3rd SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and the Greek National Opera present the third and most diverse edition of the Sacred Music Festival, which, this year, is scheduled to take place over five days. From Lazarus Saturday, the 12th of April, to Holy Wednesday, the 16th of April 2025, a series of concerts will be held at unique venues in Plaka and the centre of Athens. These include the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, the Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite, the First Greek Evangelical Church, the Fethiye Mosque, the Old Stock Exchange, the Acropolis Museum, the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation, the Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments, the Olympia Municipal Music Theatre “Maria Callas”, the pedestrian streets of Dionysiou Areopagitou and Apostolou Pavlou, and both halls of the GNO at the SNFCC. Under the artistic direction of Giorgos Koumendakis, this year’s Festival will feature over 40 concerts and artistic events while also welcoming, for the first time in its history, the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra.