Athens State Orchestra Marks Its Concertgebouw Debut on a Three-City European Tour
In collaboration with IMK, Greece's oldest symphony orchestra toured Athens, Amsterdam and Sas van Gent from 8–11 October — Beethoven, Saint-Saëns and Shostakovich under Lukas Karytinos, with soloists Alexandra Conunova and Hannah Kim.
Of particular significance was the Amsterdam performance at the Royal Concertgebouw — the orchestra's first-ever appearance at the hall, and a landmark stage for introducing Greece's symphonic tradition to an international audience. The programme closed with Shostakovich's Ninth, praised by local critics for its ensemble and Karytinos's refined interpretation.
The Amsterdam performance was met with a standing ovation — and an encore of Skalkottas's "Epirotikos," a statement of national identity on an international stage.
On the Concertgebouw debut
