty years of age, Vienna-born Christina Bazili, who studied under David Gregorian and Antonio Meneses, has impressed critics with her skill and, above all, the maturity of her interpretation. In her first appearance at the Athens Concert Hall she will be accompanied by the distinguished Greek pianist Carolos Zouganelis, who has made his home in France and teaches at the Paris Conservatoire. - Robert Schumann: 5 Stücke im Volkston, opus 102 - Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello - César Franck: Cello Sonata Cristina Basili cello Carolos Zouganelis piano Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Thursday, March 12 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Thursday, April 2 (at 9 p.m.)

National Theatre Live Arthur Miller: “A View from the Bridge”

NT Live In collaboration with the British Embassy & the British Council in Athens Transmission from the London’s West End by the National Theatre Live A Young Vic Production With English subtitles Direction: Ivo van Hove Mark Strong as Eddie Carbone

Don’t miss a stellar cast led by Mark Strong (The Imitation Game; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,

Spy) in the Young Vic’s ‘magnetic, electrifying, astonishingly bold’ production of A View

from the Bridge – the Evening Standard, Guardian and Independent’s top theatre pick of

2014.

The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In

Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of

freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom

comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret – one that

drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal.

The visionary Ivo van Hove directs this stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece, broadcast from London’s West End by National Theatre Live. General admission: € 14.00, Students: € 7.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Thursday, March 12 Alexandra Trianti Hall “One of the great theatrical productions of the decade. See it.” The Times “Mark Strong is simply outstanding in Ivo van Hove’s superb, searing production” Financial Times “11 Olivier Award nominations of the Young Vic. 7 of which are for A View from the Bridge” The Guardian

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Afternoon Performance Saturday, April 4 (at 3 p.m.) Matinee Sunday, April 5 (at 11:30 a.m.)

Around the World in Eighty Days

MEGARON FOR CHILDREN - CHILDREN’S SPECTACLE Musical performance Sponsor: Eurobank A thrilling theatrical adventure for travellers of all ages… The legendary work by Jules Verne, presented at the Concert Hall’s children’s theatre in the form of an exciting voyage, full of action, humour, live music and interactive video screenings. DIRECTOR Tatiana Lygari ADAPTATION George Galitis SET & COSTUME DESIGNER Yannis Metzikov MUSIC Minas I. Alexiades MUSICAL COACHING Alkistis Raftopoulou VIDEO DESIGN Spyros Rasidakis CHOREOGRAPHER Pepi Zacharopoulou LIGHTING DESIGN Sakis Birbilis CAST Tina Yiotopoulou, Dimitris Diakosavas, Yannis Diamantis, Panayiotis Klinis, George Kopsidas, Lambros Papageorgiou, Panos Papageorgopoulos, Stefi Poulopoulou, Samson Fytros Also participating the musical ensemble Vice Versa: Alkistis Raftopoulou, Fotis Mylonas, Socrates Ganiaris and the musician Apostolos Theodosiou The period rugs adorning the foyer of the Children’s Theatre (Reform Club) have been generously donated by the Soutzoglou Company. - Every day performances for schools - Performances will continue during the coming season Special group bookings for schools: Tel. no: 210.86.68.572 & 210.86.58.902 Tel. & fax no: 210.86.65.144 Ticket prices: € 12.00 (General admission) Advanced ticket sales have begun on November 14, 2014 New Exhibition Hall

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Saturday, April 4 (at 8:30 p.m.)

“Planctus”, dirges for the Virgin Mary

“ADAGIO” – MUSIC FOR EASTER Mediaeval hymns and dirges for the Virgin Mary - Works from the Escorial, Buranus and Libre Vermell codices - Works by Guillaume Dufay etc Ex Silentio – Early Music Ensemble Theodora Baka, Fanie Antonelou voice Thymios Atzakas oud Andreas Linos, Elektra Miliadou viela Nikos Varelas percussion instruments Dimitris Kountouras recorder and leading Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Friday, March 13 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Sunday, April 5 (at 8:30 p.m.)

“At the Court of the Magic Flutes”

“ADAGIO” – MUSIC FOR EASTER - Works by Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Samuel Barber, Pierre Cochereau, Francis Poulenc Ourania Gasiou organ Thodoris Vazakas solo snare drum and percussion instruments Academica Athens Orchestra Conductor: Nikos Athinaios Ticket prices: € 9.00 – 15.00 – 22.00 – 30.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Friday, March 13 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Monday, April 6 (at 8:30 p.m.)

The Virgin Mary around the World

“ADAGIO” – MUSIC FOR EASTER Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico take us on a magical journey in space and time: from the Black Madonnas of Africa and the Indian Madonnas of the Caribbean and Latin America, to the Greek and Cypriot laments for the Virgin, the folk dirges of Corsica, Sardinia and Armenia, the Italian tarantellas and Spanish mediaeval hymns for the Virgin Mary. Savina Yannatou song Primavera en Salonico (Yannis Alexandris oud, guitar, tambura / Kostas Vomvolos kanonaki, accordion, kalimba / Kyriakos Gouventas violin / Haris Lambrakis ney / Michalis Siganidis double-bass / Kostas Theodorou percussion instruments) Ticket prices: € 9.00 – 15.00 – 22.00 – 30.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Friday, March 13 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Tuesday, April 7 (at 8:30 p.m.)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem

“ADAGIO” – MUSIC FOR EASTER Co-production Athens Concert Hall Organization Athens State Orchestra With the generous support of the German Embassy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: - Symphony in g minor, K. 183 - Requiem Mass, in d minor Myrtò Papatanasiu soprano Theodora Baka mezzo-soprano Juan Sancho tenor Vito Priante bass Arnold Schoenberg Choir Chorus master: Erwin Ortner Athens State Orchestra Conductor: Vassilis Christopoulos At 7:45 p.m. there will be a free introductory talk for ticket-holders Ticket prices: € 11.00 – 20.00 – 28.00 – 40.00 Special prices: € 6.50 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.50 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Friday, March 13 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Wednesday, April 8 (at 8:30 p.m.)

Joseph Haydn: Stabat mater

“ADAGIO” – MUSIC FOR EASTER Joseph Haydn:

- Symphony No. 44 in e minor, Hob.I:44 (“Trauer”)

- Stabat mater, Hob. XXa:1 Myrsini Margariti soprano Irini Karaianni mezzo-soprano Vassilis Kavayas tenor Petros Magoulas bass (The Choir will be announced shortly) Armonia Atenea-The Friends of Music Orchestra (on period instruments) Conductor: George Petrou Ticket prices: € 11.00 – 20.00 – 28.00 – 40.00 Special prices: € 6.50 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.50 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Friday, March 13 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Sunday, April 19 (at 11:30 a.m.)

