Symphony

Venezuela's acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel said in a surprise announcement on May 25 that he was stepping down from his role as musical director of the Paris Opera, four years before his contract was due to expire.

The City of Athens Symphony Orchestra is putting on a free concert of classical music at the Technopolis cultural complex on Wednesday, January 23, showcasing the beauty of the winds section in Mozart's Serenade No 12 and Dvorak's Serenade for Wind Instruments. The performance starts at 9 p.m.

Technopolis, 100 Pireos, Gazi,
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The Vahdet Hall in Tehran is overcrowded for the symphony of symphonies, the peak of music. Beethoven was deaf when he finished his 9th Symphony, but the "Ode to Joy" went on to become the "anthem of humanity," telling us that we are all brothers and sisters.