ATHENS – Cellist Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory, spoke with The National Herald about his upcoming performances along with other distinguished musicians of the younger generation with Leonidas Kavakos at the Athens Megaron: ‘Kavakos and Friends’ on February 12 and 14.

NEW YORK – Alexandros Darna became the first Cypriot composer (and only the second Cypriot after the tenor Andreas Aroditis) to be accepted into the esteemed graduate program at the Juilliard School in New York.

NEW YORK – Lyrical tenor Babis Velissarios spoke with The National Herald about his career and his upcoming debut at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, September 24, 8 PM, in the tribute concert to the late iconic Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis.

The short drama 1805 transcends its historical boundaries as it tells a story of two people who risk everything to gain their freedom without realizing the depth of their bonds to a sophisticated system of oppression.

NEW YORK – The Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation presented the play Filiki Eteria for three performances April 21-23 at The Tank Theater in Manhattan.

NEW YORK – The musical dream team of Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma last performed together at Carnegie Hall as part of the Beethoven Celebration—literally days before the Hall’s extended closure as a result of the pandemic.

NEW YORK – A very special event was held on the occasion of the Thyranixia (Opening of the Doors) ceremony for St.

NEW YORK – Selected to open the Summer Nostos Festival at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in June, American composer Raphael Mostel's unique treat for both eye and ear, creates a magical introduction to music, based on and modernizing one of the most beloved picture-books, Le Voyage de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff.

GREEKS AROUND THE WORLDBy Fotios KaliampakosVIENNA – Vienna has never lost its eminent position as far as the developments in classical music are concerned.