Cinema Paradiso

Film music by Greek and Italian composers

In 2006, Nikos Kypourgos composed a homage to Manos Hadjidakis, entitled ‘Sweet Suite’, based on themes by the great composer’s music for nine of the almost total seventy-five films that constitute his film music oeuvre. The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra recorded the ‘Sweet Suite’ along with another work by Kypourgos, the ‘Film Suite No.1’, in an interesting CD released by EMI Classics. The program of the concert continues with film music by two great Italian composers, Nino Rota and Enio Moricone, whose music sealed classical cinema masterpieces, such as The Godfather, La dolce vita, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, The Untouchables etc

Friday, 10 November 2017
at 21:00
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
 
Conductor: Gioele Muglialdo
 
Programme:
Nikos Kypourgos: Sweet Suite (based on themes by Manos Hadjidakis)
Greece, Land of Dreams
Blue
The 300 Spartans
Lost Dreams
Sweet Μovie
Free Diving
Never on Sunday
Honeymoon
America America


 Nino Rota (1911-1979): Amarcord (suite) 
 Nino Rota (1911-1979): La Strada  (suite)
 Nino Rota (1911-1979): La dolce vita (suite)
 Nino Rota (1911-1979): The Nights of Cabiria  (suite)
 Nino Rota (1911-1979): The Godfather
 Ennio Morricone: Once upon a Time in America (suite)
 Ennio Morricone: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (suite)
 Ennio Morricone: The Untouchables 


# TSSO cooperation with the Thessaloniki Film Festival and the Thessaloniki Concert Hall



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The TSSO at Belgrade Music Festival (BEMUS)
18/10/2026

The TSSO at Belgrade Music Festival (BEMUS)

Sunday, October 18, 2026
at 19:30
Kolarac Concert Hall
Belgrade, Serbia

Singer: Savina Yannatou
Violin: Simos Papanas, Kyriakos Gouventas
Conductor: Leo McFall

Programme:
Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949): 5 Greek Dances, for string orchestra
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major (Hob. VIIa/1)    
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): String quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
(arr. Gustav Mahler for string orchestra)

4 traditional songs


TSSO - BEMUS
Co-production

Tickets
To be announced
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Cyprus Symphony Orchestra in Demetria Festival
24/10/2026
Cyprus Symphony Orchestra in Demetria Festival
61st Demetria Festival

Saturday, October 24, 2026
at 20:30
Thessaloniki Concert Hall

Mezzo Soprano: Villy Kyriakopoulou
Piano: Anna Avramidou
Conductor: Myron Michaelides

Programme:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Overture to the opera ‘Lo Speziale’
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): El Amor Brujo

TSSO Production
in cooperation with the Thessaloniki Concert Hall
for 61st Demetria Festival

Tickets:
Distinct Zone: 20€
Α' Zone/Ground floor: 15€
Β' Zone/Upper tier-Boxes: 10€
Discount tickets: 10€, 5€

 
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Inspired by Beethoven
31/10/2026
Inspired by Beethoven

Saturday, October 31, 2026
at 20:30
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Friends of Music Hall (M1)

Munich Philharmonic String Quartet
Iason Keramidis, violin
Naoka Aoki, violin
Clément Courtin, viola
Shizuka Mitsui, cello

Conductor: Kornilios Michailidis

Programme:
Dai Fujikura (1977): Radiance για ορχήστρα
Co-commissioned by Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, the 34th Music Biennale Zagreb, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra and Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra
World premiere
John Adams (1947): Absolute Jest
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68

TSSO Production
In cooperation with the TCH

Tickets
Distinct Zone: 20€
Α' Zone/Ground floor: 15€
Β' Zone/Upper tier-Boxes: 10€
Discount tickets: 10€, 5€