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SUMMARY:EVI SIAMANTA
DESCRIPTION:EVI SIAMANTA\n\nJAZZ – SOUL \nThe Megaro Gyzi Festival 2008 presents Evi Siamanta\, an important Greek singer with special phonetic faculties\, who is moving with easiness and comfort between different kinds of music but mainly in the area between jazz and soul. So\, the friends of jazz and soul music will have the occasion to enjoy the amazing voice of Evi Siamanta in a wider jazz-soul repertory\, with the cooperation of an important group of musicians\, the quartet of the saxophonist Takis Paterelis. \nEvi Siamanta\, vocals\nTakis Paterelis\, alto sax\nDimitris Sevdalis\, piano\nYiorgos Georgiadis\, bass\nAlex-Drakos Ktistakis\, drums \nEVI SIAMANTA\, vocals \nStudies: Classical piano\, harmony of music\, classical and contemporary singing. \nSeminars of acting and musical singing in Paris College de Variete Chris Pages. \nSeminars of jazz singing and improvisation with Sheila Jordan\, Marc Ledford [permanent collaborator of Pat Metheny – Grammy awarded ]. \nCollaborations Jazz with Tony Remy [guitarist of Eurythmics]\, Marc Ledford\, Matt Penman [bass player in the tours of Madeleine Peyroux]\, Ernesto Simpson\, Donny Mc Caslin [Grammy nominated 2005]\, Chris Rafalides [vibraphone latin jazz\, founder of Manhattan Vibes New York]. \nParticipation in the Athens European Jazz Festival 2005 representing Greece with the Guru Jazz Upstairs Big Band under the address of saxophonist Takis Paterelis. \nParticipation in the soundtrack of Documentary Film a€?Secrets of the pasta€ in music of Grammy Awarded Steve Woods. \nThe recording of her personal CD with songs of the famous Greek composer Mimis Plessas in instrumentations of Chris Rafailides has been recently completed and is expected to be launched within 2008. \nTAKIS PATERELIS\, saxophone \nBorn in Athens in 1965. At the age of 6 he started taking lessons in classical piano at the Athens Conservatory\, first from Mrs. Helen Vardas\, then Mrs. Aliki Vatikiotis. In 1984 he got his diploma with a unanimous excellent. \nSince 1982 he occupied himself with the study of saxophone and jazz music. In 1991-92 he went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston (USA)\, where he attended lessons of saxophone and Jazz Composition\, under the guidance of Andy McGhee\, Herb Pomeroy\, Jeff Friedman\, Paul Fontaine\, Billy Pierce a.o. \nIn Greece he has performed with most of the jazz artists. He has also cooperated with known American and European jazz artists\, such as John Hicks\, Hamid Drake\, Chip Jackson\, Manny Boyd\, Danny Hayes\, Tony Lakatos\, Bella Lakatos\, Jimmy Cob and many more. \nSince 1993 he is teaching saxophone\, piano and other therotical lessons at the “Conservatory Phillipos Nakas”. \nPersonal Discography: \nTakis Paterelis: “Let the blues talk” (Legend Records)\nTakis Paterelis – George Kontrafouris: “Funky people” (Europe Record) \nDIMITRIS SEVDALIS\, piano \nDimitris Sevdalis is a piano player and arranger born in Athens\, Greece in 1976. He started playing music at the age of seven\, studied classical piano and then Jazz piano at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory in Athens. \nIn 1996 he received a scholarship from the Berklee College Of Music\, which he graduated from in 2000 with a Diploma in Professional Music. While studying in Berklee\, Dimitris got involved with Latin Jazz\, which remains his main style today. His influences include Chucho Valdez\, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Keith Jarrett. During his stay in the U.S\, he performed at the Harvard Club with Berklee’s Tito Puente