Infinitely Curious: Recreating the sounds of ancient Greek music | 09 Feb. 2025

Ancient Greek music isn’t lost- it’s been rediscovered, hiding in ancient texts and mathematical codes.The Greeks didn’t just listen to music-they believed it could heal, educate, and even shape society. And thanks to modern research, we can now hear the echoes of a world more than 2,000 years old.

On this special episode for International Greek Language Day listen to two distinguished guests – Nikos Xanthoulis, a Greek composer, musician, and author, playing Ancient Greek texts on the lyre and talking about his research on reviving this lost music. Hear Professor of Classics at Oxford University, Dr. Armand D’Angour, a classical musician, and a leading expert in Ancient Greek music, poetry, and history, speaking of the revival of Ancient Greek music and how familiar it may sound to us today.

Produced and presented by Katerina Batzaki