M E G A R O N 

THE  ATHENS  CONCERT  HALL

 

PERFORMANCE DIARY

 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 6

APRIL  MAY  JUNE

 

BOOKING ON THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCES

 

AT THE LOWEST TICKET PRICES

 

FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE

 

On the day of every performance, all remaining seats are available

at reduced prices to students and young people aged 8-18 years.

In the case of youngsters under 15, discount price is also offered to one escort.

 

ON THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCE CALL 7282 333 (AFTER 10 AM)

TO CHECK FOR TICKETS AVAILABILITY. TICKETS SALES BEGIN AT 6 PM

 

 

MEGARON THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL

 

Vass. Sophia & Kokkali

Athens 115 21

 

Information on 7282 333

 

The Annual Programme is subject to changes.

A detailed programme of all performances is made availbale every three months

published by the Athens Concert Organization

 

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TELEPHONE   BOOKING

 

You can book tickets by telephone using your credit card.

Telephone booking opens one day after the date that booking opens to the public

at the Megaron Box Offices.

 

 

Call  010.72.82. 333

 

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FOYER EXHIBITIONS

 

 

16 March -7 May

 

MEGARON PLUS

Leonardo da Vinci

Secrets of his creativity in Art and Science

From the Vinci Museum

to the Athens Concert Hall

 

A presentation of da Vinci's genius in mechanics, mathematics, flight tecnology, the art of war, experiments in perspective and his relation to Classical Greece.

In collaboration with the "Museo Ideale Da Vinci"

Opening hours:

daily 10.00-6 p.m.

 

25 May - 10 September

 

FERNANDO BOTERO SCULPTURE

A presentation of 21 sculptures of the most famous

Latin American artist

The exhibition will run in parallel with an exhibition of Botero Paintings in the National Gallery

Opening hours:

daily 10.00 a.m-6 p.m.

 

 

Sat. 1 April (at 8.30 p.m.)

A Tribute to Astor Piazzolla

BRIDGES SERIES

Works by Astor Piazzolla

Nicola Granillo violin

Giovanni dal Missier piano

DIMITRI MITROPOULOS HALL

Sun. 2 April (at 8.30)

Ioulia Troussa, song recital

SPECIAL EVENTS

Songs and Lieder by W. A. Mozart, F. Schubert,

F. Liszt, H. Wolf, R. Strauss, M. Ravel, E. Riadis

Ioulia Troussa soprano

Chronis Banos piano

DIMITRI MITROPOULOS SHALL

Mon 3 April (at 8.30 p.m.)

Steve Reich - Akram Khan

DANCE AT THE MEGARON

Works by S. Reich

Choreographer Akram Khan

With the participation of

The Akrham Khan Comopany

London Sinfonietta

Conducted by Brad Lubman

 

Tue 4 April (at 7 pm)

"Philosophy on stage: Heraclitus"

MEGARON PLUS

A series of dramatized lectures by Theodosis Pelegrinis

Dean at the School of Philosophy, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Tue 4 April (at 7 pm)

Claude Allègre, lecture

MEGARON PLUS

"Global challenges of the 21st Century"

Speaker Claude Allègre,

Professor of Geophysics of Paris VII.

Former Minister of Education of he French Republic

In collaboration with the French Embassy

and the French Institute of Athens

Wed 5 April (at 8.30 pm)

Robert Holl, song recital

GREAT INTERPRETERS SERIES

Franz Schubert "Winterreise" D 911

Robert Holl bass

Rudolf Jansen piano

Wed 5 April (at 8.30 pm)

HELLENIC GROUP OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

MUSIC OF THE 20TH & 21ST CENTURY

Works by G. Kyriakakis, L. Kanaris, A. Chrysanidis,

K. Lygnos, Ch. Xanthoudakis

Giannis Giogiopoulos tenor

Kostas Anastasopoulos violin

Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

Conducted by Theodore Antoniou

Thu 6 April (at 6 pm)

"Looking at the future of musical education"

A series of lectures

Speaker: Theodore Antoniou, President of the Greek

Composers Union, Professor at Boston University

Fri 7 April (at 8.30 pm)

Dimitris Desyllas, percussion instruments recital

BRIGDE SERIES

Works by J. S. Bach, I. Xenakis, S. Fnk, M. Borboudakis,

G.Koumentakis, D. Desyllas

Dimitrs Desyllas percussion instruments

 

Sat 8, Sun 10, Tue 11 April (at 8.30 pm)

