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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Jonas Kaufmann
09/11/2025
Jonas Kaufmann

Sunday, November 9, 2025
at 20:30
Thessaloniki Concert Hall Friends of Music Hall (M1)

Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann
Conductor: Jochen Rieder

Programme:
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835): Overture to the opera ‘Norma’
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886): ‘Cielo e mar’ from the opera ‘La Gioconda’
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886): ‘Dance of the hours’ from the opera ‘La Gioconda’
George Bizet (1838-1875): ‘La fleur que tu m’avais jetee’ from the opera ‘Carmen’
George Bizet (1838-1875): ‘Intermezzo’ from Carmen Suite No.1
George Bizet (1838-1875): ‘Danse boheme’ from Carmen Suite No.2
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): ‘E lucevan le stelle’ from the opera ‘Tosca’
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): ‘Intermezzo’ from the opera ‘Manon Lescaut’
Umberto Giordano (1867-1948): Improvviso from the opera ‘Andrea Chénier’
Franz Lehár (1870-1948): Overture to the operetta ‘Das Land des Lächelns’
Franz Lehár (1870-1948): ‘Dein ist mein ganzes Herz’ from the operetta ‘Das Land des Lächelns’
Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953): ‘Zwei Märchenaugen’ from the operetta ‘Die Zirkusprinzessin’
John Williams (1932): ‘Superman-March’ from the movie ‘Superman’
Ennio Morricone (1928-2020): 'E piu ti penso’ from the movie ‘Once upon a time in America’
Ennio Morricone (1928-2020): ‘Nella fantasia’ from the movie ‘The Mission’
Hans Zimmer (1957): ‘Nelle tue mani’ from the movie ‘The Gladiator’

Tickets
Distinct Zone: 60€
Α' Zone/Ground floor: 50€
Β' Zone/ Ground floor: 40€
C' Zone/Upper tier-Boxes: 30€
Discount tickets: 15€

Tickets presale: TCH box offices & www.tch.gr

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The TSSO in Aridaia
21/11/2025
The TSSO in Aridaia

Friday, November 21, 202
at 19:00
Xenitideion Cultural Center of Aridaia

Violoncello: Lila Manola
Conductor: Konstantinos Terzakis

Programme:
Valentyn Silvestrov (1937): Silent music
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Cello concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Serenade for strings in C major, Op.48

TSSO and Municipality of Almopia co-production

Tickets: 15€
Kids: 10€

 

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César Franck
24/11/2025
César Franck
 
Monday, November 24, 2025
at 20:00
Foyer of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki  

Violin: Antonis Sousamoglou
Piano: Ivaylo Vassilev
 
Programme
César Franck (1822-1890): Prélude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21
César Franck (1822-1890): Sonata for violin and piano in A major
 
Co-production: TSSO - ΑΜΤ
Supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture
 
Tickets 10€
Discount tickets: 5€