Ensemble and he also played in many clubs in Boston such as the Regatta Bar\, Wally’s Cafe\, Sofia’s\, Caprice and the Good Life. \nUpon his return to Greece in 2000\, he joined the successful Latin Jazz band Grupo Candela and embarked on a tour which covered most of Greece\, sponsored by Bacardi and Havana Club rum. After the aforementioned tour\, Dimitris joined the world famous Greek singer Haris Alexiou for a year\, both on stage in acclaimed venue in Athens (4 months) and on a country-wide tour (4 months). He also recorded with Haris Alexiou on her latest double CD. \nAt the same time Dimitris performed all over Greece with two Latin bands\, Manocuba and Cubana Bop. He also played with Grammy award nominee Jimmy Bosch\, famous Cuban violin player Alfredo De La Fe and singer Orlando Watussi. \nCurrently Dimitris is living in Athens\, he released his personal Latin Jazz CD entitled “HABANA VIEJA”\, which is a collaboration between Greek and Cuban musicians. With the Latin Jazz group Dimitris recorded his CD\, participated in many festivals and played as a support group for Isaac Delgado’s concert in Greece. He is also gigging heavily with famous Greek accordionist Zoe Tiganouria and played with her last summer as a support Group for James Brown concert in Greece. \nYIORGOS GEORGIADIS\, bass \nBorn in 1969 in Athens. He started in 1991 his music studies in electric bass with G. Fakanas and continued in 1995 with studies in classical contrabass with Takis Kapouyannis. He took seminaries for orchestra\, contrabass (Bagovska\, Mc Tyeer\, Howard Davis) and free improvisation with N. Beliotis. He graduated with an excellent at the last level on electric bass at the London College of Music & Media. \nHe began working professionally in Greek jazz and cooperated with known musicians\, such as T. Paterelis\, G. Kontrafouris\, D. Vassilakis\, D. Kalantzis\, as well as with the group of ‘IASIS’\, of Orphea Peridis\, of Haig Yazdjian\, of Elli Paspala and of David Lynch. \nSince 1997 he is a member of the guitarist Takis Barberis group\, with whom in 1998 the CD “Naiva” (Lyra) was recorded\, and in 2004 the CD “Porto Kayio” (Libra Music). In 2000 he cooperated in the recording “Blink” (Legend) of G. Polyhronakos. \nHe has worked for the National Theater in the production of “Ornithes” (music by D.Papadimitriou)\, “Students” (music by G. Stoupel) and “Summernight’s Dream” (music by D.Papadimitriou)\, further with G. Kimouli in the musical “Dr. Jackle and Mr. Hyde” (music by G. Stoupel). He has also cooperated with the Athens Symphonic Orchestra. \nHe participated in the 3rd Jazz Festival of Athens\, with the a€?Greek Warriorsa€ of D.Vassilakis\, and in 2004 he participated with various groups in the City of Athens festivities in view of the Olympic Games. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nALEX – DRAKOS KTISTAKIS\, drums \nStudies: Jazz performance (Drums). Conservatory “Fillipos Nakas” in Athens\, in the Department of Modern Music\, Participation in world conference of I.S.J.A. in Berklee College of Music (June 2000). Private courses with Ron Savage\, Ralph Peterson\, Lee Pierson. \nPerformed with: Alex Foster\, Dave Friedman\, Bobby Few\, Abram Wilson\, Miles Griffith\, Amik Guerra\, Soweto Kinch\, Denys Baptiste\, Jason Yarde\, Rex Richardson\, Paul Clarvis\, Tony Remy\, Reiner Witzel\, Igor Lumpert\, Joel Soto\,Chris Rafailedes\, Dimitrious Vassilakis\, George Kontrafouris\, Takis Paterelis\, Vasilis Rakopoulos\, Dimitris Tsakas\, Kostas Baltazanis e.t.c. \nTeacher: at Athens Modern Music School and scientific collaborator at the Musical Department of the Ionian University of Greece.