John Neumeier / Mozart Requiem

DANCE AT THE MEGARON

Choreographer John Neumeier

Soloists and corps de ballet of the Hamburg Ballet

Mata katsouli soprano

Irene Karayanni mezzo soprano

Robert Woerle tenor

Christophoros Staboglis bass

The ERT Choir

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra

Conducted by Miltos Logiadis

Sat 8 April (at 8.30 pm)

Daphne Evangelatos, song recital

SPECIAL EVENTS

Lieder by F. Schubert, R. Schumann, F.Schreker

Daphne Evangelatos mezzo soprano

Fritz Schwinghammer piano

Sun 9 April (at 11.30 am)

Rising Stars: David Goode, organ recital

SUNDAY MORNINGS

Within the framework of the Rising Stars Series

Works by J. S. Bach, F. Liszt, M. Dupré, M. Reger

David Goode organ

Mon 10 April (at 7 pm)

John B. West, lecture

MEGARON PLUS

"A shortage of Oxygen: from Mount Olympus to Everest"

Speaker: John B. West, Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego

Mon 10 April (at 8.30 pm)

Boris Berezovsky, piano recital

GREAT INTERPRETERS SERIES

Works by S. Rachmaninov, F. Chopin

Boris Berezovsly piano

Tue 11 April (at 7 pm)

Pavel Kohout, lecture

MEGARON PLUS

"The shine and the poverty of democracy"

Lecture given by the famous Czech writer in German with simultaneous translation in Greek

Tue 11 April (at 8.30 pm)

Byzantine and Ottoman Music

BRIDGE SERIES

Music from the Byzantine amd Ottoman period of Constantinople

Ensemble Kudsi Erguner Muezzons of Istanbul

Conducted by Kudsi Erguner

The Greek Byzantine Choir

Chorus Master: Lycurgos Aggelopoulos

Wed 12 april (at 7 pm)

Michael Nyman, lecture

       MEGARON PLUS

The famous composer presents in a world première his less well-known experimentation in visual arts

Event organized within the framework of the programme

Metropolis: Urban Living in the 21st Century,

WEd 12 April (at 8.30)

Rising Stars: Eggner Trio

A Rising Stars Series

Works by R. Schuman, D. Schostakovich, M. Ravel

Georg Eggner violin

Florian Eggner cello

Christopher Eggner piano

Thu 13 & 14 April (at 8.30 pm)

"Greece and the European Society of low"

Symposium

MEGARON PLUS

With the participation of: Ch. Argyropoulos, M. Vrontakis, A. Georgiadis, T. Giannitsis, C. Diamantouros, C. Kerameas, E. Kroustallakis, I. Manoledakis, M. Matgaritis, St. Mathias, G. Papadimitriou, Ch. Roskis, Em. Roukounas, V. Skouris, E. Spiliotopoulos.

Fri 14, Sat 15, Sun 16 April (at 8.30 pm)

St. Petersbug Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Temirkanov

GREAT ORCHESTRA-GREAT CONDUCTORS SERIES

- Sergei Prokofiev: Classical Symphony (14/4)

Vocalise (16/4)

- Dmitry Shostakovich: Cello Concerto (14/4)

Symphony no 5 (15/4)

Violin Concerto no 1 (16/4)

- Modest Musorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (14/4)

- Johannes Brahms: PIano Concerto no 1 (15/4)

- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 (16/4)

Natalia Gutman cello (14/4)

Elizabeth Leonskaja piano (15/4)

Giorgos Demertzis violin (16/4)

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Conducted by Yuri Temirkanov

 

Tue 18 April (at 8.30 pm)

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra -Alexandros Myrat

Works by J: S. Bach, I. Vlachopoulos, G. F. Haendel,

A Part, A. Vivaldi

Sonia Theodoridou soprano

Raphael Mass counter tenor

Nicolas Kynaston organ

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra

Conducted by Alexandros Myrat

 

Fri 28 April (at 8.30 pm)

"Mozart Affinities"

Cappella de Turchini

Antonio Florio - Patrizia Ciofi

FROM RENAISSANCE TO BAROQUE

Works by Gian Francesco Di Mayo, Niccolo Piccinini,

Domenico Cimarosa, Niccolo Jammelli

Patrizia Cioffi soprano

Orchestra Barocca Capella della Pietà de' Turchini

Conducted by Antonio Florio

 

St 29 April (at 8.30 pm)

