Greek Opera wows with a bold and beautiful season of innovation
Alexandros Efklidis has run the GNO’s ground-breaking alterative stage at the glittering new Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre since it opened in ...
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Meet Dino Rubino, the distinctive talent helming t...
Dino Rubino, the Sicilian jazz pianist known for his elegant, bluesy i...
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The Philip Glass Ensemble- Music in Eight Parts &#...
What: The Philip Glass Ensemble, the group formed by the legendary American com...
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Live Musical Soirees at the GB Winter Garden
After being starved of live entertainment, you'd like to listen to live music in a setting that is safe, elegant and uplifting? We've got you covered. The iconic Winter Garden at the Hotel Grande Bretagne comes alive to the sounds of jazz, opera and harp at live musical evenings, adding a touch of refinement to your post-work cocktails. W...
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Sting celebrates his 70th birthday under the Acropolis
What: Two sold-out performances with the English superstar and 17-time Grammy Award winner performing his most iconic songs. Proving why he has remained such an enduring musical artist for more than four decades, Sting comes back to Athens and the Herod Atticus after his last concert here in 2018. Expect songs from his latest album “Sting: My Songs...
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Bouzouki: The sound of Greek music
The tempo that builds in the bouzouki gives a real sense of the underlying raw emotion, of ‘rebetiko’s’ illegal past and its gentrification by the greats of modern Greek music, Vassilis Tsitsanis, Manos Hadzidakis and Mikis Theodorakis.The bouzouki is Greece’s siren call. To hear but a few bars is to instantly conjure raki-fueled nights a...
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“Unity”, a musical spark of solidarity born from the ashes of the Moria camp
In October 2020, 160 Greek musicians and groups joined forces to produce Unity Vol. 1, a unique album to demonstrate their solidarity and support for the refugees displaced by the fire in the Moria camp on Lesbos. The totality of the funds were donated to the NGO Attika Human Support. Joan Bienaimé writes about this touching artistic in...
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Fragments of Perfect Anarchy: the story of an 18th century Hydra home cum music studio
In the sixties Hydra became an artists’ colony, even Leonard Cohen couldn’t resist and bought a house there. It has changed quite a bit since then and the simple lifestyle of those days changed into a more luxurious one. One local has been through it all – Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld, who made his fortune being one of the first rare-record...
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Tango vs Flamenco pasiones
WHAT: Choreographed by Ariel Perez of Argentina and directed by Konstantinos Famis, 17 leading dancers of the original Tango and Flamenco "Compania Solea", alternate in a unique performance full of symbols, improvisation, endless lyrical figures. Famous and beloved Tangos, Flamenco & Bolleros are intertwined and come to life on stage by the uni...
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Petros Klampanis trio: Irrationalities
WHAT: Petros Klampanis performs at the gardens of the Megaro Mousikis to launch his latest jazz album, Irrationalities, inspired by a deep personal journey. Accompanying him on stage will be Katerina Duska. WHEN: Saturday, September 12 at 8.30 pm WHERE: Megaron Mousikis, Vas.Sofias & Kokkali, +30.210.728.2000, megaron.gr [caption id="a...
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Astir Beach: The Ultimate Summering Destination
Revel in your 'Summer of Sunsets' at the iconic Astir Beach, emblematic of the laidback allure of the Athenian Riviera. Elevate your beach moments with all-day indulgence at the Privilege Beach House. Expect music, food, cocktails and other temptations to succumb to, for the ultimate beach experience. Astir Beach promises ...
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Rafi Music Theatre Company – Nova Melancholia – Michalis Siganidis – Il diluvio universale
WHAT: The Odeon of Herodes Atticus will don the colours of a lovely Greek garden for this unique album release concert. Monika will premiere her new Greek-language album; an album she has been working on for more than ten years, taking care of it as if it were her own little garden. The fruit of this collective effort is now set to ‘bloom’ at the h...
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