Mendoni’s meeting with the Vice-Chancellor of Austria – Focus on the Parthenon Sculptures

A moving gathering was held successful Vienna betwixt the Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, and the Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport of Austria, Andreas Babler.

The talks mutually confirmed the fantabulous bilateral relations betwixt Greece and Austria, arsenic good arsenic the adjacent taste ties betwixt the 2 countries. Lina Mendoni referred to the fantabulous relations betwixt Greek and Austrian archaeologists, from 1898, erstwhile the Austrian Archaeological Institute was established successful Athens, until today. There was a elaborate treatment connected the instauration of the European Capitals of Culture, arsenic Greece and Austria had the caller acquisition of Elefsina successful 2023 and the Isle of Salzburg successful 2024, respectively. Extensive notation was made to the Austrian-Greek Music Summer, a palmy instauration of philharmonic events, organized for a decennary by the Embassy of Austria successful Athens, nether the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of Greece. The Music Summer 2025 was dedicated to Mikis Theodorakis and included much than 30 concerts.

Lina Mendoni focused connected the value that Greece and the Ministry of Culture connect to the definitive reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures successful the Acropolis Museum and asked the Vice Chancellor to cooperate successful bid to alteration the instrumentality to Athens of the 2 Parthenon fragments, which are presently connected show astatine the Kunsthistorisches Museum successful Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, analyzing the illustration of the Fagan fragment. Andreas Babler expressed the volition to initiate a method treatment betwixt the 2 sides, as, astatine present, the due organization model does not beryllium successful his country. The bilateral gathering was attended by Greek Ambassador to Vienna George Iliopoulos and Ambassador Thomas Zehetner, overseas argumentation advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, and colleagues from some sides.

World premiere for the TIF astatine the Musikverein successful Vienna

The Thessaloniki State Orchestra, arsenic portion of its argumentation of extroversion, for the archetypal clip successful its much than 65 years of presence, appeared successful the iconic Golden Hall of the Musikverein successful Vienna, with the satellite premiere of the enactment “Ballad of Ephesus,” which was written for orchestra and past Greek lyre. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, who attended the concert, said: “The quality of the Thessaloniki State Orchestra, successful 1 of the astir iconic euphony venues successful the world, is simply a apical taste event, and astatine the aforesaid clip a infinitesimal of peculiar pridefulness for our country. The Golden Hall, which is inextricably linked to the satellite philharmonic contented and to Greece, arsenic it bears the stamp of the Greek benefactor Nikolaos Doubas, welcomed, for the archetypal clip successful its history, the dependable of the past Greek lyre, done the show of Dr. Nikos Xanthoulis. The information that the KOTH presented itself earlier a demanding and educated audience, winning its acceptance and enthusiasm, confirms its prime performance. Greece is connected the planetary taste map, not lone for its taste practice but besides for large productions, done the taste organizations of the Ministry of Culture, winning planetary praise, acknowledgment to the dedication of the artists, who enactment hard for the extroversion of modern Greek culture. The quality of the Thessaloniki State Orchestra is beardown impervious of the imaginativeness of extroversion and internationalization that we person been consistently serving successful the Ministry of Culture successful caller years. Our extremity is to bring Greek civilization to the forefront of the large satellite stages. Congratulations to each the contributors for this historical moment.”

The Musikverein’s Golden Hall, inaugurated successful 1870 by Emperor Franz Joseph, is considered 1 of the astir celebrated and sought-after performance halls successful the world, peculiarly celebrated for the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Eve concert. The Greek-born benefactor Nikolaos Doubas (1830-1900) was instrumental successful its construction, adding symbolic value to the quality of the Thessaloniki State Orchestra. Originally from Vlastis successful Kozani, helium was a philosopher and person of starring musicians and artists specified arsenic Strauss II, Wagner, Brahms, and Klimt, and a large benefactor of Austria and Greece. The thoroughfare successful beforehand of the Musikverein is honourably named Dumbasstrasse.