On World Music Day, Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall connects Athens with Europe’s leading musical capitals through the presentation of the major pan-European project EUROPIANO – Europe’s Great Piano Concertos, an ambitious production by ARTE, ZDF / ARTE, ARTE GEIE, ARTE France and NDR/ARTE, in collaboration with leading European cultural institutions and broadcasters.
From Vienna and Paris to Stockholm, Lisbon and Athens, landmark works from the international piano repertoire will be performed in historic and iconic venues, highlighting music as a shared European language.
The Greek contribution will be filmed on the Pnyx hill, against the backdrop of the Attic sky and the Acropolis of Athens. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, under the musical direction of Konstantinos Karidis and featuring distinguished pianist Lukas Sternath as soloist, will perform Piano Concerto No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven, the celebrated “Emperor” Concerto.
The official public screening of EUROPIANO will take place live in the garden of the Megaron the Athens Concert Hall. From 16:30 until 23:30, all concerts from the participating European cities will be broadcast live on a large screen, offering audiences a unique experience of a continuous musical journey across Europe.
EUROPIANO brings together leading pianists from the international music scene, including Martha Argerich, Yulianna Avdeeva, Rafał Blechacz, Bruce Liu, Eric Lu, Mao Fujita, Lukas Sternath, Hayato Sumino, Nobuyuki Tsujii and Anna Vinnitskaya, representing different musical traditions, generations and interpretative approaches.
They will be joined by distinguished European orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Gulbenkian Orchestra and other leading symphonic ensembles from across Europe, under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductors including Klaus Mäkelä, Konstantinos Karidis, Hannu Lintu, Alain Altinoglu and Petr Popelka.
SPONSOR OF EVENTS AT THE MEGARON GARDEN
SPONSOR OF MEGARON CONCERT AT PNYX
Coproduction: Megaron the Athens Concert Hall – Unitel Blue – ARTE – ZDF
