Classical music

The Athens Concert Hall presents the Academy of St Martin in the Fields led by Murray Perahia on Sunday, December 4. The British ensemble will perform Beethoven's Coriolan Overture, Op 62, Piano Concerto No 2, Op 19, and Piano Concerto No 4, Op 58. Starts at 8.30 p.m. Admission ranges from 16 to 60 euros.

Soprano Myrsini Margariti, counter tenor Nikos Spanatis, baritone Charis Andrianos and the Camerata Orchestra perform Carl Orff's popular "Carmina Burana" at the Athens Concert Hall on Saturday, November 26. Joining them on stage are several choirs, including the ERT and the City of Athens choirs. The ensembles are led by maestro George Petrou.

Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's "Ernani" opera, which was first staged in Turkey in 1846 at the Naum Theater by Italian artists, will be staged once again for the first time in 170 years. 
According to a statement issued by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet, the first performance will be given on Nov. 26 at the Süreyya Opera Theater in Kadıköy,  

The seventh International Şefika Kutluer Festival, organized under the name of internationally acclaimed Turkish flutist Şefika Kutluer, known as the Magic Flute, will be held from Dec. 2 to 20 in Istanbul and Ankara.

The Beethoven Prize 2016, one of the world's most prestigious awards given by the Bonn-based Beethoven Academy, is to be presented to Turkey's internationally acclaimed pianist Fazıl Say next month. 

Say will receive the prize at a ceremony on Dec. 17 at the Kreuzkirche in Bonn, and will perform Aşık Veysel's "Kara Toprak" at the award ceremony. 

Violinist Giorgos Demertzis and pianist Vassilis Varvaresos perform works by Greek composer Nikos Skalkottas at the Athens Concert Hall on Wednesday, November 23. The concert is set to start at 8.30 p.m. Prior to the concert Demertzis will provide a brief introduction to the evening's program. Admission ranges from 10 to 15 euros (4 euros reduced).

New York-based Greek-born composer Pericles Kanaris presents "Aoratos" (Invisible), an album based on lyrics by acclaimed Greek poet-lyricist Manos Eleftheriou, at the Pallas Theater in Athens on Wednesday, November 23.

The Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO), one of the standard bearers of Turkish music, will celebrate its 190th anniversary with a special concert.

Pianist-composer Stefanos Korkolis performs works by Mikis Theodorakis at the Ianos bookstore in central Athens on Saturday, November 12. Joining him on stage is singer Sofia Manousaki, cellist Mariliza Papadouri, barrel organ player Theodoros Zisis and woodwind soloist Vassilis Defigos. The event starts at 9.30 p.m. and admission costs 10 euros.

Italian piano soloist Robert Prosseda performs works by Felix Mendelssohn, Nimrod Borenstein and Franz Schubert at the Athens Concert Hall on Sunday, November 14. The event is organized in association with the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens. Admission is set at 10 and 15 euros (4 euros for students and the unemployed).