S-[cool]-life Educational Programme for Junior High Schools

MEGARON FOR CHILDREN – EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES Sponsor: HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group Concept & Planning Alexandros Mouzas Is school life just a matter of lessons and homework? Or might it be more “cool” than we think? Students of the high schools participating in the Concert Hall’s S-[cool]-life programme during the school year 2014-2015 give us the answer on stage, in a production combining music, dance and video. This is the second year of the programme, featuring a new set of schools. Children in the programme come from the following schools in Attica: 2nd Junior High of Elefsina, Ellinikon 2nd Intercultural Junior High, Elefsina 4th Junior High, Mandra Junior High, Metamorphosis- Irakelio Junior High, Music School of Ilion, Piraeus Music School, Agioi Anargyroi Model Experimental School. CO-ORDINATORS Alexandros Mouzas (music) Spiros Rasidakis (video-photography) Artemis Ignatiou (dance) Ticket Prices: € 8.00 (special price for students, children and young people of 25 and under, as well as for adults escorting any child of 15 and under) € 14.00 (general admission) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Monday, March 23 (for students, children and young people aged 25 and under), Monday, April 6 (for the general public) Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Monday, April 20 (at 8.30 p.m.)

Artis piano trio

CHAMBER MUSIC With a brief introduction to the programme before the concert begins - Antonín Dvořák: Piano trio no 4, opus 90, “Dumky” - Bedřich Smetana: Piano trio, opus 15 Artis piano trio: Yannos Margaziotis violin Nikolas Prevezianos cello Annie Totsiou piano Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Monday, March 30 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Monday, April 20 (at 9 p.m.)

National Theatre Live Tom Stoppard: “The Hard Problem””

NT Live In collaboration with the British Embassy & the British Council in Athens Transmission from the Dorfman Theatre in London by the National Theatre Live With English subtitles - A new play by Tom Stoppard Direction: Nicholas Hytner Designs: Bob Crowley Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play The Hard Problem, directed by Nicholas Hytner (Othello, Hamlet, One Man, Two Guvnors). Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brainscience institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? This is ‘the hard problem’ which puts Hilary at odds with her colleagues who include her first mentor Spike, her boss Leo and the billionaire founder of the institute, Jerry. Is the day coming when the computer and the fMRI scanner will answer all the questions psychology can ask? Meanwhile Hilary needs a miracle, and she is prepared to pray for one. General admission: € 14.00, Students: € 7.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Monday, March 30 Alexandra Trianti Hall

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Tuesday & Wednesday, April 21 & 22 (at 8:30 p.m.)

Manolis Mitsias “Forbidden Songs”

GREEK SONG Sponsor: PIRAEUS BANK Manolis Mitsias song Audiovisual script: Pantelis Voulgaris Musical and historical research: Giorgos Monemvasitis On the occasion of the anniversary of the seven-year junta, for the first time we shall be presenting a musical tribute to the songs banned or censored by the colonels’ dictatorship. Manolis Mitsias, with his expressive voice, rich in memories, accompanied by a Greek popular music ensemble and an audiovisual script designed by leading Greek director Pantelis Voulgaris, will remind us of “what must never be forgotten”. Ticket prices: € 14.00 – 25.00 – 35.00 – 50.00 Special prices: € 7.50 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 9.50 (Families having many children, 65+)

Advanced ticket sales begin on: Monday, March 30 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Wednesday, April 22 (at 8.30 p.m.)

“Gifts of Love” Mario Zeffiri – Manuel Lange

LIED: VOICE & PIANO With a brief introduction to the programme before the concert begins Franz Liszt: - Three sonnets by Petrarch - Songs to verses by Victor Hugo (Lieder Nach Gedichten von V. Hugo) Richard Strauss: - 4 Lieder, opus 27 - Gesänge des Orients (Songs of the Orient), opus 77 [H. Bethge] Mario Zeffiri tenor Manuel Lange piano Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, April 1 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, April 22, 23, 24 & 25 (at 9 p.m.)

Wisteria Maiden by Andonis Foniadakis

DANCE AT MEGARON A dance performance choreographed by Andonis Foniadakis Andonis Foniadakis / Apotosoma Dance Co Artistic Director – Choreographer: Andonis Foniadakis Music: Julien Tarride Dramaturgy: Nasia Fourtouni Lighting Designer: Sakis Birbilis Costume Designer: Tassos Sofroniou Set Designer: Eva Manidaki Masques by Martha Foka Dancers: Nitsan Margaliot, Alexandros Stavropoulos, Alexandros Vardaxoglou, David Essing, Aris Papadopoulos, Pierre Magendie, Armando Disanto, Joan Vercoutere Andonis Foniadakis is a choreographer who enjoys an international reputation and has worked with major dance troupes, as well as founding his own ensemble. In his new work, Wisteria Maiden, he draws inspiration from the Japanese theatre and creates a kinetic and visual world rich in imagination, in which the human body is seen as full of energy, power and sensuality. The power of expression and precision of gesture, together with the concept of metamorphosis, are the key elements in an iconography which seems to offer us an alternative vision of nature. Ticket prices: € 19.00 – 30.00 Special prices: € 7.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 12.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, April 1 Nikos Skalkotas Hall

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Thursday, April 23 (at 8:30 p.m.)

Athens State Orchestra “Yearning for the lost belle époque” - France in Music III

CONCERTS BY THE ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA In collaboration with the French Embassy in Athens & the French Institute of Greece - Works by Patrick Burgan, Francis Poulenc, César Franck, Maurice Ravel Alexandra Papastefanou piano Conductor: Lukas Karytinos At 7:45 p.m. there will be a free introductory talk for ticket-holders Ticket prices: € 5.00 (concessions) – 10.00 – 15.00 – 25.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Thursday, April 2 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Saturday, April 25 (at 7:30 p.m.)

MET HD LIVE: Pietro Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana / Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci

MET HD LIVE Live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera - New York Supported by the Antenna Group. In collaboration with the Athens Concert Hall & the Thessaloniki Concert Hall A PRODUCTION of the Antenna Group - Pietro Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana / Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci New Production

With Greek subtitles

Production: Sir David McVicar

Set Designer: Rae Smith

Costume Designer: Moritz Junge

Lighting Designer: Paule Constable

Choreographer: Andrew George

Conductor: Fabio Luisi - Cavalleria Rusticana

Santuzza: Eva-Maria Westbroek Turiddu: Marcelo Álvarez Alfio: Željko Lucic ------- - Pagliacci Nedda: Patricia Racette Canio: Marcelo Álvarez Tonio: George Gagnidze Silvio: Lucas Meachem Ticket prices: General admission: € 25.00, Students: € 20.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Friday, April 3 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Monday, April 27 (at 8:30 p.m.)

