Edvard Grieg

The Thessaloniki City Symphony Orchestra, with Stefanos Thomopoulos on the piano and Haris Iliadis at the podium, present "Grieg Passion," a two-part program inspired by World Music Therapy Day, which was on March 1.

The Athens Concert Hall's annual Adagio Cycle begins with a recital by the imaginative Norwegian organist Bjorn Andor Drage, an artist with a remarkable discography ranging from classical to rock and avant-garde.

The Kiev National Opera Ballet will be performing "The Snow Queen" at the Athens Concert Hall in a series of shows from December 17 to 27. Choreographed by Aniko Rekhviashvili, the two-act ballet is based on the much-loved fairy tale penned by Hans Christian Andersen, with music by P.I. Tchaikovsky, Anatoly Lyadov, Anton Rubinstein, Edvard Grieg and Jules Massenet. Shows start at 4 p.m.

Violinist Luminita Anca Macavei and pianist Annie Totsiou perform Romantic works penned by Cesar Franck and Edvard Grieg in 1886 at Saint Paul's Anglican Church in Athens on Friday, November 11. Admission costs 12 euros (10 euros reduced). Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketservices.gr and by calling 210.723.4567.

Orchestra conductor Kristjan Jarvi says composer George Enescu is Romania's equivalent of Norway's composer Edvard Grieg and the George Enescu Music Festival is Romania's current best ambassador.

BELGRADE- The New Symphonic Orchestra will hld its inaugural concert at the Kolarac Foundation in Belgrade, conducted by its founder, world renowned specialist in Baroque music, conductor and cellist Predrag Gosta.