Beethoven – 250th Birthday
CONCERTS BY THE ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA
Iason Keramidis, Associate Concertmaster at the Munich Philharmonic, in one of the most adventurous, emotional, and grandiose concertos of the violin repertoire, Shostakovich’s First. An operatic and symphonic veteran, conductor Giancarlo Andretta contributes to the celebration of Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with the ever-popular Eroica.
– Gioachino Rossini: ‘Le siège de Corinthe’, Overture
– Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77/99
– Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, ‘Eroica’
Iason Keramidis violin
The Athens State Orchestra
Conducted by Giancarlo Andretta
Free introductory talk for ticket holders at 19:45
supported by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura–Atene
