DATE
25 May 2023
VENUE
Olympia City Music Theatre Maria Callas
Akadimias 59, Athens
DESCRIPTION
Dmitri Shostakovich’s 3rd Symphony reflects the juvenile optimism of the Soviet decade of the 20s. Performed for the first time following the death of Lenin, it will be performed for the first time in Greece by the Athens Philarmonic Orchestra. Poetry at the end of the Symphony is written by Semyon Kirsanov.
The program includes Arthur Honegger’s “Summer Pastoral” and three small lyric songs for voice and orchestra by Maurice Ravel, Antonin Dvorak and Constantine Sfakianakis.
Soloist: Artemis Bogri, mezzo-soprano
Chorus master: Stavros Beris
Conductor: Byron Fidetzis
Starting time: 20:30
Closest Metro Station: Panepistimio
Metro to Venue: 5 minutes walking
Wheelchair Accessibility Yes
