Thursday, November 20, 2014

M U S I C
  • Anniversary of the Ionian Islands Accession to Greece
On the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Accession of the Ionian Islands to the Modern Greek State, the Mantzaros Philharmonic Society will perform emblematic works of the Greek classical repertoire, at the Athens Concert Hall, on November 22. Works by N. Mantzaros, Sp. Samaras, Sp. Xyndas, N. Labelet, P. Carrer, G. Kouroupos, Sp. Mavropoulosand many more will be performed.
  • Kronos Quartet @ Gazarte
Kronos Quartet, one of the most celebrated and influential groups of our time, will perform at the Gazarte Live Stage tonight (11.20). Since its founding in 1973, the Kronos Quartet has become the foremost ambassador of contemporary chamber music, successful at breaking down barriers between musical genres and between musicians and audiences. David Harrington, the ensemble's founder and first violinist and the other members have kept the spirit of fearless exploration and a commitment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience.

E X H I B I T I O N S
  • Tribute to Teriade @ Teloglion Foundation
The exhibition Hommage à Tériade is held at the Teloglion Foundation in Thessaloniki. The exhibition running until March 18, 2015, is a tribute to the Mytilene cosmopolitan publisher and art critic Stratis Eleftheriadis-Tériade (1897-1983). Forty years after the great exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, the event seeks to present his overall personality of Tériade, emphasizing his pioneering publishing activity in Paris, the promotion of modern art, as well as the "discovery" of painter Theophilos Hatzimichael, in which Tériade contributed decisively.
  • Latin America Art Festival @ Onassis Cultural Centre
As part of the series Transitions 2. Latin America: Contemporary Art Festival of the Independent Latin America Scene, the Onassis Cultural Centre holds tonight (11.20) the play "The School," written and directed by Guillermo Calderón and the performance Everything by my Side, directed by Fernando Rubio (until November 23. The round table discussion "Transition to what kind of democracy?" will also be held tonight at the OCC, participating Olivier Compagnon, Nancy Nicholls Lopeandía and Daniel Aarão Reis The discussion will be broadcast live.