URL:http://gyzimegaron.gr/event/evi-siamanta/
LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
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SUMMARY:DANAE PAPAMATTHAEOU & UWE MATSCHKE
DESCRIPTION:DANAE PAPAMATTHAEOU & UWE MATSCHKE\nRECITAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN\nSpectators and friends of classical music will have the occasion to attend a special recital of chamber music on Tuesday\, 26th of August\, 9pm\, in Megaro Gyzi in Fira\, Santorini. The well-known German pianist Uwe Matschke and his daughter\, the exceptional young violonist Danae Papamatthäou-Matschke will interpret work of composers J. Brahms\, L. v. Beethoven\, C. Debussy\, E. Grieg and N. Milstein. \nUWE MATSCHKE\, piano\nDANAE PAPAMATTHAEOU-MATSCHKE\, violin \nDanae Papamatthäou-Matschke\, violin \nDanae Papamatthäou-Matschke was born in Athens in 1988 and had her first violin lessons at the age of 5. From 1997 to 2002 she was taught by the Russian violinist Nina Volinskaya and by the Albanian violinist Vassilis Papas. \nIn September 2002 she was accepted as a pupil in “Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere”\, the school of music in Weimar (Germany) in the violin class of Jost Witter\, professor of the Higher School of Music “Franz Liszt”. At the same period she attended the master class of Prof. Igor Ozim as part of the International Summer Courses of Weimar (2002\, 2003\, 2004). Additionally in Summer 2005 she attended the master class of Prof. Ana Chumachenko and Prof. Zakhar Bron at the Verbier Academy. Between 1996 and 1998 she was a member of the Greek Radio Youth Orchestra. \nShe gave her first recitals at the festivals of Symi and Hydra\, at the age of 11 and subsequently in various German cities. She has played as a soloist with the German Symphonic Orchestras “Westschsisches Symphonieorchester” and “Vogtland Philharmonie” and in Greece with the “State Orchestra of Thessaloniki” and the “Symphonic Orchestra of Volos”. She gave recitals as part of the German Music Festival “Festspiele Mecklenburg – Vorpommen” and in Greece in the Concert Halls of Athens and Thessaloniki and also at the Festivals of Syros and Chalkidiki. \nDanae Papamatthäou-Matschke was awarded the first prize for a solo violin performance in the following competitions: \n– 2001 Panhellenic music competition for pupils\, Athens\n– 2003 International violin competition “Andrea Postacchini”\, Italy\n– 2004 National German competition “Jugend musizier”\n– 2004 1st International competition for young soloists “Ersi Saratsi”\, Greece\n– 2005 2nd International violin competition “Henri Marteau”\, Germany \nDanae Papamatthäou-Matschke has received scholarships by the Greek Society of the Friends of Music (“Alexandra Triandi” scholarship) and by the German Organization Musikleben (Gerd Bucerius scholarship). \nToday Danae Papamatthäou-Matschke receives a scholarship by the “Alexandros S. Onassis” Foundation. As a prize winner of the 14th competition of the German Foundation of Musical Instruments in Hamburg she is playing on an Italian violin made by Carlo Giuseppe Testore (Milan 1710)\, offer of a private collection of Heidelberg. \nUwe Matschke\, piano \nUwe Matschke was born in Germany in 1956 and represents the younger generation of pianists influenced by E-Fischer. \nHe studied at the “Franz Liszt” Higher School of Music in Weimar\, as a student of professor Juliane Lerche and after obtaining a state scholarship he followed postgraduate studies at the “Franz Liszt” Academy in Budapest. At the same time he attended seminars given by professors Jacob Lateiner and Peter Solymmos at the “International Music Seminary” in Weimar. Furthermore\, he successfully participated in international piano competitions in Germany\, Hungary and Italy. \nFrom 1980 until 1987 he taught piano at the Higher School of Music “Franz Liszt” in Weimar. From 1987 he lives and works in Greece and today he is professor of piano and Head of the “Department of Music Science and Art” of the University of Macedonia\, Economic and Social Sciences\, in Thessaloniki. \nUwe Matschke has given numerous solo concerts in Hamburg\, Moscow\, Monaco\, Berlin\, Leipzig\, Dresden etc. The press has many times praised his skillful way of interpretation\, that is characterized by great sensitivity. \nAs soloist he has played with orchestras from many European countries such as the State Orchestra of Athens\, State Orchestra of Thessaloniki\, “Virtuosi di Praga”\, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester\, “Orchestra of Colors”\, etc. \nHe has played with a big variety of chamber music groups which enjoy international fame and recognition (Gewandhausquartett – Leipzig\, Leipziger Streichquartett\, string quintet of Dresden etc) and with internationally acclaimed soloists V. Hudecek – violin\, K. Feltz – violoncello\, V. Milanova – violin \, L. F. Rabin – song . \nHe has also appeared at international festivals and performed at famous Concert Halls like the Braunschweiger Festival\, Erfurter Festival\, Mozart – Gesellschaft Munchen\, Cemal Resit Rey Konser Salonou – Constantinopel\, Dimitria Festival-Thessaloniki\, the Athens Concert Hall\, the Thessaloniki Concert Hall etc. \nRecordings of Uwe Matschke΄s interpretations have been made in the studios of the German\, Greek and Cypriot State Radios & Televisions. \nUwe Matschke΄s records and CDs have been released by EMI and Virgin Records.
