The Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO) continues its performances for this artistic season with a concert at the “Christos Lambrakis” Hall of Megaon – the Athens Concert Hall, on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025, at 20:30.

Under the baton of its Founder & Artistic Director, Dionysis Grammenos, the GYSO – Youth Orchestra in Residence at Megaron – presents a captivating program, featuring Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Starburst by American composer Jessie Montgomery, as well as Ludwig van Beethoven’s energetic Symphony No. 2. Alongside the orchestra, world-renowned violinist and First Concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Noah Bendix-Balgley, joins as soloist in Felix Mendelssohn’s lyrical Violin Concerto in E minor.

The concert is co-produced by the GYSO and Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall.

PROGRAM

R. V. WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Tomas Tallis
MENDELSSOHN Concerto for violin in E minor, Op. 64
JESSIE MONTGOMERY Starburst (for String Orchestra)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Noah Bendix-Balgley | Violin

Dionysis Grammenos | Conductor