Swedish Institute at Athens

This year, Athens Jazz cel­e­brates its 25th an­niver­sary, and the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens is mark­ing the oc­ca­sion with a spe­cial con­cert fea­tur­ing Re­becka Törn­qvist!

On Sun­day, May 31 at 21:00, at Tech­nop­o­lis, we will have the plea­sure of ex­pe­ri­enc­ing Re­becka Törn­qvist (vo­cals), Jo­han Graden (pi­ano, syn­the­sizer), and Jari Haa­palainen (drums).

Free ad­mis­sion.

A warm wel­come to all!

🎶25th Athens jazz | Rebecka Törnqvist (SE) | Κυριακή 31.05 | 21:00

Έχει κυλήσει πολύς καιρός από το ευπώλητο A Night Like This. Εκείνο το smooth pop cd που κυκλοφόρησε το 1993 και με το οποίο μας συστήθηκε η Rebecka Törnqvist , μπορεί να μην έμπαινε στην κατηγορία της «καθαρόαιμης» jazz, αλλά χάρη στις επιρροές της ερμηνεύτριας, έριξε τη σπίθα ώστε να εξελιχθεί και τελικά να αποτιμηθεί ως η πιο κομβική καλλιτέχνιδα που αναζωπύρωσε το ενδιαφέρον για τις νεαρές γυναικείες τζαζ φωνές στη Σουηδία των 90s. Από την πρώιμη laid back jazz pop φάση της μέχρι και σήμερα έχει καθιερωθεί ως μία από τις πιο επιδραστικές καλλιτέχνιδες και τραγουδοποιούς της Σουηδίας. Μαζί με τον Johan Graden, έναν από τους πιο περιζήτητους πιανίστες στις σκηνές της σύγχρονης σκανδιναβικής jazz και της παραδοσιακής μουσικής, και τον πολυοργανίστα Jari Haapalainen, καταφτάνουν τσαλακώνοντας τις γνωστές pop φόρμες, μ’ έναν ήχο που είναι ταυτόχρονα εύθραυστος, βαθιά λυρικός, αλλά και οριακά τραχύς.

🎶25th Athens jazz | Rebecka Törnqvist (SE) |Sunday 31.05| 21:00

It’s been a while since 1993 and the commercial success of A Night Like This, the smooth pop cd that introduced us to Rebecka Törnqvist. Although very far from being pure jazz, the album was so deeply rooted in the artist’s jazz influences that it reignited interest in young female jazz vocalists and jazz in general, elevating Törnqvist to a pivotal figure in the Swedish jazz scene. From her early laid-back jazz pop to today’s more mature explorations, she has established herself as one of the most influential artists and song makers in Sweden. Along with Johan Graden, a highly sought-after pianist in the classical music and European contemporary jazz scenes, and multi-instrumentalist Jari Haapalainen, they will be taking the stage of Athens Jazz to mess around with familiar pop forms, creating a fragile and lyrical sound that still manages to stay rough around the edges.

🎤Rebecka Törnqvist (vocals)
🎹Johan Graden (piano, synthesizer)
🥁Jari Haapalainen (drums, guitar)

🤝 Swedish Institute at Athens

KIND REMINDER!

KIND REMINDER!

The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and the Aus­trian Ar­chae­o­log­i­cal In­sti­tute at Athens cor­dially in­vite you to a jointly or­gan­ised lec­ture, within the frame­work of the Athens Greek Re­li­gion Sem­i­nar:

"The Dis­cov­ery of the Sanc­tu­ary of Po­sei­don at Samikon"

by Bir­gitta Eder – Ero­fili-Iris Ko­lia – Sophia Zoum­baki.

The lec­ture will take place on Fri­day, May 22, 2026, at 18.00 (Athens time), in a hy­brid for­mat, with live pres­ence at the Aus­trian Ar­chae­o­log­i­cal In­sti­tute at Athens (Le­o­foros Alexan­dras 26), and on­line via Zoom.

