The new year begins at the Athens Concert Hall, with new ideas, many firsts and big names. From January 12 to 30, the much-discussed project premieres in Greece “INK” by Dimitris Papaioannou, with tickets for both distributions sold out from the first day of presale for all shows.
The internationally renowned master violinist, Leonidas Kavakospresents the initiative “Kavakos & Friends”, inviting some of the brightest representatives of the younger generation of Greek soloists to Megaro. In the two-day event, organized for the first time, they choose to present a challenging chamber music repertoire that brings to the fore the rare eclectic affinities between instruments and performers.
Also for the first time, the Megaro is hosting in its halls and other areas the two-day tribute “Piano Days @Megaron”a piano marathon with concerts by recognized soloists from Greece and abroad, original discussions, but also entertaining educational programs.
The Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk is the first guest of the new cycle of events “Speech and Music”, in the context of which important personalities of the arts and sciences from Greece and abroad “converse” with internationally renowned musicians, developing a creative dialogue between the arts.
In the first quarter of 2023, beloved and acclaimed Greek performers will still appear on the Megaros stage, such as Dionysis Savvopoulos, Dimitra Galani with Martha Frindzila, Maria Farandouri and Manolis Mitsias.
The cycle “Great Orchestras-Great Performers” uwelcomes some of the most iconic musicians of our time – the pianists Maria Joao Pires, Michael Pletnioff and Rudolf Buchbinder as well as the cellist Antonio Meneses – the Swiss chamber music ensemble Festival Strings Lucerne and the internationally renowned Orchestra of the Florentine Music under the renowned chief musician Daniele Gatti.
In addition, in February and March, the up-and-coming bright soloists who distinguished themselves in the European institution of Rising Stars, which is making a strong return to the artistic programming this year, make their debut at the Megaros, as well as the satellite broadcasts of performances from the National Theater of Great Britain as part of National Theater Live. High-definition screenings of select productions with exceptional casts have been particularly popular with theatre-goers, who rushed to secure their seats in time for ‘Prima Facie’, the first sold-out broadcast of the year, with Jodie Comer in an impressive performance recital. The continuation of the screenings is expected to be even more interesting, with Ralph Fiennes being applauded by the British viewers as the protagonist of “Straight Line Crazy”, the new work of the English dramatist David Hare.
The eminent composers of the Renaissance and the Baroque Isabella d’Este, Isabella Leonarda and Barbara Strozzi, who sealed the history of Early Music with their work and personality, are highlighted in three concerts with period instruments.
At the same time, the popular cycles “Theatre and Dance in the Megaro”, “Bridges”, the performances for children and young audiences, the educational activities for all ages and the visual exhibitions continue. The exhibition “Places of contemplation” by Giorgos Xenos curated by Anna Cafetsis continues until March 5th.
See the detailed program of the Palace athttp://www.megaron.gr
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