URL:http://gyzimegaron.gr/event/danae-papamatthaeou-uwe-matschke/
LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
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SUMMARY:ANTONIS LADOPOULOS Jazz Quartet
DESCRIPTION:ANTONIS LADOPOULOS Jazz Quartet\n“Little Flowers” … of Jazz \nAntonis Ladopoulos and his jazz quartet will appear live at Megaro Gyzi Festival 2008 on Friday August 22. They are going to play Ladopoulos compositions and well-known jazz standards. \nAntonis Ladopoulos\, saxophone\nSami Amiris\, piano\nPericles Trivolis\, bass\nYannis Stavropoulos\, drums \nAntonis Ladopoulos\, saxophone \nAntonis Ladopoulos was born in Athens Greece. In 1990\, he earned a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Studies and Performance from William Paterson University of New Jersey\, after attending its highly accredited Jazz Studies Program led by Jazz legend Rufus Reid. Upon the completion of his studies he received a Graduate Assistantship along with a full scholarship from Eastern Illinois University. \nMoving to Illinois\, he spent two years studying and working as a teaching assistant in the Jazz Program\, led by Alan Horney and Henry Butler. During that time\, he performed on various occasions as a member of the Henry Butler Quartet. In 1991 he earned an exceptional performance award at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival. He graduated in 1992 with a Master of Arts Degree and moved back to Greece. \nSince then\, he has been leading his own groups and teaching the Jazz idiom in the greater Athens area. He has performed all over Greece\, both with his own group and as a featured soloist. His personal discography includes 4 albums. He has appeared in numerous commercial recordings with various pop artists\, as well as a soloist with the National Radio Orchestra. His quartet was featured in the celebrational events of the 2004 Olympic Games. \nAntonis Ladopoulos is highly acclaimed as an educator. Today\, some of his former students are among the top music professionals in Greece. He is the co-founder of Muse.gr music institute & record label and the creator and co-director of Muse Festival one of the most prestigious yearly Jazz festivals currently taking place in Greece. \nSami Amiris\, piano \nSami – Vassilis Amiris (or Sami\, as everybody calls him)\, was born and raised in Thessaloniki. His first encounter with music was in a young age\, with Mr. Panagiotis Moralis. Later\, he attended “Anatolia College” high school in Thessaloniki\, where he held a full scholarship during all years of study. Concurrently\, he continued to study music with Mrs Matthaiou. \nHe studied mathematics in the University of Crete\, and is currently attending graduate school in Athens. His interests include the foundations of mathematics\, algorithms\, complexity and algorithmic graph theory. Concurrently\, he studied piano with Prof. Dimitri Toufexis\, an internationally acclaimed pianist and conductor\, and Julliard Alumnus and former instructor. He has taken part in a number of concerts and seminars\, either as an active member or as audience. He has taken lessons in composition with Prof. Theodore Antoniou\, Dr. Athanasios Zervas\, and in jazz piano with the internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Mal Waldron. \nHe was the main pianist of the City of Athens Big Band\, Small Combo and Contemporary Music Ensemble\, all conducted by Dr. Zervas. He has also taken part in the “Improelectronics” orchestra\, which specialized in contemporary experimental electronic music\, as well as the Athens Jazz Orchestra\, both also conducted by Dr Zervas. He has appeared in very important music halls\, like the Athens Concert Hall\, Thessaloniki Concert Hall\, “Phillipos Nakas” Concert Hall\, “Athena” Concert Hall in the Art Conservatory of Athens\, etc. \nHe has appeared on stage with most of the important jazz artists of the Athens scene\, as well as important artists of the international music scene\, like Rex Richardson and Dom Famularo. During the 1st Greek Drum Camp\, in which he took part\, he shared the stage with Dom Famularo\, Thomas Lang and Jeff Bowden. \nHe has appeared in quite a few groups of all sizes and musical directions\, either as a sideman\, as in the Antonis Ladopoulos Quartet\, the Yiotis Kiourtsoglou Quartet\, etc.