St Paul's Sessions 8

AMPHITHEATRE OF THE ATHENS CONSERVATOIRE

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ABOUT

St Paul’s Sessions is an innovative platform of curated live events, founded by Groove Productions in 2016.

Each season brings together some of the most forward-thinking voices in contemporary music, performance and sound art, in dialogue with architecture, space and immersive listening.

Now entering its 8th edition (2025–2026), the series continues to explore the evolving intersection between experimental sound, generative arts and digital performance, while reimagining how music can be experienced in site-specific environments.

PAST EVENTS

St Paul’s Sessions 1 (2016-2017): Tim Hecker, William Basinski,
Christian Fennesz, Peter Broderick, Julia Kent, Cayetano, Serafim
Tsotsonis, Keep Shelly in Athens, Moa Bones, Tendts, Maria Panosian

St Paul’s Sessions 2 (2017-2018): Lubomyr Melnyk, Jlin, Laurel Halo,
Prurient, Peter Broderick, Grandbrothers, Murcof, Federico Albanese,
Porter Ricks, The Man From Managra

St Paul’s Sessions 3 (2018-2019): Mouse on Mars, Rival Consoles,
Arve Henriksen, Max Cooper, Moritz von Oswald, Marc Ribot

St Paul’s Sessions 4 (2019-2020): Alessandro Cortini, Grouper,
Neon Chambers (Sigha & Kangding Ray), Andy Stott, Demdike Stare

St Paul’s Sessions 5 (2022-2023): Murcof, Sergi Palau,
Fennesz, Abul Mogard, Roger Eno, Marc Ribot, Anne-James Chaton, Alva Noto

St Paul’s Sessions 6 (2023-2024): Julia Kent, Tilemachos Moussas, Nik Bärtsch, Loscil, Lawrence English, Suzanne Ciani, Dave Holland Trio

St Paul’s Sessions 7 (2024-2025): SHABAKA, Murcof, Jan Jelinek, Bill Frisell Trio

Photos: Vangelis Patsialos

SUZANNE CIANI

SHABAKA

LOCATION

For the third consecutive year, all St Paul’s Sessions 8 concerts will take place at the iconic Amphitheatre Ioannis Despotopoulos of the Athens Conservatoire. This bold landmark of unfinished modernist architecture, located in the heart of the city, offers exceptional acoustics and spatial depth, making it ideal for immersive performances and quadraphonic sound. Located just steps from the Greek Parliament, Aristotle’s Lyceum and the Byzantine Museum, the Amphitheatre has become a symbol of Athens’ contemporary cultural landscape.