Athens Philharmonia Orchestra

---

PART I
L. Cherubini: Introduction from Opera Médée
R. Schumann: Concerto for violin and orchestra in D Minor, WoO 23

PART II
P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Tempest
                           Symphonic Fantasia after Shakespeare, in F Minor, Op. 18
F. Liszt: Hungaria
            Symphonic Poem No. 9, G.103

---

The Philharmonia is a high-level, professional symphony orchestra established in November 2016. What makes it stand out from the other orchestras in Athens is that it gives priority to performing works of Greek, and Greek origin, composers. These works are unearthed and the music is restored by research teams within the music departments of Greek universities.
The first artistic period of the orchestra was highly prolific: over 15 concerts were performed presenting exclusively, or almost entirely, Greek works. This is not to say, however, that these are the limits of its repertoire.
Featured composers also included representatives of the artistic production of Northern Greece, among whom G.A. Papaioannou and the younger Simos Papanas. Artistic director and first conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra is Greek maestro Byron Fidetzis.