Armonia Atenea at BBC Proms
The first Greek orchestra ever to appear at the Proms, Armonia Atenea is joined by its Artistic Director George Petrou to present a programme with an appropriately classical flavour.
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Latvia State Choir at Athens Concert Hall with Israel Philharmonic – Zubin Mehta
The famous Latvia State Choir at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron) with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta conducting.
Orchestre National de France – Sgouros, Rachlin, Sinaisky
Orchestre National de France with the pianist Dimitris Sgouros and the violinist Julian Rachlin conducted by Vassily Sinaisky
Rodin – Boris Eifman Ballet
A Boris Eifman ballet dedicated to the life and the creative work of great sculptors Auguste Rodin and his apprentice, lover and muse Camille Claudel.
Lamento, Romina Basso – Latinitas Nostra, released by Naive
Lamento is a new disc from mezzo soprano Romina Basso and Latinitas Nostra on Naive label which puts together five substantial 17th century laments, a genre which was extremely popular in the 17th century.
A voyage into the Levant – Latinitas Nostra, Athens Festival
In 1599, the young Thomas Dallam hurriedly set out on a journey into the unknown, delivering a church organ to the sultan Mehmet III as a gift from Queen Elizabeth I. Leaving from London and headed for Istanbul, East and West are brought together through the accounts of their journeys…
Venice Baroque Orchestra – L’Olimpiade Conducted by Markellos Chrysikopoulos
A hymn to the Olympic spirit, noble friendship and adoring devotion, Pietro Metastasio’s libretto for L’Olimpiade proved something of a goldmine for the 18th-century theatrical scene, notching up a grand total of 50 complete ‘remakes’ and hundreds of partial musical settings.