English Chamber Orchestra Julian Rachlin

GREAT ORCHESTRAS Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall will host the final concert of the ECO’s European tour with Julian Rachlin. - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture: The Marriage of Figaro - Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for violin & orchestra in e minor Symphony no 4, “Italian” Julian Rachlin conductor/violin English Chamber Orchestra Ticket prices: € 16.00 – 30.00 – 43.00 – 60.00 Special prices: € 8.50 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 11.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Monday, April 6 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Monday, April 27 (at 8:30 p.m.)

ECHO Rising Stars: Quatuor Ardeo

A WELCOME TO YOUNG MUSICIANS – ECHO RISING STARS With the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union Each year the European Concert Hall Organisation selects a group of outstanding artists to become its Rising Stars. The selected Rising Stars perform a concert tour across the halls of the ECHO network. The ECHO Rising Stars series has existed since 1995 and has shaped the musical careers of many of today’s world class artists. The aim of the Rising Stars series is to bring young and exceptional young artists to new international audiences. The selected artists are offered unparalleled performance opportunities to present musical programs of their choosing in the major concert halls of Europe. The focus of the series is musical excellence; the artists presented in the series are the best in their chosen field and are hand-selected by the Artistic Directors of our member halls. - Béla Bartók: String Quartet no 1, opus 7, Sz 40 - Franz Schubert: String Quartet no 14, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”) Ardeo String Quartet: Carole Petitdemange violin Mi-Sa Yang violin Noriko Inoue viola Joëlle Martinez cello Ardeo String Quartet is nominated as an ECHO Rising Star by the Bozar Brussels and Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Monday, April 6 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Wednesday, April 29 (at 8.30 p.m.)

Christos Papageorgiou Improvisations and Variations

“PIANORAMA” - Works by Christos Papageorgiou, Claude Bolling etc Christos Papageorgiou piano With the friendly participation of the G. Psihoyios Trio (G. Psihoyios, piano / Fergus Currie double-bass / Serafim Bellos, percussion instruments) Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Tuesday, April 7 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Friday, May 1 (at 12 m.)

The European Concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker

The concert is realized thanks to the generous support of a Greek from abroad, who wishes to remain anonymous. - Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide Overture - Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d minor - Robert Schumann: Symphony No 3 in E flat major “Rhenish” Soloist: Leonidas Kavakos violin Berliner Philharmoniker Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle Since 1991, the Berliner Philharmoniker has given an annual “European Concert” on the 1st of May to commemorate the orchestra's founding. These concerts, which are broadcast worldwide, recall the orchestra’s birth as an independent musical association in 1882 and they also contribute to promoting the idea of Europe. In view of the ongoing political and economic integration taking place within the framework of European unification, the concerts strive to give emphasis to the cultural connections and commonalities shared by all members of the European family. Each European Concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker takes place in a different European city and is conceived as a television concert. In place of traditional concert halls, historically significant or interesting performance venues are chosen which symbolize exceptional cultural achievements. The European Concerts are an international media event. Transmitted worldwide by television and radio stations, either live or via delayed broadcast, the performances can be seen and heard by around 500 million people in over 30 countries. During the intermission of the live broadcast, television viewers enjoy a documentary portrait introducing the unique features and distinctive beauty of the concert location. The Athens Concert Hall is honoured to welcome to its Christos Lambrakis Hall – renowned for its acoustics – the European Concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker. This will be a major cultural event, with the Berlin Philharmonic led by its resident conductor Sir

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Simon Rattle. The soloist in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto will be Leonidas Kavakos, one of the world’s best violinists. This is the second time Athens has been selected to host the event; the first was in 2004, at the Herod Atticus Odeon. A great Greek performer, Leonidas Kavakos, will be accompanying the Berlin Philharmonic in Sibelius’ famous Violin Concerto, a work in which Kavakos has won great critical acclaim. At the podium a legendary figure – Sir Simon Rattle, Chief Conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 2002. The concert will be screened live across Greece, France, Germany, Japan, China and South Korea, with internet transmission all around the world. During the interval there will be a special tribute to the city of Athens. Because the concert is being broadcast live, the audience will be expected to be in their seats on time, by 11:45 at the latest. Ticket prices: € 22.00 – 40.00 – 60.00 – 80.00 Special prices: € 10.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) - € 15.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Tuesday, March 31 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Sunday, May 3 (at 7 p.m.)

Sunday afternoon with the Athens State Orchestra Symphonic Jazz

CONCERTS BY THE ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA - Works by K. Stevens, J. Webb, K. Weill, N. Landgren etc Nils Landgren trombone The City of Athens Big Band Athens State Orchestra Conductor: Vladimiros Symeonidis Ticket prices: € 5.00 (concessions) – 10.00 – 15.00 – 25.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, April 15 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Monday, May 4 (at 8:30 p.m.)

World music Cantadas and Arekias from the Ionian Islands

BRIDGES SERIES

The Bridges series is directed by Dimitris Maragopulos ZAKYNTHOS Singers of Zante (“Tragoudistades tsi Zakythos) Conductor, orchestration: Iakovos Konitopoulos Coaching: Dionysis Semitecolos Staged by Tonis Lykouresis CORFU Corfu Voices & “Menestrelli” Mandolinata Conductor: Fotis Argyros KEFALONIA Traditional Ariette’s Ensemble of the Kefalonian Choir Ticket prices: € 10.00 – 18.00 – 25.00 – 35.00 Special prices: € 6.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.50 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, April 15 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Tuesday, May 5 (at 9:15 p.m.)

THE ROYAL BALLET: Frederick Ashton: La fille mal gardée

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CINEMA – THE ROYAL BALLET Live transmission from the Royal Opera House in London Supported by the Antenna Group. In collaboration with the Athens Concert Hall & the Thessaloniki Concert Hall A PRODUCTION of the Antenna Group - Frederick Ashton: La fille mal gardée

Lise: Natalia Osipova Colas: Steven McRae Choreography: Frederick Ashton Music: Ferdinand Hérold Orchestration / Arrangement John Lanchbery Scenario: Jean Dauberval Designs: Osbert Lancaster Lighting design: John B. Read Orchestra of the Royal Opera House CONDUCTOR Barry Wordsworth Ticket prices: General admission: € 20.00, Students, Children: € 15.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, April 15 Nikos Skalkotas Hall

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Thursday, May 7 Afternoon concert (at 6:30 p.m.) Evening concert (at 8:30 p.m.)

