Athens Concert Hall

In cooperation with the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, the Athens Concert Hall presents Oxford University professor Stephen Smith, who will deliver a lecture titled "Revolution and the People in Russia and China: A Comparative History" on Thursday, January 31. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. and will be in English with simultaneous translation into Greek.

One of the world's most dynamic and pioneering ensembles, the Nederlands Dans Theater returns to the Athens Concert Hall with a triple bill composed of "Safe as Houses" by Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot, with music by J.S.

Virtuoso pianist Vassilis Varvaresos will perform volumes 1 and 2 of Franz Liszt's "Years of Pilgrimage" at the Athens Concert Hall on Wednesday, January 30.

A critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare's lyric tragedy "The Tragedy of King Richard the Second," by the UK's National Theater, will be screened at the Athens Concert Hall in a live broadcast from London on Thursday, January 24.

The Athens Concert Hall is screening Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York at 7.55 p.m. on Friday. The richly textured new production by Michael Mayer is conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin and stars soprano Diana Damrau as the tragic heroine, Violetta, and tenor Juan Diego Florez returns as Alfredo, Violetta's hapless lover.

Stefanos Tsialis conducts the Athens State Orchestra accompanied by soprano Alexandra Steiner at the Athens Concert Hall on Friday, January 18, in a performance of Gustav Mahler's Resurrection Symphony, starting at 8.30 p.m. Tickets range from 10 to 25 euros.

The Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Nikos Tsouchlos, pays tribute to American-born Greek composer George Tsontakis, who will travel from New York to the Greek capital for the show.

Choreographer Alexis Tsiamoglou presents "Requiem: A Choreographed Portrait," at the Athens Concert Hall on Saturday and Sunday. In this original piece, dancer Niovi Benou presents a solo in which she approaches the creative process of dance much as a painter would approach the process of putting his or her feelings on the canvas. Shows start at 9 p.m. and general admission costs 15 euros.

The Athens State Orchestra joins forces with Canadian Brass - an award-winning ensemble renowned for its genre-bending versatility and joyous performances - for a special show at the Athens Concert Hall, which also features the Rosarte children's choir.

George Petrou conducts the Athens State Orchestra in a classical gala at the Athens Concert Hall on Sunday, December 30, with arias and duets from popular operas sung by soprano Vassia Alati and baritone Tassis Christoyannis, followed by Viennese waltzes and operettas by Strauss and Lehar. Tickets range from 16 to 60 euros and the show starts at 8.30 p.m.