George Frideric Handel

Experience Handel's awe-inspiring oratorio "Messiah," a perennial choral masterpiece that transcends time at the Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr) on December 27.

Renowned Italian chamber orchestra I Solisti Veneti and celebrated Greek contralto Marita Paparizou will perform a seasonal Easter concert at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (snfcc.org) to mark the beginning of Holy Week. Titled "Passion and Myth" and conducted by Giuliano Carella, the concert will feature pieces by Vivaldi, Handel and Nicola Porpora, among others.

An ensemble of four acclaimed local trombonists - Spyros Vergis, Christos Giakkas, Yiannis Kaikis and Spyros Moschonas - presents "Deutscher Atem," a program of selected by works by Bach, Handel, Telemann, Beethoven, Speer, Wagner and Bruckner at the German Evangelical Church on Saturday, February 9. Doors open at 8 p.m. and admission costs 10 euros.

The Athens State Orchestra will perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Hans Pfitzner and Alexander Albrecht at the Athens Concert Hall on Saturday, December 17, and Sunday, December 18, as part of its Christmas concerts. The ensemble is led by Nikos Chaliasas. Admission ranges from 10 to 25 euros (5 reduced). The concert is set to start at 8.30 p.m.

Ensemble 1619, namely cembalist Gerasimos Hoidas, soprano Anastasia Symeonidou and violinist Giorgos Zacharoudis, are scheduled to perform a medley of baroque works composed by Handel, Purcell and Bach at the German Church in Athens on Saturday, October 8. Starts at 8.30 p.m. and admission costs 10 euros.

German Church in Athens, 66 Sina, tel 210.361.2713