Guitar Days – Notis Mavroudis

BRIDGES SERIES – GUITAR DAYS

The Bridges series is directed by Dimitris Maragopulos Tracing its roots back to ancient Greek music, the guitar is first found in its contemporary form in Spanish music of the 15th century, and has since then built up an immensely rich repertory. This year’s “Bridges” programme will be giving a special place to the instrument, which has fostered such rich creative links between popular and serious music. On “Guitar Days” are featured guitarists who, apart from being skillful performers, are also masters with significant educational works. The students honor their teacher in an introduction-concert which takes place in the very same location. Afternoon concert (at 6:30 p.m.) Areti Melani, Alexandros Karokis, Anna-Maria Galani - Works by L. Brouwer, N. Coste, J. Malats, J. Morel Areti Melani guitar - Works by J.S. Bach, A. Barrios, A. Piazzolla, L. Brouwer Alexandros Karokis guitar - Works by Y. Yocoh, L. Brouwer, B. Britten, N. Koshkin Anna-Maria Galani guitar ------------------------------- Evening concert (at 8:30 p.m.) “El Puerto” Notis Mavroudis – Giorgos Totsikian, guitar recital - Works by anonymous composers from Latin America, in adaptations by N. Mavroudis – G. Tosikian. - Works by Notis Mavroudis Notis Mavroudis guitar Giorgos Totsikian guitar Morfo Tsaireli song

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Afternoon concert: Free admission Evening concert: Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Thursday, April 16 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Sunday, May 10 (at 8 p.m.)

Camerata Junior & Musica: “Avanti Maestri” A Musical Sunday with the Friends of Music Ensembles

THE FRIENDS OF MUSIC SOCIETY – EVENTS AT THE MEGARON, THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL A special Musical Sunday! The Friends of Music invite you to enjoy a spring concert full of colour, exciting dance melodies, nostalgia and high spirits, at the Megaron Banqueting Hall. The youthful brio of the Camerata Junior strings blends with the lyrical voices of the Musica Choir in a programme ranging from classical music to Latin jazz and music from the musicals. A programme full of delightful musical surprises! Musica, The Friends of Music Choir Coach – Conductor: Rosie Mastrosavva Camerata Junior, The Friends of Music Youth Orchestra Coaching Assistant: Wendy Clark Conductor: Dimitris Semsis Ticket prices: € 12.00 - € 15.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, April 15 Banqueting Hall

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Monday, May 11 (at 8.30 p.m.)

“Anglo-saxon Lyricism and Russian Passion” Dimitri Platanias – Janis Vakarelis

LIED: VOICE & PIANO With a brief introduction to the programme before the concert begins - Works by Sergey Rakhmaninov, Modest Mussorgsky, Samuel Barber, Ralph Vaughan Williams With Greek surtitles Dimitri Platanias baritone Janis Vakarelis piano Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Monday, April 20 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Tuesday, May 12 (at 8:30 p.m.)

“The Great Exiles” Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL CREATION The major economic crisis in Germany that followed on the First World War led to the rapid rise of Nazism. The fascist, nationalistic ideology of the Nazis – a threat to free, intellectual creativity – compelled artists and scholars to flee the country. In their new homes, adjusting to new lives, these men were able to think and practice their art without constraint. The refugees included important modern composers like Kurt Weill, Paul Dessau, Hans Eisler, Ernst Krenek and Paul Hindemith, some of whose works will be presented by the Greek Contemporary Music Ensemble under Theodore Antoniou. - Works by Kurt Weill, Paul Dessau, Hanns Eisler, Ernst Krenek, Paul Hindemith Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music CONDUCTOR Theodore Antoniou Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Tuesday, April 21 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Thursday, May 14 (at 9 p.m.)

National Theatre Live Bernard Shaw: Man and Superman

NT Live In collaboration with the British Embassy & the British Council in Athens Live transmission from the Lyttelton Theatre – London by the National Theatre Live With English subtitles Director: Simon Godwin Designer: Christopher Oram Lighting Designer: James Farncombe Music: Michael Bruce Movement Director: Jonathan Goddard Sound Designer: Christopher Shutt Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic. Jack Tanner, celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, seems an unlikely choice as guardian to the alluring heiress, Ann. But she takes it in her assured stride and, despite the love of a poet, she decides to marry and tame this dazzling revolutionary. Tanner, appalled by the whiff of domesticity, is tipped off by his chauffeur and flees to Spain, where he is captured by bandits and meets The Devil. An extraordinary dream-debate, heaven versus hell, ensues. Following in hot pursuit, Ann is there when Tanner awakes, as fierce in her certainty as he is in his. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live. General admission: € 14.00, Students: € 7.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Thursday, April 23 Alexandra Trianti Hall

The live screenings of National Theatre productions will continue this summer. On 16 July there will be a live broadcast from the Olivier Theatre in London of the mediaeval mystery play Everyman. BAFTA winner and Academy Award® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) takes the title role in this dynamic new production of one of English drama’s oldest plays, directed by the National Theatre’s new Director Rufus Norris (Broken, London Road). Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out.

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One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, it now explodes onto the stage in a startling production with words by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, and movement by Javier De Frutos.. More information will be available shortly from the ticket offices and the Concert Hall website.

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Friday, May 15 (at 8:30 p.m.)

Athens State Orchestra “Drama” – German Romantics (VII)

CONCERTS BY THE ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA With the generous support of the German Embassy - Works by Hans Pfitzner, Max Bruch, Ludwig van Beethoven Barnabás Kelemen violin CONDUCTOR Stefanos Tsialis At 7:45 p.m. there will be a free introductory talk for ticket-holders Ticket prices: € 5.00 (concessions) – 10.00 – 15.00 – 25.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Friday, April 24 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Wednesday, May 20 (at 8.30 p.m.)

Effie Agrafioti – Giorgos Kontrafouris

“PIANORAMA” Although working in different areas of music (classical and jazz), Effie Agrafioti and Giorgos Kontrafouris have collaborated closely over the last twenty years, demonstrating through their work that the world of music is fundamentally one and the same. In today’s concert the two distinguished soloists will present a programme that reflects both their areas of interest. - Works by Iason Antoniadis, Michalis Archontidis, Panayiotis Theodosiou, Vassilis Bakopoulos, Kostas Grigoreas, Vangelis Papathanasiou, Leornard Bernstein, Μorton Gould Effie Agrafioti piano Giorgos Kontrafouris piano Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, April 29 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Friday, May 22 (at 8:30 p.m.)

Athens State Orchestra “Music with many faces” - France in Music IV

CONCERTS BY THE ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA In collaboration with the French Embassy in Athens & the French Institute of Greece - Works by Nazi Hakim, Claude Debussy, Darius Milhaud, Hector Berlioz Dimitri Ashkenazy clarinet Conductor: Eckehard Stier At 7:45 p.m. there will be a free introductory talk for ticket-holders Ticket prices: € 5.00 (concessions) – 10.00 – 15.00 – 25.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Thursday, April 30 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Saturday, May 23 (at 8.30 p.m.)

