The spark became a fire

The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, the T.S.S.O. Musicians Association and their friends participate in the actions organized by Parallaxi Magazine for the 100 years anniversary of the Great Fire that burned a big part of Thessaloniki and led to its reborn. Ensembles with T.S.S.O. musicians will present an unexpected musical happening, inspired by the fire, in places like the Artspace Ypsilon (ex Kiourtzi Han), the street in front and the Emporiou square.
Saturday, 23 September 2017, from 19:00 to 21:00
 
Actions:
 
‘Like yesterday and today’
Musical event based on the sound of percussion instruments with vocal interventions, that create pictures, images, feelings and memories of that era.
 
Composition and organization: Costas Hanis – Athina Katsanevaki
 
Percussion ensemble of the T.C.C.:
Costas Hanis, Dora Miliopoulou, Anaita Momeni, Thodoris Theodoropoulos, Athina Pashalidou, Eleni Kapsoura, Sofia Christodoulopoulou, Dimi Efstathiou, Thanasis Hasapis, Stavroula Tseliou, Anastasia Kostaropoulou, Melina Papadopoulou, Nina Vasiliadou, Theofilos Terezakis, Anna Aivazidou, Vyron Mastrosavvas
 
Vocal interventions: Athina Katsanevaki, Eleni Siniari, Flery Vlachodimou, Afroditi Quandri, Irini Doulkeridou, Athanasia Papamartzivanou, Sotiria Eginloglou
 
 
‘Benjamin Britten - Fanfare of St.Edmundsbury for 3 trumpets’
Trumpet: Grigorios Netskas, Giorgos Laskaridis, Ioanna Ganiti
 
 
‘Free improvisation on the films about the fire’
Soprano Saxophone: Nikolas Skordas
Oud: Kostas Papagiannidis


Free entrance



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Maxim Vengerov
12/09/2026
Saturday, September 12, 2026
at 20:30
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Friends of Music Hall (M1) 
 
Violin: Maxim Vengerov
Violoncello: Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin
Piano: Theodosia Dokou
Conductor: Michalis Economou
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
 
 
Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975): Symphony No.10 in E minor, Op. 93
 
TSSO - TCH Co-production
 
 
Tickets
Distinct Zone: 30€
Α' Zone/Ground floor: 25€
Β' Zone/Upper tier-Boxes: 20€
Discount tickets: 20€, 15€
 
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The Eternal Voice: Piotr Beczała Celebrates Maria Callas
16/09/2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
at 20:30 Thessaloniki Concert Hall Friends of Music Hall (M1)  
 
Tenor: Piotr Beczala
Conductor: Marco Boemi
 
 
Programme:
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): ‘Quando le sere al placido’ from the opera ‘Luisa Miller’
Sinfonia from the opera ‘Nabucco’ Forse la soglia attinse from the opera ‘Un ballo in Maschera’
Ah, sì, ben mio’ from the opera ‘Il Trovatore’ Sinfonia from the opera ‘I Vespri Siciliani’

Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872): ‘Aria z kurantem’ from the opera ‘Straszny dwór’
Uberto Giordano (1867-1948):
‘Come un bel dì di maggio’ from the opera ‘Andrea Chénier’

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): Intermezzo from the opera ‘Manon Lescaut’
‘Recondita armonia’ from the opera ‘Tosca’
‘E lucevan le stelle’ from the opera ‘Tosca’

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886): Danza delle ore from the opera ‘La Gioconda’
Uberto Giordano (1867-1948): Improvviso’ from the opera ‘Andrea Chénier’
 
Co-production TSSO - TCH
 
 
Tickets: 60 €, 50 €, 40 €, 30 €, 15 €
Tickets presales from the TCH box offices and www.tch.gr