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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The TSSO in Estonia
26/09/2025
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Trans-Balkan Concert: "Together, from the Balkans for the World".
01/10/2025
Trans-Balkan Concert: "Together, from the Balkans for the World"

Wednesday, October 1, 2025
at 20:30
Thessaloniki Concert Hall Friends of Music Hall (M1)

A’ part
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Georgios Vranos

The Holy Church of Ss. Cyril & Methodius Children & Youth Choir
Chorus master: Elpida Tsami
 
Choir of the University of Macedonia
Chorus master: Maria-Emma Meligopoulou

Programme:
A’ part Yannis Constantinides (1903-1984): Excerpts from ‘Suite Dodecanesienne, No1’
Manolis Kalomiris (1883-1962): Symphony No.1 “Levendia” (1st movement)
 
B’ part
Vanya Moneva Choir
1. Tebe poem - Dobri Hristov
2. Vo Tsarstvii Tvoem - Dobri Hristov
3. Bogoroditse Devo and Budi ima Gospodne - arrangement Father Kiril Popov
4. Sednalo e Djore - arr. Stefan Mutafchiev
5. Slanchitse milo mamino - arr. Atanas Iliev
6. Sedyanka - arr. Nikolay Kaufman 
7. Zlato mome - arr. Krasimir Kyurkchiyski 
8. Begala Vena - arr. Stefan Kanev 
9. Dreme mi se, lega mi se - arr. Kosta Kolev
10. Bre, Petrunko - arr. Krassimir Kyurkchiyski
 
C’ part
Goran Bregovic
 
 
Supported by the Greek and the Bulgarian Ministries of Culture as a part of the program
«Thessaloniki-Sofia: Balkan Cultural Bridge»
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Belgrade Chamber Orchestra
04/10/2025
Belgrade Chamber Orchestra
 
Saturday, October 4, 2025
at 20:30 Aristotle University Ceremony Hall  
 
Belgrade Chamber Orchestra
Lucienne Renaudin Vary, trumpet
George-Emmanuel Lazaridis, piano
Daniel Geiss, conductor

Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Overture to the opera ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, Op. 35
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837): Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, WoO1, S.49
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
 
Tickets
Α' Zone/Ground floor: 15€
Β' Zone/Upper tier-Boxes: 10€
Discount tickets: 10€-5€
 
TSSO Production for 60th Demetria Festival  
«Thessaloniki-Sofia: Balkan Cultural Bridge»