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra - Alexandros Myrat

Works by G. Rossini, W. A. Mozart, J. Turina,

M. de Falla, G. Pierné, J. Ibert

Danae Kara piano

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra

Conducted by Alexandros Myrat

Tue 2 May (at 7 pm)

MEGARON PLUS

"From Matter to Life: Chemistry"

Speaker: Jean-Marie Lehn

Wed 3 May (at 8.30 pm)

THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL

MUSIC WEDNESDAYS

Camerata Quartet

Tassos Pappas piano

Thu 4 May (at 7 pm)

"Philosophy on Stage: Pythagoras"

MEGARON PLUS

A series of dramatized lectures by Theodosis Pelegrinis

Fri 5 May (at 8.30)

Music & Pictures

BRIDGES SERIES

The Goldberg Variations

Carolos Zouganelis piano

Video art: Axel Arno

Sound and picture with the cellist Maya Beiser

Sat 6 May (at 8.30 pm)

Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

MUSIC OF THE 2OTH & 21ST CENTURY

Musical Theatre

Works by J. Valet, G. Drositis, A. Kalogeras

Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

Conducted by Theodore Antoniou

Sun 7 May (at 11.30 am)

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra

SUNDAY MORNINGS

Works by Ph. Glass, B. Bartok

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra

Conducted by Christopher Warren-Green

 

Fri 12, Sat 13, Sun 14, Tue 16, Wed 17, Thu 18, Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21, Tue 23 May (at 8.30 pm)

Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo

OPERA SEASON

Opera in four acts

Libretto: G. Méry based on Schiller

Director: Joseph Franconi lee, based

on Luchino Visconti's performance

Set and costume desgner: Luchino Visconti

First Revival: Alberto Fassini

Set and costume adaptation. Alessandro Ciammarughi

Light designer: Franco Marri

Choreography: Marta Ferri

 

Sun 14 May (at 11.30 am)

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra

Christopher Warren - Green

 

SUNDAY MORNINGS

Works by W. A. Mozart, M. Tippett

 

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra

Coinducted by Christopher Warren - Green

 

Mon 15 May (at 8.30 pm)

Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

conducted by Theodore Antoniou

MUSIC OF THE 20TH & 21ST CENTURY

Greek Women Composers

Works by M. Krithara, E. Skarkou, Th. Baltsavia, M. Sfakianaki etc.

 

Wed 17 May (at 8.30 pm)

THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL MUSICAL WEDNESDAYS

Workd by C. Debussy, E. Lalo, E. Chausson

 

Thu 18 May (at 8.30 pm)

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra

Christopher Warren - Green

Works by G. F. Haendel, W. A. Mozart,

D. Shostakovich

 

Tue 23 May (at 7 pm)

Julian Barnes, lecture

 

Wed 24 May (at 8.30 pm)

International Ensemble Modern Academy

SPECIAL EVENTS

Final concert of the International Ensemble Modern's Summer Academy in Greece

Progranne to be announced

 

Sat 27 May (at 8.30 pm)

Camerata of the Friends of Music

Megaron Resident Orchestra

Alexandros Myrat

 

Mon 29 May (at 7 pm)

Isabel Allende, lecture

The famous writer will present her work in a dialogue with Thanassis Lalas

 

Thu 1, Fri 2 June (at 9 pm)

A Tribute to Lefteris Papadopoulos

 

fRI 7 aPRIL (AT 8.30) PM

 

Works by A. Evangelatos, G. Gershwin, A. Dvorak

 

Fri 26 May (at 8.30 pm)

Works by W. A. Mozart, A. Bruckner

 

Fri 2 June (at 9 pm)

Works by G. Rossini, Prokofiev, L. van Beethoven

Fri 16 June (at 9 pm)

Works by L. van Beethoven, N. Taylor, R. Strauss

 

HOSTED CULTURAL EVENTS

 

Thu 6 April (at 8.30 pm)

A Narrationm on the Road

Work in ten parts dedicated to Dimitris Mitropoulos

Tue 23 May (at 8.30 pm)

The Orchestra of Colours

W. A. Mozart: OPera Gala

The Orchestra of Colours

Miltos Logiadis conductor

 

Sat 3 June (at 9 pm)

A Concert for the purposes of the Greek Grand National Academy of Constantinople

 

Works by A. Evangelatos, N. Skalkotas

Songs from Asia Minor (instrumentation Sok, Sinopoulos)

 

Thu 15 June (at 9 pm)

Manos Chadzidakis, Twelve years since his death

The Orchestra of Colours

Miltos Logiadis conductor