In or­der to at­tend on­line, please reg­is­ter us­ing the link be­low:

https://oeaw-ac-at.zoom.us/meeting/register/gWj9Y2-gT8mzDzgvVvspjw #/registration

Warmly wel­come!

Maria Mili (Uni­ver­sity of Glas­gow) will give a pa­per en­ti­tled:

"Show Me the Money! Re­li­gious Rec­i­proc­ity and Eco­nomic Trans­ac­tions".

The sem­i­nar will take place on Tues­day, May 26, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens time), in a hy­brid for­mat, with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens (Mit­seon 9), and on­line via Zoom.

To sign up, for either live or online attendance: https://www.sia.gr/en/events.php?eid=580

Warmly wel­come!

KIND REMINDER!

The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and the Re­trac­ing Con­nec­tions Re­search Pro­gramme in­vite you to the sixth Re­trac­ing Con­nec­tions on­line re­search di­a­logue.

Join us with Aileen Das (Uni­ver­sity of Michi­gan), N. İpek Hüner (Boğaz­içi Uni­ver­sity) and In­gela Nils­son (Up­p­sala Uni­ver­sity) for an on­line dis­cus­sion on:

"Clas­si­cal, Me­dieval, Ori­en­tal: Dis­ci­pli­nary Ide­olo­gies".

The Di­a­logue will take place on­line via Zoom on Tues­day, May 19, 2026, at 18.00 (Athens time).

For participation, please sign up using the link: https://www.sia.gr/en/events.php?eid=573

Warmly wel­come!

The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and the Aus­trian Ar­chae­o­log­i­cal In­sti­tute at Athens cor­dially in­vite you to a jointly or­gan­ised lec­ture, within the frame­work of the Athens Greek Re­li­gion Sem­i­nar:

"The Dis­cov­ery of the Sanc­tu­ary of Po­sei­don at Samikon"

by Bir­gitta Eder – Ero­fili-Iris Ko­lia – Sophia Zoum­baki.

The lec­ture will take place on Fri­day, May 22, 2026, at 18.00 (Athens time), in a hy­brid for­mat, with live pres­ence at the Aus­trian Ar­chae­o­log­i­cal In­sti­tute at Athens (Le­o­foros Alexan­dras 26), and on­line via Zoom.

In or­der to at­tend on­line, please reg­is­ter us­ing the link be­low:

https://oeaw-ac-at.zoom.us/meeting/register/gWj9Y2-gT8mzDzgvVvspjw #/registration

Warmly wel­come!

The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and the Re­trac­ing Con­nec­tions Re­search Pro­gramme in­vite you to the sixth Re­trac­ing Con­nec­tions on­line re­search di­a­logue.

Join us with Aileen Das (Uni­ver­sity of Michi­gan), N. İpek Hüner (Boğaz­içi Uni­ver­sity) and In­gela Nils­son (Up­p­sala Uni­ver­sity) for an on­line dis­cus­sion on:

"Clas­si­cal, Me­dieval, Ori­en­tal: Dis­ci­pli­nary Ide­olo­gies".

The Di­a­logue will take place on­line via Zoom on Tues­day, May 19, 2026, at 18.00 (Athens time).

For participation, please sign up using the link: https://www.sia.gr/en/events.php?eid=573

Warmly wel­come!

The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and the Nordic Acad­emy have the plea­sure of invit­ing you to two events with Kristina Ohls­son, one of Swe­den’s most widely read au­thors.

Sat­ur­day, May 16, 6:00 PM (in Swedish),
Au­thor evening at the Swedish In­sti­tute in Athens (Mit­seon 9, Acrop­o­lis metro sta­tion)

Sun­day, May 17, 6:00 PM (in Greek),
Agatha Crime Fic­tion Fes­ti­val, War Mu­seum, Rigas Feraios Hall –
Kristina Ohls­son will talk about the book "Storm Watch" (Stor­m­vakt), which has been trans­lated to Greek by Patakis Pub­lish­ers. She will be joined by Nikos Geor­giadis (au­thor), and Vagge­lis Gi­an­ni­sis (au­thor, trans­la­tor).

Warmly welcome!