\, but also as a co-leader\, as in Energy\, a duet with drummer-extraordinaire Zach Pinakoulakis\, Cover Charge Trio with Zach Pinakoulakis and Odysseas Konstantinopoulos on bass\, etc. He has appeared in a seminar-concert with Yiotis Kiourtsoglou and Zach Pinakoulakis\, focusing on the contemporary jazz and fusion scene. He has also taken part in Y. Kiourtsoglou’s debut personal recording\, “Hapopsis”. \nToday\, he continues his 10-year-long association with Zach Pinakoulakis. He is also a founding member of “Nucleus”\, along with Yannis Stavropoulos on drums and Perikles Trivolis on bass. Apart from these\, he also collaborates with some of the most important musicians in the Athens scene. \nIn the area of teaching\, he has quite a few success stories. People that have studied with him are currently studying or have graduated\, either as undergraduate or graduate students\, from some of the leading universities both inside and outside Greece (U.S.\, U.K.\, the Netherlands\, etc.)\, either in the field of jazz or contemporary music composition. \nHe believes in the active incorporation of the mathematical thought process in the organisation of the materials of music\, be it rhythm or tone material. He has worked extensively on the organisation of the tone material in general\, atonal music in particular\, as well as rhythm organisation of music\, polyrhythms and rhythmic groupings. \nCurrently\, he lives and works in Athens. He teaches in the “Muse” music school. He is married and is blessed with three children. \nnnis Stavropoulos\, drums \nHe was born in Athens. He studied at Berklee College\, Boston\, on full scolarship. He has played and recorded with such diverse artists as pianists Chris Jacob\, Aydin Essen\, Mike “Jonesy” Jones\, saxophonists Jim Odgren\, Andy Sheppard\, bassists Hector Oliveira\, Xavier Padilla\, Jack Kulp\,Yotis Kiourktsoglou and George Fakanas. \nHe is an active composer/arranger. His “Hybrids” suite for two pianos was performed\, on two different occasions\, at the Moscow conservatory by pianists N. Grossas and P. Yannakakis. \nHe is currently Artistic Director of Modern Music school (Athens Branch) and is performing with the jazz trio NUKLEUS involving pianist Sami Amiris and bassist Pericles Trivolis. \nPericles Trivolis\, bass \nPericles Trivolis\, born in Athens in 1975\, started his music studies at the Conservatory Philippos Nakas with music theory\, harmony and electric bass. \n1992-2001: he studies jazz composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston\, where he also accomplishes studies in acoustic bass. \nFrom 2003 he has been working in Athens as professional musician and is cooperating with many outstanding artists\, Greeks and foreigners as well\, in jazz.
URL:http://gyzimegaron.gr/event/antonis-ladopoulos-jazz-quartet/
LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
CATEGORIES:festival2008
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SUMMARY:STRING QUARTET "+KINISIS"
DESCRIPTION:STRING QUARTET “+KINISIS”\nThe string quartet “+KINISIS“\, one of the most important groups of chamber music from 1998 and having as members distinguished as soloists musicians\, will interpret works of classical composers and of younger Greek composers of 21st century as well.
