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Sound Portraits

The program focuses on people and eras that have left a lasting imprint on culture, history, art, cinema, and song. It does not simply tell stories; it listens to them, remembers them, and lets them come alive again through music.

Sound Portraits: A musical journey through Greek poetry (Part III) | 21 July 2026
The third part of the program's tribute series “Poetry Set to Music” continues exploring the unique meeting point of poetry and music, highlighting works that have left an enduring mark on Greece's cultural heritage—poems celebrated not only for their literary merit but also for their transformation into ...
Sound Portraits: A musical journey through Greek poetry (Part II) | 14 July 2026
The second part of the program's tribute series “Poetry Set to Music” continues exploring the unique meeting point of poetry and music, highlighting works that have left an enduring mark on Greece's cultural heritage—poems celebrated not only for their literary merit but also for their transformation into ...
Sound Portraits: A musical journey through Greek poetry | 07 July 2026
Voice of Greece's “Sound Portraits,” hosted by Stavroula Karali, launches a new series of radio tributes titled “Poetry Set to Music.” The series explores the unique meeting point of poetry and music, highlighting works that have left an enduring mark on Greece's cultural heritage—poems celebrate...
Sound Portraits: Remembering Vasso Alagianni | 30 June 2026
“Sound Portraits”, hosted by Stavroula Karali, presents a special tribute to lyricist, songwriter and singer Vasso Alagianni, who passed away in June 2022. Vasso Alagianni grew up in Porto Rafti, where her mother’s family taverna introduced her from an early age to many of Greece’s leading musicia...
Remembering Vasso Alagianni | 30 June 2026, 22:00
On Tuesday, 30 June, at 22:00 (Athens time), Voice of Greece's "Sound Portraits", hosted by Stavroula Karali, presents a special tribute to lyricist, songwriter and singer Vasso Alagianni, who passed away in June 2022. Vasso Alagianni grew up in Porto Rafti, where her mother's family taverna introduced...
“Sound Portraits”: Songs of Summer (Part III) | 16 June 2026
 “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
“Sound Portraits”: Songs of Summer (Part II) | 09 June 2026
 “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
“Sound Portraits”: Songs of Summer | 02 June 2026
 “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
Summer songs | 02 June 2026, 22:00
On Tuesday, 02 June 2026, at 22:00 Athens time, Voice of Greece’s "Sound Portraits" with by Stavroula Karali, welcomes the arrival of summer with a special edition dedicated to the season’s most beloved songs and melodies. From timeless, nostalgic favorites celebrating summer, romance, the sea, and...
Nikos Gatsos: Poetry turned Into song | 26 May 2026
 “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
Pontus: Memory through song | 19 May 2026
 “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flo...
Pontus: Memory through song | 19 May 2026, 22:00
On Tuesday 19 May 2026, at 22:00 Athens time, the Voice of Greece program “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to ...
Eurovision: From Marinella to Akylas (Part II) | 05 May 2026
“Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali followed the rhythm of Eurovision, tracing Greece’s journey in the contest from Marinella in 1974 to the present day. In the second part of the tribute, the program unfolds Greece’s course in the competition, featuring major successes as well as moments that sp...
Eurovision: From Marinella to Akylas | 28 Apr. 2026
 “Sound Portraits”, presented by Stavroula Karali, tunes into the rhythm of Eurovision. From Marinella and Greece’s first participation in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 to the present day, the program traces the country’s journey in the contest: major successes, talked-about moments, withdraw...
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