The Acropolis Museum, in collaboration with the Athens municipality’s Technopolis organization, has organised a number of concerts featuring the work of Greek composer Manos Hatrzidakis, as part of the A Day in the Museum programme.

 

These concerts titled Manos Hatzidakis' Musical Encounters will take place on the second-floor terrace of the Acropolis museum every Thursday at 5:00 pm throughout February.

 

The detailed schedule is as follows:

 

 

Manos Hatzidakis Encounters Pre-Classic composers (J. Pachelbel, A. Vivaldi, J.S. Bach). The concert will be performed by the Echo String Quartet.

 

 

Manos Hatzidakis encounters classic and post-classic composers (J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, J. Brahms).  The concert will be performed by the Athens String Quartet.

 

 

Manos Hatzidakis encounters Astor Piazzolla. The concert will be performed by Trio Tangarto.

 

 

Manos Hatzidakis encounters the sounds of Smyrna. The concert will be performed by Christos Tsiamoulis (vocals, lute) along with Socrates Sinopoulos (Kemenche)