Beethoven

The Athens Concert Hall (Vassilisis Sofias & Kokkali) is hosting a two-part tribute blending classical instruments with electronic soundscapes on October 19. Athens-based artists including Georgia Spyropoulou and Andreas Mniestris will combine acoustic instruments with electronic beats, using laptops to craft innovative, otherworldly sounds.

Austrian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja, renowned for her extraordinary talent and passion, will open the new season at the Athens Concert Hall (Vassilisis Sofias & Kokkali). Now in her late 70s, Leonskaja continues to captivate audiences with her intense and emotionally rich performances.

The Maria Callas Museum (44 Mitropoleos) will pay homage to the brilliant soprano on the anniversary of her death in 1977 on September 15 by offering a free concert directly opposite the museum and reduced general admission to its exhibition spaces.

The night Ludwig van Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony rang out in a Vienna concert hall for the first time almost exactly two centuries ago, the great German composer was anxious for all to go well.

German maestro Christoph Poppen leads the Athens State Orchestra, soprano Karen Leiber, mezzo Ingeborg Danz, tenor Jenish Ysmanov and bass Petros Magoulas in what promises to be a stirring performance of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis," considered one of the composer's greatest pieces.

With a hit by the "godmother of punk" Nina Hagen, Germany's military saluted a visibly moved Angela Merkel during a ceremonial farewell on Dec. 2, just a week before she is due to bow out of politics after 16 years in office.

After a year that saw concert venues go dark and stages moved online, an empty storefront in New York has offered a glimmer of hope to artists and audiences ravenous for live music.

The expected opening of the new building of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO), which aims to be one of the leading music centers in the world, is a few days away.

The foundation of the building was laid 23 years ago in 1826 and has been under construction for years. It will open its doors to art lovers with a magnificent concert to be held on Dec. 3.

Considered one of the top living conductors, Christoph Eschenbach will direct the Athens State Orchestra in Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major, "Titan," at the Athens Concert Hall's Christos Lambrakis Hall on Wednesday, January 29. Acclaimed pianist Vassilis Varvaresos will also play Beethoven's Piano Concert No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op.

Soprano Lenia Safiropoulou and pianist Zoe Zeniodi will perform a selection of Beethoven's songs titled "Auf dem Hugel sitz ich spahend" ("On the hill sit I, gazing," a lyric from the composer's song cycle "An die ferne Geliebte," or "To the Distant Beloved") at the Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall of the Athens Megaron Concert Hall on Saturday, January 11.