“Metamorphoses” Kyklos Ensemble

CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL CREATION Co-Production: The Athens Concert Hall Organization Kyklos Ensemble - J. S. Bach: Preludio from the Partita no 3, BWV 1006, arranged for violin and piano by D. Mitropoulos - Alban Berg: Violin Concerto, Schoenberg’s version, arranged for chamber ensemble by Andreas Tarkmann - Igor Stravinsky: “Ragtime” for 11 instruments - Benjamin Britten: “Six Metamorphoses after Ovid” for solo oboe - Iannis Xenakis: “Palimpsest” - Giorgos Koumendakis: “Point of No Return” for string quartet - J.S. Bach': Musical Offering, Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci, arranged by A. Webern Kyklos Ensemble Soloists: Marios Argyros oboe Antonis Sousamoglou violin Ticket prices: € 12.00 – 20.00 Special prices: € 5.00 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.00 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Thursday, April 30 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Tuesday, May 26 (at 8:30 p.m.)

Elena Kelesidi – Dimitris Yiakas A musical journey to Russia

THE FRIENDS OF MUSIC SOCIETY – EVENTS AT THE MEGARON, THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL In association with the Maria Callas Scholarships Society The renowned Greek soprano Elena Kelesidi, born and raised in Russia, will perform in her own unique way enchanting Russian melodies full of lyrical passion, accompanied by the talented pianist Dimitris Yiakas.

The artists are kindly participating in aid of the “Maria Callas Scholarships Society”. Elena Kelesidi soprano Dimitris Yiakas piano Ticket prices: € 12.00 - 20.00 Students: € 8.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Tuesday, May 5 Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Wednesday, May 27 (at 8:30 p.m.)

“The Beatles Tribute Project 3”

ARMONIA ATENEA – THE FRIENDS OF MUSIC ORCHESTRA A PRODUCTION of the Musical and Educational Organization of Greece Following two previous successes (Herodeion, July 2014, and Athens Concert Hall, January 2015) the Armonia Atenea now returns with the Beatles Tribute Project 3. Four surprise vocalists will play the parts of the four Beatles. Special guest: MEΛΙSSES Armonia Atenea-The Friends of Music Orchestra Conductor: Nikos Platyrachos Ticket prices: € 11.00 – 20.00 – 28.00 – 40.00 Special prices: € 6.50 (students, young people, unemployed, individuals with special needs) € 8.50 (Families having many children, 65+) Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, May 6 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Friday, May 29 (at 8:30 p.m.)

Athens State Orchestra “Russian Fire” – Slavic soul (VII)

CONCERTS BY THE ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA - Works by Minas Borboudakis, Sergey Rakhmaninov Cornelios Michailidis piano Conductor: Juraj Valčuha At 7:45 p.m. there will be a free introductory talk for ticket-holders Ticket prices: € 5.00 (concessions) – 10.00 – 15.00 – 25.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Friday, May 8 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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Sunday, June 21 (at 8 p.m.)

Day of Music

“SELECTIONS” Musicians and ensembles will be coming together in a festive atmosphere, in the cool of the Concert Hall’s gardens, to offer the public a feast of good music as part of the programme marking the Day of Music. The events will culminate in a surprise party with live music. With the participation of: Athens State Orchestra “Polyphonica” Children Choir Free admission Garden

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MEGARON PLUS EVENTS

Wednesday, April 1 (at 7 p.m.)

El Greco – Painter and Philosopher Lecture

MEGARON PLUS Speaker Marina Lambraki-Plaka, Professor of Art History, Director of the National Gallery-Alexandros Soutzos Museum Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 5:30 p.m. Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Friday, April 3 (at 7 p.m.)

“Fiction in Greece” Discussion

MEGARON PLUS In collaboration with the book magazine (e-version) O Anagnostis Speakers: The writers, Dimitris Sotakis, Ioanna Bourazopoulou, Nikos Mandis & Lila Conomara - Screening of a documentary film by Nikos Panayiotatos Guest of honour: author Makis Panorios Coordinated by Vangelis Hatzivasileiou (literature critic), on behalf of Anagnostis magazine. Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 5:30 p.m. Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Thursday, April 23 (at 7 p.m.)

The Politics of the Human: Promises and Dangers Lecture

MEGARON PLUS The Megaron Plus and the London School of Economics and Political Science In collaboration with the Hellenic Alumni Association of the London School of Economics and the LSE Hellenic Observatory Cycle: “New Reflections on Our Changing World” Speaker: Professor Anne Phillips FBA, Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science, LSE Discussant: Professor Thalia Dragonas (Professor of Social Psychology, University of Athens; former Member of the Greek Parliament). Co-ordinator: Professor Kevin Featherstone, FAcSS. Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor of European Politics; Director, Hellenic Observatory. When we think of ourselves primarily as human, we say that our shared humanity matters more than our race, religion, gender, nationality, and so on. This is a powerful ethical ideal. But the notion of the human can exclude as much as include; and when it diverts attention from difference to commonality, it can encourage an empty sentimentalism that wishes away the realities of power. (In English and Greek with simultaneous translation) Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 5:30 p.m. Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Wednesday, April 29 (at 7 p.m.)

“How to speak about time, even on the computer?” Lecture

MEGARON PLUS

In collaboration with the Collège de France, the French Embassy in Athens & the French Institute of Greece Speaker: Gérard Berry, Professor at the Collège de France - Algorithms, Machines and Languages (In French with simultaneous translation) Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 5:30 p.m. Nikos Skalkotas Hall

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Wednesday, May 13 (at 7 p.m.)

“The Orchomenos Archaeological Park, Boeotia” Discussion

MEGARON PLUS

In collaboration with the DIAZOMA Association - The Orchomenos Archaeological Park, Boeotia: integrating the archaeological remains in the area of the theatre into the life of the town Speakers: Dimitris Diamantopoulos, Orestes Vingopoulos, Katerina Yiouleka, Eleni Iliopoulou – architects and planners, authors of the planning study for the area (Pleias Planning Consultancy) - Presentation of a study for restoration of the ancient theatre of Orchomenos, Boeotia Speakers: Themis Bilis and Maria Magnisali, architects (National Technical University) and reconstruction experts (authors of the plans to restore the ancient theatre) Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 5:30 p.m. Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Wednesday, May 20 (at 7 p.m.)

