Music – Hellenic Republic

Let’s continue the day with another musical journey!

Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra is one of the major cultural organizations in Greece and the most historic symphonic ensemble in Northern Greece. It was founded in 1959, by the composer Solon Michaelides and it currently comprises 116 musicians.

The TSSO creates music at the highest caliber in an accessible way, and with a range of activities which include collaborations with highly acclaimed Greek and international artists, the dissemination of Greek musical works, the fostering of talented young Greek artists, as well as a variety of educational and social projects.

The TSSO records regularly under world leading recording labels.

So, let’s discover some of these special moments.

Baroque Christmas Concert

Conductor/Cembalo: Markellos Chryssicos, Violononcello: Dimos Goudaroulis, Mezzo soprano: Theodora Baka

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings in C major, Οp.48

Conductor: Vassilis Christopoulos

Apart from the abovementioned videos, do not miss the opportunity to listen the following sound excerpts.

Five Greek Dances, Nikos Skalkottas (CD: TOPOS 20^th Century Greek Orchestral Music│ Conductor: Zoi Tsokanou, Violin: Noé Inui)

Sweet Suite - Lost Dreams, Nikos Kypourgos (CD: NIKOS KYPOURGOS Sweet Suite & Film Suite No1 Based On Themes of Manos Hadjidakis │Conductor: Myron Michailidis)

BONUS!

Discover the Symphonic Orchestra via this online tour.

Sources: https://www.tsso.gr/?lang=en-GB&page=5

Photograph No 2: TSSO in Aristotle Square, Thessaloniki, Greece

Photograph No 3: TSSO in Herod Atticus Theatre, Athens, Greece

Photograph No 4: The cover page of the CD entitled TOPOS (meaning ‘’place’’)

Courtesy of the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

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