From 17.06.2026 to 17.06.2026
On June 17, as part of the musical programme Painters and Composers Meeting in Time, the National Gallery hosts Migrant, 20th–21st c., the fourth and final concert in its series with the Athens Classical Players.
In this series of short concerts, masterpieces of classical Western music converse with contemporary works from the Museum’s permanent collection. This meeting highlights the distinctive aesthetic resonance and artistic currents of each century, in both painting and music.
By presenting the musical works and paintings together, the programme allows the audience to better understand the shared ideas, aesthetic elements, and artistic trends of the era. The key elements of the programme are the common techniques of composition and form; the use of colours in painting and timbres in music; and the morphological and stylistic developments of artistic media.
The programme is artistically curated by Iris Louka. The musical works selected are important examples of their time and are thematically linked to the featured works from the Permanent Collection.
4th Concert
Migrant, 20th–21st c.
June 17, 2026, 19:30
National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum, Central Building
Admission to the concert is free.
No seat reservation is required.
An entrance ticket for the Permanent Exhibition of the National Gallery is required.
Featured works
Paintings:
Yannis Moralis, Reminiscence, 1959
Xenofon Bitsikas, The Migrant, 2002
Musical Works:
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata for Solo Violin, 1st mvt
Violin: Triantafyllos Loukas
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Duos for Two Violins
Violins: Triantafyllos Loukas, Iris Louka
Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 1
Viola: Iris Louka
Steve Reich (1936–)
Clapping Music
Georges Aperghis (1945–)
Obstinate (2017), for solo double bass
Double bass: Haris PazaroulasIannis Xenakis (1922–2001)
Dhipli Zyia, for violin and cello
Cello: Nora Karakousoglou
Violin: Iris Louka