“Education and the Holocaust” Discussion

MEGARON PLUS In collaboration with the Jewish Museum of Greece An international panel of three scholars will examine the history and current state of holocaust education in Greece, Europe and the rest of the world. There will be particular emphasis on its value and importance in reinforcing the democratic process and social awareness, and on the combating of violent racist and anti-Semitic phenomena – once again on the rise. The names of the speakers will be announced shortly Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 5:30 p.m. Banqueting Hall

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Friday, May 22 (at 7 p.m.)

“Piano lessons” Adam Zagajewski in Greece

MEGARON PLUS In collaboration with the Poets’ Circle and the Polish Embassy in Athens Speakers: - Dr Vassilis Maragos of the European Commission, translator of Zagajewski into Greek - Αdam Ζagajewski, poet (In English and Greek with simultaneous translation) Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 5:30 p.m. MC2 Hall

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Wednesday, May 27 (at 7 p.m.)

“The strange suitability of the universe to support life” Discussion

MEGARON PLUS Discussion cycle: Science in our lives Supervisor of the cycle: Elias Kouvelas, Emeritus Professor, University of Patras - Department of Medicine Speakers: - Spyros Sfendourakis, Associate Professor, University of Cyprus – Department of Biological Sciences - Elias Kouvelas, Emeritus Professor, University of Patras - Department of Medicine Co-ordinator: Stephanos Trachanas, Honorary PhD Recipient, University of Crete - Department of Physics and Director of the Crete University Press How is it possible for life in all its complexity to arise in a universe made up of simple atoms and molecules? What are the laws which govern the universe and make it possible, at a certain point in its evolution, for life to appear? The scientists taking part in the discussion will attempt to answer some of these basic questions, which relate, inter alia, to the existence of nature’s most perfect creation – mankind. Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 5:30 p.m. Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Thursday, June 4 (at 8 p.m.)

“Anagnostis” Awards

MEGARON PLUS In collaboration with the book magazine (e-version) O Anagnostis For the third year in succession Megaron Plus Series will be hosting the Literary Awards of the e-journal O Anagnostis. Prizes will be awarded for work published in the year 2014 in the following categories: prose, short stories, poetry, new writers, essays and books for younger and older children. There will also be awards for people who have made other contributions to writing and publishing. Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 6:30 p.m. Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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Tuesday, June 9 (at 7 p.m.)

“Are we more than the sum of our genes? The role of epigenetics in the development of organisms and their pathology” Lecture

MEGARON PLUS

In collaboration with the Collège de France, the French Embassy in Athens & the French Institute of Greece Speaker: Edith Heard, Professor at the Collège de France – Chair “Epigenetic and Cellular Memory”, Director of the Genetics and Developmental Biology unit, UMR3215 CNRS / U934 INSERM, Curie Institute, Paris. (In French with simultaneous translation) Free admission with admission ticket Distribution of admission tickets begins at 5:30 p.m. Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall

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EVENTS OF THE FRIENDS OF MUSIC SOCIETY IN THE MUSIC LIBRARY OF GREECE “LILIAN VOUDOURI”

Educational Programme for Children I hear – I see – I play on Sunday

The programme offers children aged 5-9 an original and entertaining means of approaching music through interactive tours of the biggest music library in the country. The children will be able to identify with the young Vivaldi and Mozart, and will form a first idea of the world of classical music in a pleasant and agreeable way. Sunday 10 & 17 May 12 m. – 1:30 p.m. 10 May I hear – I see – I play with Antonio Vivaldi 17 May I hear – I see – I play with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Meetings held separately or in combination. In charge: Gabriela Spanò Coordination & presentation: Gabriella Spanò, Rinio Chryssadakou Registration begin on 20 April Registration is essential to attend each unit. There are no prerequisites for specialized knowledge. Cost of attending: 8 Euro for each unit Information: 210 7282553, 210 7282571 Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri”

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Educational Programme for Schools I hear – I see – I play

An interactive guide to the Library during which the children get acquainted to and familiarized with its various areas and resources through activities and games with books, musical instruments, live music, painting and video. For children from Kindergarten to 4th grade. For school groups: 3 Euro per child Information and bookings: 210 72 82 553 In charge: Gabriela Spanò Coordination & presentation: Gabriella Spanò, Rinio Chryssadakou Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri”

Educational Programme for Schools I hear – I see – I explore

Guided tour during which the children are being introduced to the country’s biggest music library. Treasure hunt, games, music and videos – all designed to enhance the children’s creative interaction with the library’s resources. For children in 5th to 9th grade. For school groups: 3 euro per child. Information and bookings: 210 72 82 553 In charge: Gabriela Spanò Coordination & presentation: Gabriella Spanò, Rinio Chryssadakou Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri”

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Theatre for children “The Big Lies of Small Hermes”

After the warm reciprocation by the public, the inventive performance of the “Copernicos” Group for children aged 4 to 9 is continuing. Specially designed in a way that the children are close to the actors and at the same time become familiar with the notions of a library and the joy of reading. Sunday 5 April At 11:30 a.m. For additional performances after Easter, consult the Library website (www.mmb.org.gr) Ticket prices: 8 Euro (Children) – 10 Euro (General admission) Advanced ticket sales have begun on 29 September 2014 Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” Lecture Room Tickets-Information: www.ticketservices.gr Booking offices: 39 Panepistimiou str., Pesmazoglou arcade (Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) And at the Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” (Mon-Fri & Sun, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Telephone booking: 210 7234567 Information on the day of the performance: 210 7282554 Special group bookings for schools at the price of 5.00 Euro per child: Information: 210.86.58.902 & 210.86.74.657 SCENARIO Angelos Angelou, Emi Sini DIRECTION “Copernicos” Group and Vasia Paraskevopoulou SET DESIGNER / SPECIAL CONSTRUCTIONS Guy Stefanou PUPPET CONSTRUCTION The wings of Myth (Dimitra Konstantinidou, Spyros Papachristou) COSTUME DESIGNER “Copernicos” Group LIGHTING DESIGNERS “Copernicos” Group & Elissaios Vlachos MUSIC Angelos Angelou RECORDING, EDITING, MASTERING Giorgos Ziotas ACTORS Elissaios Vlachos, (2nd cast: Meletis Elias), Foivos Symeonidis

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Theatre for children No Music Allowed!

