A special musical journey into the world of childhood and youth is being prepared by the students and teachers of our school, highlighting the power of artistic collaboration. On Friday, February 27, 2026, the “Theopisti Oslianitou” Theatre of the Thessaloniki Music School will be filled with piano melodies in an event that combines concert experience with the educational process.
The concert–open lesson, titled “Images from Childhood,” will take place from 11:20 to 12:45 (during the 5th and 6th teaching periods). The piano classes of teachers Anna Dani and Gerasimoula Papandrikou will participate, with students performing works from a wide range of piano collections centered on childhood innocence and youthful imagination.
The rich program includes compositions by R. Schumann, P.I. Tchaikovsky, Béla Bartók, D. Shostakovich, A. Khachaturian, H. Villa-Lobos, N. Rota, L. Mozart, R. Glière, J.S. Bach, D. Kabalevsky, S. Prokofiev, Chick Corea, A. Tansman, G. Konstantinidis and others.
This event is not merely a concert but is organically integrated into the school’s educational routine as an interdisciplinary experience of high pedagogical value. The “open lesson” format functions as a bridge between individual study and public performance, offering student-performers the opportunity to develop their skills and self-confidence, and student-listeners the chance to understand the structure and context of the works in real time.
First-year Gymnasium students will attend within the framework of the course “Critical Music Listening,” guided by teachers Stefanos Efremidis and Evangelia Simou, cultivating active listening and aesthetic analysis.
Interdisciplinarity is further highlighted through the connection between music and visual arts. The visual framing and artistic curation of the event are the result of creative work by second-year Gymnasium students under the supervision of art teacher Dimitris Tzovanakis. This holistic approach allows students to perceive art as a unified phenomenon in which sound and image interact to interpret human experience.
We invite you to discover how great composers transformed childhood memories and games into timeless musical works, through a teaching practice that promotes experiential learning and artistic outreach.