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The Dimitri Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition - Final
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The Dimitri Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition
Final
 
 
Friday, May 31, 2024
at 21:00
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Friends of Music Hall (M1)
 
Programme of the final:
3 candidates conduct the TSSO in renowned symphonic words by Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Konstantinides
 
 
Jury of the competition
 
Jury Chairman
Thomas Sanderling - Conductor, former Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra and former Music Director of Osaka Symphony Orchestra
 
Members
Miltos Logiadis – Conductor, Professor of Conducting at Ionian University
Michalis Economou – Conductor/Composer, Music Director of ERT National Symphony Orchestra
Georgios Vranos – Chief Conductor, Professor at the Department of Music Science & Art, University of Macedonia
Viliana Valtcheva – Conductor, Pianist
Dian Chobanov – Conductor, Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Bulgarian State Opera in Plovdiv
 
1st round
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Maurice Saltiel Hall
12 candidates
 
2nd round
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Friends of Music Hall
6 candidates
 
3rd round
Thursday, May 30 & Friday, May 31, 2024
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Friends of Music Hall
 
 

TSSO Production

in cooperation with TCH
Supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture

 

 

Tickets for the final
Distinct zone: 20€
Α' Zone/Ground floor: 15€
Β' Zone/Upper tier-Boxes: 10€
Discount tickets: 5€



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Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS) - Concert #1
29/05/2026
Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS)

Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS) is a new international center for artistic creation, cultural exchange, and contemporary music inspired by Greece.
Organized by Global Arts United (GAU), in partnership with Ablaze Records, THAMS brings together composers, visual artists, ensembles, and the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (TSSO) for two weeks of performances, workshops, collaborations, and cultural immersion in one of Europe’s most historic and vibrant cities.
 Each edition celebrates a Greek-oriented theme, drawn from mythology, history, philosophy, or tradition, ensuring that new artistic creation remains rooted in the country’s millennia-old cultural legacy.

Theme: ORPHEUS
The inaugural 2026 edition explores Orpheus, reimagining the ancient myth through new compositions, performances, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Concert #1

Friday, May 29, 2025
at 20:30
Aristotle University Ceremony Hall

Conductor: Evan Harger

Theme: Orpheus

Programme:
James Gaudi (USA): The Unseen Wire     
Hangzhong Lian (China): Elegy in Dreaming 
Aaro Pertmann (Estonia): Symphony, part III
Guy Renardeau (The Netherlands): Earth Sounds 
Panagiotis Botzios (Greece): Dichotomie 
Kervy Delcy (USA): II: ‘The Song that Escaped the Grave’ from ‘Of rain and ashes’    
Jack Frederick (USA): Orpheus in Visual Art 
Taner Kemirtlek (Scottland): Scroll and Soft Toccata 
John Maclachlan (Canada): Peripeteia
 
Composers' CVs here


Tickets:5€

Co-production TSSO – Global Arts United & Ablaze Records

 

 

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Baroque 8-member ensemble
02/06/2026
Chamber Music Festival
Baroque 8-member ensemble

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
at 20:00
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
 
Andreas Papanikolaou (solo violin/conductor)
Miguel Michaelides (violin)
David Bogorad (violin)
Evangelia Koutsodimou (violin)
Pavlos Metaxas (viola)
Vassilis Saitis (violoncello/basso continuo)
Michalis Sapountzis (double bass)
Theodoros Kitsos (theorve)
 
Programme:
Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762): Concerto Grosso in D Minor, H. 143 "La Folia" (after Α. Corelli Violin Sonata Νο.12, Op. 5)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Violin concerto No.2 in E major, BWV 1042
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Violin concerto in E minor, RV 278
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713): Concerto Grosso No.4, Op.6
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): ‘Summer’ from ‘Four Seasons’

 
TSSO & AMth co-production
Supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture
 
Tickets: 10€
Discount tickets: 5€
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Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS) - Concert #2
05/06/2026
Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS)

Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS) is a new international center for artistic creation, cultural exchange, and contemporary music inspired by Greece.
Organized by Global Arts United (GAU), in partnership with Ablaze Records, THAMS brings together composers, visual artists, ensembles, and the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (TSSO) for two weeks of performances, workshops, collaborations, and cultural immersion in one of Europe’s most historic and vibrant cities.
 Each edition celebrates a Greek-oriented theme, drawn from mythology, history, philosophy, or tradition, ensuring that new artistic creation remains rooted in the country’s millennia-old cultural legacy.

Theme: ORPHEUS
The inaugural 2026 edition explores Orpheus, reimagining the ancient myth through new compositions, performances, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Concert #2

Friday, June 5, 2025
at 20:30
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Friends of Music Hall (M1)

Conductor: Daniel Geiss

Theme: Orpheus

Programme:
Blake Buehler (USA): Across the Sands of Time  
Joshua Ivar (USA): Upon the Meeting of Wind and Water    
Andres Ramirez-León (USA/Mexico): L’ amore di Orfeo   
Christopher Chiarotti (USA): Nebula 
Akshay Tiwari (USA): Orpheus on Mount Pangaion  
Wenyu Zhi (China): Ladapà  
Helkin Sosa (Colombia/USA): Music for the Gods 
Ivana Vojnovic (Serbia): Concertino for orchestra

Composers' CVs here

Tickets:5€

Co-production TSSO – Global Arts United & Ablaze Records
In cooperation with the TCH