Sunday 5 April At 3 p.m. For additional performances after Easter, consult the Library website (www.mmb.org.gr) The new musical & theatrical play by the “Copernicos” Group which has the title “No Music Allowed!” is addressed to children aged 4 to 9. Wonderful music and songs which are interpreted live by the children too, are alternated with interactive theatrical activities on a playful setting thus offering an inventive and qualitative show. Ticket prices: 8.00 Euro (Children) - 10.00 Euro (General admission) Advanced ticket sales have begun on 2nd December, 2014 Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” Lecture Room Tickets-Information: www.ticketservices.gr Booking offices: 39 Panepistimiou str., Pesmazoglou arcade (Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) And at the Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” (Mon-Fri & Sun, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Telephone booking: 210 7234567 Information on the day of the performance: 210 7282554 Special group bookings for schools at the price of 5.00 Euro per child: Information: 210.86.58.902 & 210.86.74.657 SCENARIO Angelos Angelou, Emi Sini DIRECTION Guy Stefanou LYRICS Emi Sini MUSIC-ORCHESTRATION Angelos Angelou MOVEMENT-CHOREOGRAPHY Thanos Daskalopoulos SET DESIGNER / SPECIAL CONSTRUCTIONS Guy Stefanou COSTUME DESIGNER “Copernicos” Group RECORDING, EDITING, MASTERING Giorgos Ziotas ACTORS Orestis Tziovas, Elissaios Vlachos, Michalis Koilakos

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A musical journey through the present day

Friday, May 15 At 8:30 p.m. A tribute to Greek composers -Works by N. Athinaios, Th. Antoniou, P. Theodosiou, B. Canas, G. Koumentakis, G. Kouroupos, Ch. Samaras, P. Fournarakis Maria Milolidaki soprano, Titos Gouvelis & Eleni Papaspirou piano Ticket prices: 8.00 Euro (Students) - 10.00 Euro (General admission) Advanced ticket sales begin on: 24 April Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society Tickets-Information: www.ticketservices.gr Booking offices: 39 Panepistimiou str., Pesmazoglou arcade (Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) And at the Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” (Mon-Fri & Sun, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Information on the day of the performance: 210 7282554

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The composer Yorgos Sicilianos A tribute to mark the tenth anniversary of his death

Friday, 29 May At 5 p.m. Talks – Parallel exhibition - Concert Talks (5 p.m. – 8 p.m.) Featuring distinguished musicians and musical scholars who have made a study of the composer’s work. Programme to be announced. Parallel exhibition In the interval between the talks and the concert (20:00-20:30) the curator will offer a guided tour of the exhibition, featuring material from the Sicilianos family and the Library. Concert (8:30) - Works by Yorgos Sicilianos Charis Dimaras piano George Demetzis violin Angelos Liakakis cello Event curated by Stephania Merakos and Valia Vraka Event academic advisor: Valia Christopoulou Exhibition curated by Valia Christopoulou Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society Admission free

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Words and music for young and old

Sunday, 21 June At 6 p.m. An event featuring guided tours of the treasures of the Library, with musical happenings for adults and an educational music programme for children, all organized to mark European Music Day. Admission free with admission ticket Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” Lecture Room, Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society, Reading Room, Atrium of the Muses

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Theatre for children An outing with Aesop

Saturday, 4 April At 5 p.m. To celebrate World Children’s Book Day, the Music Library will be presenting a musical production based on the book and CD of the same name by Giorgos Fratzolas, featuring the wonderful tales of Aesop – accompanied by fellow travellers Socrates, Karayiozis, Thanasis Vengos, not to mention the spectators themselves! The twelve wonderful songs making up the performance will be featured for the first time live, and the audience will be invited to sing along! Kaiti Koulia song, percussion instruments Kostas Korakis accordion, song Kostas Konstantatos (encardia) song, percussion instruments, guitar Staged by Kostas Flokatoulas Production: “en plo” Publishers Ticket prices: 8.00 Euro (Children) - 10.00 Euro (General admission) Advanced ticket sales begin on: 16 March Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society Tickets-Information: www.ticketservices.gr Booking offices: 39 Panepistimiou str., Pesmazoglou arcade (Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) And at the Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” (Mon-Fri & Sun, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Information on the day of the performance: 210 7282554

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Concerts Friday at 3: Concerts in the Music Library

A series of concerts with the collaboration of various Conservatories and Music Schools Friday, 3 & 24 April, 8, 15, 22 & 29 May, 6, 12 & 26 June At 3 p.m. 3/4 Conservatory of the Municipality of Petroupolis, 24/4 Music School of Heraklion-Crete, 8/5 “Orion” Music School – Ano Glufada, 15/5 Musical Praxis Conservatory, 22/5 National Conservatory - Peristeri, 29/5 Piano Class of Katerina Papadakou, 12/6 “Musical Horizons” Conservatory, 26/6 Conservatory of the Municipality of Argyroupolis Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” Lecture Room Free Admission Information: www.mmb.org.gr, 210 7282570

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Music and Poetry

A conversation between the two arts Thursday 2 April & 7 May At 8 p.m. Thursday, 2 April Alexis Porfyriadis (music), Angeliki Sigourou (poetry) Admission with ticket (10 Euro – Students: 7 Euro) Thursday, 7 May Fani Kossona (music), Vassilis Zilakos (poetry) Admission with ticket (10 Euro – Students: 7 Euro) Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” Lecture Room Information: www.mmb.org.gr, Booking: musicisnetwork@gmail.com

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Ergon Ensemble – Contemporary Music

22.04 & 06.05 Wednesday, 22 April At 3:30 p.m. - Organizing and producing a musical event (3:30-5 p.m.) Speaker: Alexandros Mouzas, composer and producer - The role of the conductor in a musical performance (5:20-7 p.m.) Speaker: Miltos Logiadis, conductor Wednesday, 6 May At 3:30 p.m. - Design for Music: Creating a narrative framework, with music as its central axis (3:30-5 p.m.) Speaker: Paris Mexis, director and stage designer - Dance and Music (5:20-7 p.m.) Speaker: Artemis Ignatiou, choreographer Event coordinated by Alexandros Mouzas Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” Lecture Room Free Admission Information: 210 72 82 570

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Naples, Yerevan, Smyrna, Damascus

09.05 – 10.05 - 16.05 – 17.05 A musical exploration of the southern and eastern Mediterranean. The Encardia Ensemble will join the talented oud player and composer Haig Yazdjian, the bass soloist Yiotis Kiourtsoglou and the percussionist Vangelis Karipis in a tour of the nostalgic and volatile melodies of the Italian South, the infinitely varied rhythms of the Arab peninsula and the musical wealth of Armenia and Asia Minor. Saturday, 9 & 16 May, at 8 p.m. - Sunday, 10 & 17 May, at 7 p.m. Haig Yazdjian oud, song Vangelis Papageorgiou accordion, harmonica, song Mihalis Kontaxakis guitar, song Natalia Kotsani song, percussion instruments Dimitris Tsekouras double-bass, vocals Kostas Konstantatos percussion instruments, violin, mandolin, song Yiotis Kiourtsoglou double-bass, percussion instruments, vocals Vangelis Karipis percussion instruments, vocals Paschalis Kolentsis sound engineer Ticket prices: 10.00 Euro (Students) - 15.00 Euro (General admission) Advanced ticket sales begin on: 6 March Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” Tickets-Information: www.ticketservices.gr, 210 7234567 Booking offices: 39 Panepistimiou str., Pesmazoglou arcade (Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) Information on the day of the performance: 210 7282554

