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The Thessaloniki Concert Hall (tch.gr) is paying tribute to the championed Georgian composer Giya Kancheli (1935-2019), described by Rodion Shchedrin as "an ascetic with the temperament of a maximalist - a restrained Vesuvius." Performing five miniatures from Kancheli's "Songbook for Piano" are Lola Totsiou on piano, Andreas Papanikolaou on violin, David Alexander Bagorad on viola and Dimos Gou

As April 15, World Art Day, which was celebrated at home as part of global epidemic measures this year, Borusan Contemporary opened its annual "Bill Viola: Impermanent" exhibition on Google Arts & Culture platform.

The 14th International Classical Music Festival of the Cyclades returns to the Apollon Theater in Ermoupoli from August 12 to 18. The annual festival features artists from all over the world in performances of classical works from chamber music to arias under the artistic direction of Greek National Opera violinist Giannou Margaziotis.

The ContraVento Quintet - Christina Sidiropoulou on piano, Efi Delfinopoulou on violin, Dimosthenis Fotiadis on viola, Dmitry Gudimov on cello and Evgenios Politis on double bass - pay tribute to Emilios Riadis (1885-1935), a Greek composer who studied at the Munich Academy of Music, did a spell in Paris and then returned to his native Thessaloniki to become one of the most eminent representati

A string trio featuring Faidon Miliadis on violin, Angela Lianaki on viola and Angelos Liakakis on cello, along with members of the Greek State Orchestra, will perform music by Beethoven and Dohnanyi at St Paul's Anglican Church on Sunday, February 12, starting at 8.30 p.m. Tickets cost 10 euros at the door.

Switzerland's Conte Piano Quartet, composed of Evelyne Grandy on piano, Julien Mathieu on violin, Johannes von Bulow on viola and Andreas Graf cello will perform Mozart and Faure, as well as the world premiere of George Voukanos's "Music Landscapes" on Wednesday, June 14. The concert will take place at the Athens Concert Hall, starting at 8.30 p.m., and tickets cost 10 euros.

Five Britons, believed to be the members of indie band Viola Beach and their manager, have died in a road crash in Sweden where they staged their first international gig, police said on Feb. 14.

A rather uncommon, delicate and fragrant preserve can be prepared in the early spring season from violets, also known as wood violets or sweet violets.

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