Thessaloniki, wait for me - 75 years later

The Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra and the soprano Mariangela Chatzistamatiou, organizes on Sunday 26th January 2019 at 19:00, in the Monastiriotes Synagogue (35Syggrou str) the concert entitled "Wait for me Thessaloniki - 75 Years Later" in commemoration of the Remembrance Day of the Greek Jews Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust and the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the extermination camps of Auschwitz – Birkenau.
 

The song titled "Waiting for Thessaloniki" was sung by the Thessaloniki Jews, prisoners of Auschwitz.

Musicians:
Mariangela Chatzistamatiou, vocals, research & art direction
Nikos Panagiotidis, strings & orchestrations
 
From the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra            
Alexandros Stavridis, clarinet
Dimitris Vittis, percussion
Stratos Kakambouras, violin
Ioannis Stefos, cello
 
 
 
Programme:
1. Kaddish, music: Salamone Rossi
2. Oseh Shalom
3. Psalm 104 - on Creation, orchestration: Yonnie Dror
4. “Quando il Rey Nimrod” traditional sephardic song
5. “Eli, Eli” Prayer in Judeo-Spanish
6. “Shnei shoshanim” lyrics: Yaakov Orland, music: Mordechai Zeira
7. “Hermanas Reina y Cautiva” traditional sephardic song
8. “Durme Durme” traditional sephardic lullaby
9. “Mein Yiddishe Momme” lyrics: Jack Yellen, music: Jack Yellen & Lew Pollack
10. “Avinu Malkeinu” music: Max Janowski
11. “Yerushalayim shel zahav” lyrics and music: Naomi Shemer

Organized by the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki in cooperation with the TSSO


By invitation - limited seating
Info: TSSO box office (73, Nikis avenue, tel. 2310 236990) and from the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki (26, Vas. Irakleiou, tel. 2310275701)



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Works by Ravel and Riadis - The TSSO in Skopje
17/05/2025

Works by Ravel and Riadis
The TSSO in Skopje


The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra performs in Skopje with works by Emilios Riadis and Maurice Ravel for the 150 years since his birht, within the framework of the actions of the project "Outgoing and internationalization actions of the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki", founded by the European Union, through the program "Greece 2.0 - National Recovery and Resilience Plan".

Saturday, May 17, 2025
at 19:30
North Macedonia Philharmonic Hall
Skopje

Soprano: Myrtò Papatanasiu
Piano: Simon Trpčeski
Conductor: Vladimiros Symeonidis

Programme:
Emil Riadis (1880-1935): Symphonic Suite from the opera ‘Galateia’
1. Prélude
2. Aria de Pygmalion
3. Danses Scythes
4. Finale Acte I
5. Galateia et Rennos
6. Rennos et Pygmalion
7. La mort de Galateia


(created and orchestrated by Vladimiros Symeonidis)
World premiere

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): 5 Greek folk songs (orchestrations by Ravel and Rosenthal)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Piano concerto in G major, M.83

Emil Riadis (1880-1935): Salonique for voice and Orchestra
(From the song cycle: Jasmins and Minarets/Editor: G. Sakallieros)

Emil Riadis (1880-1935): 4 songs for voice and piano
(Orchestration: V. Symeonidis)
-Chansonnette oriental
-La chanson del' odalisque
-Berceuse
-La danseuse

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): ‘La valse’, M.72

TSSO Production
The project is implemented in the context of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Greece 2.0) and is funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU

Tickets
1000denar - 1500denar
Presale
here
 

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Tribute to Nino Rota
23/05/2025

Friday, May 23, 2025
at 20:30
Aristotle University Ceremony Hall

Trombone: Massimo La Rosa
Conductor: Dian Tchobanov

Programme:
Nino Rota (1911-1979): The Godfather, orchestral Suite
Nino Rota (1911-1979): Trombone Concerto in C (TSSO premiere)
Nino Rota (1911-1979): Symphonic Suite from the ballet “La Strada”

TSSO Production

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

Supported by the Greek and the Bulgarian Ministries of Culture as a part of the program
«Thessaloniki-Sofia: Balkan Cultural Bridge»

 
 
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Piano recital by Konstantinos Destounis
26/05/2025
Monday, May 26, 2025
at 20:00
Foyer of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Participating:
Konstantinos Destounis (piano)
 
Programme:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludes
Book 1, No1 (Dancers of Delphi)
Book 1, No5 (The Hills of Anacapri)
Book 1, No8 (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Book 2, No12 (Fireworks)

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925): 5 Spanish Dances, Op.12
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55

Co-production: TSSO - ΑΜΤ
Supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture
 
Tickets 10€
Discount tickets: 5€