Star Wars In Concert Coming To Greece May 4th

A concert that will convey the audience "in a universe far, far away ..." will be held on May 4, 2018 by MOYSA, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall. The concert (Friday, May 4 at 20.00, "Ioannis Vellidis" conference center) is part of the May Day "May the Fourth" World Day, which will be celebrated in Thessaloniki under the Thessaloniki Comic Convention "The Comic Con 4" 04-06 / 05/2018).

Star Wars friends will have the opportunity to enjoy, among other things, the suite including John Williams' favorite songs, such as "The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" and "Princess Leia's Theme", and - of course - flagship music of the series of films.

The opening day of the event will be completed with an orchestral mini-part with favorite tracks, played by the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall under the direction of Thodoris Papadimitriou.

The Thessaloniki Comic Convention was first implemented in 2015. After many important visitors and collaborators and through many exhibitions and related events, "The Comic Con" managed to integrate Thessaloniki into the world map of comic conventions. This year's fourth event is being transferred to a new larger venue, the "Ioannis Vellidis" conference center, and awaits the many comic book lovers with many surprises.

A few words about MOYSA
MOYSA - Thessaloniki Music Concert Orchestra was created by the Organization of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall in March 2015, with the initiative of the international pianist and artistic director of the Organization, Giorgos Emmanouil Lazaridis, and with the foundation donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. It is a "community" of young musicians from Northern Greece and from other regions of the country aged 8 to 25. Its purpose is to further educate its members in orchestral art and other related fields, to create opportunities for international collaborations between young Greek musicians and prominent artists and musical ensembles from all over the world, as well as to strengthen social sensitivity through music .

To date, MOYSA has collaborated with a series of archaeologists, including Yuri Azevedo, Zoi Zenioi, Georgios Vranos, Daniele Gatti, Dr. Dariusz Mikulski, Vladimir Symeonidis, Sami Matus and Miltos Logiadis. He has collaborated with personalities of the Greek and international music scene, such as Vladimir Mendelssohn, Giorgos Emmanuel Lazaridis, Simos Papanas, Stefan Besan and others, as well as major orchestras such as the Cameristi del Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, The European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), the State Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, Further collaborations with new international musicians include the Romanian Cultural Foundation, the "Music for Peace" Foundation of Constantinople and others.

With more than 30 appearances in both the Thessaloniki Concert Hall and unexpected points of the city, hospitals, schools and institutions, as well as the Center for Culture - Stavros Niarchos Foundation, in Athens, the Orchestra is already a recognized community of young musicians leaving the its position in Greek reality.

For the regular training of the orchestra, the conductor, composer and violinist Thodoris Papadimitriou is in charge.

INFO
On Friday, May 4, 2018, in the conference center "Ioannis Vellidis". Start Time: 21:00. Entrance fee: 7 euros (includes daily entry to the conference room).

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