The 75-member Terpsis Orchestra joins forces with musician, composer and songwriter Antonis Apergis for a unique musical performance on Sunday, 2 June at Radio City Theatre in Thessaloniki.
This new musical project features newly composed and newly arranged works by Antonis Apergis, presented live for the first time. Musical idioms and influences drawn from living musical traditions around the world are woven together into a mosaic of musical, cultural, expressive and emotional reflections of contemporary Greek music and society.
Artistic Direction & Orchestra/Choir Conductors: Andriana Achitzanova Petala & Makis Baklatzis
Compositions & Arrangements: Antonis Apergis
Additional Information
Date: Sunday, 2 June 2024
Venue: Radio City Theatre, Thessaloniki (11 Vasilissis Olgas Ave. & 9 Paraskevopoulou St.)
Performance starts: 21:00 (doors open at 20:00)
Tickets
- Presale (until 1 June): €15
- Regular admission: €18
Production: AMKE olipoli – Community of Music Practice & Research
About Terpsis Orchestra
Founded in Thessaloniki in February 2020, Terpsis Orchestra is a large ensemble consisting primarily of traditional instruments—qanuns, violins, ouds, santurs, ney flutes, accordions, guitars, lutes, percussion and voices. Its repertoire draws inspiration from the musical traditions of Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans.
The orchestra is known for its rich, powerful sound and its contemporary approach to traditional repertoire, constantly seeking new artistic expressions. Over the years, Terpsis Orchestra has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Sofia Papazoglou, Haig Yazdjian and Dilek Koç, presenting concerts throughout Greece.
In 2022, the orchestra released its first album, Odos Smyrni: A Musical Tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe. A new album, Ego Eimai Prosfygaki (“I Am a Little Refugee”), featuring Haig Yazdjian, is scheduled for release soon.
About Antonis Apergis
Antonis Apergis is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger born in Nikaia, Greece, in 1963. He began studying guitar at a very young age and gradually expanded his musical practice to include recorder, oud, double bass, qanun, ney and fretless guitars.
Alongside his career as a performer, he has earned wide recognition for his work as a composer and arranger. He has collaborated with many leading figures of Greek folk and art music, released five albums of his own compositions and two albums as an oud soloist, and taught both electric guitar and Greek traditional music in conservatories and higher education institutions.
Today, he continues to perform and tour extensively in Greece and abroad.