"The Sound of Silk"

One of China’s most exceptional Guzheng virtuosos, Chang Jing, together with the talented Xiao (Chinese flute) musician Zhang Di, is coming to Greece for their premiere performance in Athens on October 26, followed by Santorini on October 31. 

In their Athens concert, Ancient Greek Lyre band Lyre ‘n’ Rhapsody will be invited to improvise together with the Chinese musicians, while they will record together the first Chinese-Greek music album, to be released in both China and Greece. 

This music project will be filmed by Meet Culture and broadcast in China.

The "Magic Flute" at the Greek National Opera

The Magic flute, one of Mozart’s most famous operas, inaugurates the 2015/6 season at the Greek National Opera with eight performances in October and November. The Magic flute is one of the most characteristic operas by Mozart, which works on many levels, bringing great joy to children and adults alike, with symbolic story and wonderful music.

The work will be conducted by George Petrou and Michalis Economou and directed by the distinguished director Arnaud Bernard.

Taiwan Film Festival

The Taipei Representative Office in Greece and the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation will be presenting the Taiwan Film Festival from October 29 to November 1.

Cinema fans will have the opportunity to watch three films by young directors – including Chang Po-jui’s "Step Back to Glory" and Vincent Fang’s "Rhythm of the Rain" – which are an example of the contemporary film industry of Taiwan, reflecting the hopes and dreams of the country’s youth. 

The films will be screened with English subtitles

"The Universe of Things" Exhibition

The Blender Gallery presents the exhibition "The Universe of Things" by one of the most dynamic artists of the Greek diaspora, Philip Tsiaras. "The Universe of Things" highlights the US-born artist’s ties to Greece and the country’s ancient heritage. 

The exhibition opened its doors on October 14 and will run to November 14. 

The Acropolis in Lego bricks

Visitors to the Acropolis Museum have the opportunity to admire an impressive Lego Acropolis model exhibited in the premises, until the end of 2015. This model was recently donated to the Acropolis Museum by the University of Sydney’s Nicholson Museum.

The model contains more than 120,000 Lego bricks and took about 300 hours to be built by Ryan McNaught. This reconstruction of the Acropolis has already attracted more than 100,000 visitors at the Nicholson Museum.