On Saturday, 19 May, 2018, the Acropolis Museum will celebrate the European Night of Museums, with free admission from 8 pm until midnight. At 8:30 pm, the Athens String Quartet will perform works by W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven and 20th-century Greek composer N. Skalkottas, on the second-floor balcony overlooking the Museum’s Archaic Gallery. Guests will have the unique opportunity to enjoy classical music accompanied by a view of Archaic Greek statues.  

Program:
W. A. Mozart: Serenade for Strings, “A Little Night Music” (duration: 21’)
L. Van Beethoven: Quartet No. 4, Opus 18, in C minor (duration: 23’)
N. Skalkottas: 5 Greek Dances for Strings (duration: 12’)

Athens String Quartet:
Apollo Grammatikopoulos, violin
Panayiotis Tziotis, violin
Paris Anastasiadis, viola
Isidoros Sideris, cello