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Musicians in Concert

01.04 – 03.04 – 18.04 – 26.04 – 04.05 – 08.05 – 09.05 – 22.05 – 19.06 Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri” Lecture Room & Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society Information: Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society: 210 7282569 Lecture Room: 210 7282570 Wednesday 1 April, at 6 p.m. Students of the National Conservatory – Egaleo (Director: Marina Kalatzi) Lecture Room – Admission free Friday 3 April, at 7 p.m. “The Secrets of the Ciaccona”, Iris Louka, viola recital - Works by J.S. Bach With the generous support of the Ionian University and the Athens State Orchestra Lecture Room – Admission free Saturday 18 April, at 6 p.m. Serifos Musical Workshop – “The Secrets of the Sea” Maya-Myriam Papageorgiou narrator, xylophone, Vassilis Lamis guitar, Ioanna-Venetia Koukopoulou piano and percussion instruments, Stavroula Pappa guitar. Also participating: Maria Paizi. With the participation of students from the piano, guitar and musical induction classes, as well as the choir, of the Serifos Musical Workshop, “Ta Orthia Kalamaria”. Lecture Room – Admission free Sunday 26 April, at 7 p.m. Interactive itineraries Concert by the guitarist, composer and music technologist, Eleni Skarkou Lecture Room – Admission free Monday 4 May, at 8 p.m. Nikos Skalkottas Conservatory – Piano Classes of Natalia Michailidou and Georgia Troussa Lecture Room – Admission free

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Friday 8 May, at 8:30 p.m. From the Baroque to the 20th century – three centuries of music (2nd cycle). A violin recital with works from the Baroque to the Romantic eras. Alexandra Fotou violin, Spiros Souladakis piano Lecture Room – Admission free Saturday 9 May, at 6 p.m. Students of the Hellenic Conservatory – N. Psychiko, K. Halandri (Director: Ioanna-Venetia Koukopoulou) Lecture Room – Admission free Friday 22 May, at 7 p.m. A Tribute to the French Music. A concert by the National Conservatory - Patisia Multipurpose Room of the Friends of Music Society – Admission free Friday 19 June, at 6 p.m. Students of the Contemporary Conservatory Lecture Room – Admission free

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EVENTS OF THE GREEK NATIONAL OPERA Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 & 30 April (at 8 p.m.)

Johann Strauss II: Cinderella

GREEK NATIONAL OPERA - BALLET Conductor: Elias Voudouris Choreography: Renato Zanella - Johann Strauss II: Cinderella, ballet NEW PRODUCTION PREMIERE: 24 APRIL 2015 With the Orchestra, the Principal Dancers, the Soloists, the First Artists and the Corps de ballet of the Greek National Opera Ticket prices: € 15.00 – 30.00 – 40.00 – 60.00 Students-Children: € 10.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Monday, March 23 Alexandra Trianti Hall

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PRODUCTIONS AT THE CONCERT HALL BY OTHER AGENCIES Wednesday, April 1 (at 8:30 p.m.)

The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra of Athens supports the “Floga” charity

- Works by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Pyotr Iliych Tchaikovsky Soloist: Nectaria Katantzi Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra of Athens Conductor: Vassilis Tsabropoulos Proceeds will go to “Floga”, the Association of Parents of Children with Cancer Event organized by: FLOGA - Association of Parents of Children with Cancer Ticket prices: € 10.00 (students) – 15.00 – 20.00 – 25.00 – 35.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, March 11 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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PRODUCTIONS AT THE CONCERT HALL BY OTHER AGENCIES Saturday May 9 (at 8:30 p.m.)

“Body and Soul”

An unusual musical experience, led by Konstantinos and Matthaios Tsahouridis. The two brothers from Veroia are talented artists who have achieved an ideal combination of academic musical knowledge and tradition. They will be presenting a special performance that breaks down the traditional musical frontiers and highlights the huge potential of the lyre from the Pontus region as a musical instrument, as well as the unique qualities of the human voice. The concert will also premiere a number of compositions from their new recordings. Konstantinos Tsahouridis voice, piano Matthaios Tsahouridis Pontic lyra, oud, lute, Afghan rubab, Persian kamancheh, violin, bouzouki Featuring a 15-member Musical Ensemble Guest Artist: Hussein Zahawy percussion instruments Sound: Nikos Kotzadamis, Ioannis Ioannidis

Photography: Aris Rammos Designs: Marios Teriade Eleftheriadis Orchestration: Antonis Sarakatsianos Artistic direction: Konstantinos & Matthaios Tsahouridis Event organized by: Konstantinos Tsahouridis Ticket prices: € 8.00 (students) – 10.00 – 20.00 – 25.00 – 40.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Friday, April 17 Christos Lambrakis Hall

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PRODUCTIONS AT THE CONCERT HALL BY OTHER AGENCIES Monday, May 18 (at 8 p.m.)

Daedalus and Icarus

A prophetic Greek myth brought to life on stage A performance for teens and adults, full of imagination and feeling The “Panayia Eleousa” Workshop was established to help young people with learning difficulties and related handicaps from the Mesolongi and Agrinio areas. As part of its efforts to raise public awareness of equal opportunity issues, social integration and acceptance, the Workshop invites the public on a magical flight, using the wings of Daedalus and Icarus, to share in the endless adventures and quests of the great creator of Greek mythology. Event organized by: “PANAYIA ELEOUSA” WORKSHOP FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND INTEGRATION Ticket prices: € 3.50 (students) – 10.00 – 15.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Monday, April 27 Nikos Skalkotas Hall

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PRODUCTIONS AT THE CONCERT HALL BY OTHER AGENCIES Wednesday, June 3 (at 8 p.m.)

“Mother and your nine sons…”

The “Song of the Dead Brother” is a tale which sprang from the collective consciousness of our race, has undergone numerous variations and been adopted by many other peoples, always retaining its basic structure and underlying meanings. The central themes of the song are the institutions of the family and of marriage, destiny, exile, the power of the curse, death and the vicissitudes of fate. The “T’Alonaki” Troupe will approach the “Song of the Dead Brother” through a combination of words, music and traditional Greek dance. Directed by: Dimitris Lianostathis Event organized by: “T’Alonaki” Greek Cultural Heritage Society of Halkida Ticket prices: € 5.00 (students) – 12.00 – 20.00 Advanced ticket sales begin on: Wednesday, May 13 Nikos Skalkotas Hall