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| Event | Venue | Date | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39ο Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κιθάρας Αθηνών | Ωδείο Αθηνών | Thursday 16 April | €10 |
| Η βασίλισσα των πάντων | Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών | Thursday 16 April | €28 |
| «Voix d' Or» | Αίθουσα Διδασκαλίας Μεγάρου Μουσικής | Friday 17 April | Ticket |
| VOIX D'OR | Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών | Friday 17 April | €15 |
| Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών | Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών | Friday 17 April | €10 |
| «Πασχαλινές καντάδες στο Μέγαρο» | Αίθουσα Διδασκαλίας Μεγάρου Μουσικής | Saturday 18 April | Ticket |
| Συναυλία - Αφιέρωμα Από το Στάλινγκραντ στο Βερολίνο 12... | Parnassos Literary Society | Monday 20 April | €15 |
| Ρομαντικοί και Επαναστάτες | Parnassos Literary Society | Tuesday 21 April | €5 |
Πέμπτη 16 Απριλίου
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Παρασκευή 17 Απριλίου
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Σάββατο 18 Απριλίου
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Δευτέρα 20 Απριλίου
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Συναυλία - Αφιέρωμα Από το Στάλινγκραντ στο Βερολίνο 120 χρόνια από τη γέννηση του Ντ. Σοστακόβιτς
Parnassos Literary Society · Σύνταγμα €15Τρίτη 21 Απριλίου
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In Detail
39ο Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κιθάρας Αθηνών
The 39th Athens International Guitar Festival runs 16-19 April 2026 at the Athens Conservatoire in Kolonaki, bringing four days of classical, flamenco, and gypsy jazz guitar to a Bauhaus landmark designed by Ioannis Despotopoulos. You walk through a 160-metre facade into halls where the acoustics were shaped for unamplified strings — and for thirty-nine years, the festival founded by Kostas Kotsiolidis has filled them. The lineup spans continents and traditions.
Η βασίλισσα των πάντων
I Vasilissa ton Panton is an interactive performance for infants and young children at Megaron Mousikis in Ampelokipoi, Athens, on 16 April 2026 at 12:30. The first sound is a drum — and small heads turn at once, some startled, some already smiling, one reaching for the source. Lambros Fisfis directs this forty-five-minute journey through a world built from imagination, movement, and percussion.
«Voix d' Or»
«Voix d'Or» is a concert at the Teaching Hall of the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron Mousikis) in Athens, on 17 April 2026. The title translates from French as "Golden Voice." The Teaching Hall sits within the Megaron complex at Vassilissis Sofias and Kokkali — a room scaled for recitals and chamber performances, not full orchestral programs. If you want a symphonic evening, the Megaron's main halls serve that purpose.
VOIX D'OR
VOIX D'OR is an opera vocal concert at Megaron Mousikis Athinon in Athens on 17 April 2026 at 20:00. Nineteen hundred and sixty seats rake upward inside the Christos Lambrakis Hall, a 6,080-pipe organ fills the back wall, and the acoustics hold a voice the way a glass holds water — nothing spills, nothing blurs. The title translates from French as "golden voices," and the hall was built for exactly that.
Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών
The Athens State Orchestra performs Neos Kosmos kai Nostos at the Christos Lambrakis Hall in Megaron Mousikis on 17 April 2026, with Dinís Sousa conducting, Manos Kitsikopoulos at the piano, and Eleni Calenos as soprano soloist. The program title — New World and Nostos — invokes nostos, the Greek word for homecoming that gave English the word nostalgia.
«Πασχαλινές καντάδες στο Μέγαρο»
Paschalines Kantades sto Megaro is an Easter concert at the Teaching Hall of the Megaron Mousikis in Ampelokipoi, Athens, on 18 April 2026. A male choir of lyric artists performs with a mandolin ensemble — mandolin, mandola, guitar, and double bass — under the artistic direction of Spyros and Makis Karaviotis. The program draws from kantada, the serenading vocal form rooted in the Ionian Islands and old Athens.
Συναυλία - Αφιέρωμα Από το Στάλινγκραντ στο Βερολίνο 120 χρόνια από τη γέννηση του Ντ. Σοστακόβιτς
From Stalingrad to Berlin — 120 Years Since the Birth of Shostakovich is a concert at Parnassos Literary Society in central Athens, on 20 April 2026. The Wind Ensemble Pavlos Karrer — twelve musicians under Christos Kolovos — performs arrangements of symphonic works, marches, and film soundtracks. Shostakovich was born 25 September 1906.
Ρομαντικοί και Επαναστάτες
Romantikoi kai Epanastates is a chamber concert at the Parnassos Literary Society on Karitsi Square, central Athens, on 21 April 2026. The Athens Classical Players — a string ensemble from the State Orchestra of Athens — perform Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony in C minor alongside Beethoven's String Quartet No.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the classical music season run in Athens, Greece?
The main classical music season in Athens, Greece runs October through June. The Megaron Mousikis operates at full program during these months, hosting orchestras, recitals, and chamber concerts. From June onward, focus shifts outdoors — the Athens & Epidaurus Festival brings major orchestras and soloists to the Odeon of Herodes Atticus through August.
What is the Megaron Mousikis in Athens?
The Megaron Mousikis is Athens' principal concert hall, located in Kolonaki near the Hilton. It has four performance spaces including the 1,960-seat Christos Lambrakis Hall, which hosts major international orchestras. The programming leans toward the classical canon with regular appearances from European ensembles. Tickets range from €8 to €80 depending on the program.
Can I see classical music outdoors in Athens, Greece?
Yes — the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a Roman-era theater at the foot of the Acropolis, hosts major classical and opera performances every summer as part of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival (June–August). Seating capacity is 4,680. The combination of ancient stone seating, Acropolis backdrop, and world-class programming is genuinely unlike any other venue in Europe.
How do I buy tickets for classical concerts in Athens?
Tickets for the Megaron Mousikis are available directly at the venue box office, by phone, or through the Megaron website. For the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, book through the official festival site (aefestival.gr) — popular programs sell out weeks in advance. The general ticketing platform more.com also carries many classical events across Athens venues.