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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1945
13/02/2026
1945

Friday, February 13, 2025
at 20:30
Aristotle University Ceremony Hall

Viola: Máté Szücs
Conductor: Leo McFall

Programme:
Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Viola Concerto, Sz. 120, BB 128 (reconstruction: of Miklós Rakos)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Ballet suite ‘The firebird’ (version 1945)  


Tickets
Α' Zone/Ground floor: 15€
Β' Zone/Upper tier-Boxes: 10€
Discount tickets: 10€, 5€


TSSO Production
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Felix & Fanny, along with Mendelsshons
15/02/2026
Felix & Fanny, along with Mendelsshons
Sunday morning, music!
Chamber music for kids aged 4-10 with their parents

Sunday, February 15, 2026
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Sunday, May 10, 2026
at 12:00
Foyer of Thessaloniki Concert Hall

Participating:

Musicians:
Timos Anastasiadis (violin)
Ioannis Stefos (cello)
Marilena Liakopoulou (piano)

Felix Mendelsssohn: Konstantinos Popovic
Nanny/Fanny Mendelssohn/Girl: Nena Dourou

Idea/Script/Director: Anthi Savaki
Set & Costume Design: Alexandra-Anastasia Ftouli
Motion editing: Nikolas Chatzivasileiadis

TSSO production
In cooperation with Rodez
and the Thessaloniki Concert Hall
 
 
Tickets: 8€
Κids: 5€
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The TSSO in Hamburg Elbphilharmonie
22/02/2026

The TSSO in Hamburg Elbphilharmonie

Sunday, February 22, 2026
at 20:00
Elbphilharmonie - Grosser Saal
Hamburg

Violoncello: Jeremias Fliedl
Ancient Greek Lyre: Nikos Xanthoulis
Conductor: Thomas Sanderling
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

Programme:
Yannis Constantinides (1903-1984): Suite Dodecanesienne, No.1
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Op.33
Fazil Say (1970): Concerto for Antique Lyre and Orchestra, Op.122 (2025) – ‘Ballade von Ephesos’
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Symphony No.9 in E flat major. Op.70

Co-Production
TSSO - Concerts Pamplona GmbH

Tickets
149€, 136€, 98€, 69€, €10
https://elbphilharmonie.reservix.de