Athens Concert Hall

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.

The Camerata - Friends of Music Orchestra Musicians, conducted by George Petrou, will be at the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall to perform two pieces from 19th century Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven's Seventh Symphony and Franz Schubert's Second Symphony, on Sunday, January 12. The musicians will play on vintage instruments from the baroque and classical eras.

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.

After a thrilling production of Alban Berg's "Lulu" in 2015 that delighted opera aficionados, multifaceted South African artist William Kentridge presents the Austrian composer's first opera, "Wozzeck," at the New York Metropolitan Opera on Saturday, January 11, conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin.

The Athens Concert Hall will be staging a festive opera gala with three Greek stars of the genre - soprano Vassiliki Karayanni, mezzo-soprano Irene Karayanni and tenor Dimitris Paksoglou - accompanied by the Athens State Orchestra conducted by Anastasios Symeonidis.

Versatile and respected Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis will present a special Christmas and New Year's program at the Athens Concert Hall on Friday and Saturday, December 27-28, under the baton of Loukas Karytinos. The artist is keeping the program he will be performing under wraps, hoping to surprise his audience. Tickets cost 25-60 euros. Starts at 8.30 p.m.

The world-renowned Bejart Ballet Lausanne returns to the Athens Concert Hall with Maurice Bejart's "Magic Flute," which is being staged in Greece for the first time. In his take on the famous Mozart opera, the legendary French-born choreographer juxtaposed the innocence of childhood with the structured rigidity of the adult world. Shows start at 8 p.m.

The Athens State Orchestra will be on stage at the Athens Concert Hall on Saturday, December 21, for a very special evening filled with the spirit of Christmas. The program on the night comprises Cantatas 1, 2 and 3 from one of Johann Sebastian Bach's most popular works, the Christmas Oratorio.

British choreographer Russell Maliphant, Greek composer Vangelis and London-based Greek fashion designer Mary Katrantzou have joined their formidable forces in "The Thread," a production inspired by the story of Ariadne which marries the two seemingly incongruous worlds of Greek mythology and contemporary dance.

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.