URL:http://gyzimegaron.gr/event/string-quartet-kinisis/
LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
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SUMMARY:LOUIZA SOFIANOPOULOU
DESCRIPTION:LOUIZA SOFIANOPOULOU\n\n“LOVE IN LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD” \nLouiza Sofianopoulou\, vocals\nIsaak Tepelenis\, piano\nIrwan Easty\, guitar\nDimitris Papadopoulos\, flute \nLouiza Sofianopoulou selects beloved songs that express the love in the most popular languages of the world. She will sing in Greek\, English\, French\, Italian\, Spanish and Portuguese\, songs -contemporary and older- about love\, from various musical styles\, which have as common point those that love brings with it … joy\, enthusiasm\, admiration\, hope\, gratitude\, but also pain\, sadness\, disappointment\, madness! \nLouiza Sofianopoulou\, vocals \nLouiza Sofianopoulou was born and raised in Athens. She has studied music for many years and now is close to her diploma in piano. She has been working as a singer since the age of 17 and has appeared next to many well known Greek artists such as Manolis Famelos\, Dionissis Tsaknis\, Lavrentis Maxairitsas\, Eleni Vitali\, Melina Tanagri\, Dimitra Galani\, Foivos Delivorias\, Stathis Drogossis\, Zak Stefanou\, Vassilis Kazoulis\, Yannis Kotsiras and Filippos Pliatsikas. \nShe also has an ongoing collaboration with Manolis Famellos since 2003. She has performed jazz in small bars and music clubs. Since 2005 she has been performing traditional tango and Astor Piazzolla songs with the TANGartO quintet in outdoor concerts and music halls. She loves classical music\, jazz\, blues\, soul\, tango\, trip hop\, ambient\, indie rock and anything that captures her ears… \nShe always faced music as a wonderful journey and now she is in search of her own identity as an artist.
URL:http://gyzimegaron.gr/event/louiza-sofianopoulou/
LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
CATEGORIES:festival2008
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20080813T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20080813T230000
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SUMMARY:NATASSA BOFILIOU
DESCRIPTION:NATASSA BOFILIOU\n\n“UP TO THE END” and not only … \nThe young singer Natassa Bofiliou\, one from the most promising voices of her generation\, will perform live at Megaro Gyzi songs of her personal albums as well as songs from beloved Greek composers to more international artists like Nick Cave\, Astor Piazzola and Amy Winehouse. The mellow voice of Natassa Bofiliou will take us on a wonderful journey through the years and the musical styles. \nNatassa Bofiliou\, vocals\nThemis Karamouratidis\, piano-orchestration\nAris Zervas\, cello\nGrigoris Ntanis\, guitar\nFivos Kountourakis\, drums \nNatassa Bofiliou\, vocals \nNatassa Bofiliou was born in Athens in 1983. She is currently studing Political Science at the University of Athens. She has studied classical piano and Music Principles at the Greek Conservatoire with soloist Costas Drosoulakis. She has graduated (in just eight months) from the Modern Singing class at the “Philippos Nakas” Conservatoire. She is continuing her voice studies with Elli Paspala at the “Philippos Nakas” Conservatoire whilst taking jazz piano lessons by Yiorgos Psihogios. \nHer initial music label appearance was in 2004 with the CD “Mikri Arktos Second Audition”\, where she rendered the songs “Aspirini” (by Gerasimos Evagelatos & Kostas Tsirkas) and “Pios kserei” (by Maria Polydouri & M. Selitsaniotis). \nHer first individual record (2005)\, an interaction with the new artists Gerasimos Evagelatos (lyrics) and Kostas Tsirkas (music) entitled “100 Mikres Anases” (“100 short breaths”)\, introduces Natassa as one of the most promising voices of her generation. \nIn 2006\, she was given two songs by Stamatis Kraounakis that were used as the soundtrack of “Pethainontas stin Athina” (“Dying in Athens”) a feature film by Nikos Panayiotopoulos. \nIn March 2007\, following the release of the CD “En Lefko” with two songs by Gerasimos Evagelatos and music by Themis Karamouratidis\, she swoops in the springtime with live performances at “IANOS” bookstore in a programme arranged by the same two artists. \nIn July 2007\, whilst at 21st Ymittos Festival at the Quarry\, Natassa pairs up with the singer and songwriter Aphrodite Manou in a much praised by audience and journalists concert. \nHer latest recording in lyrics by Gerasimos Evagelatos and music by Themis Karamouratidis is titled “Mehri to Telos” and released in March 2008 under the Mikri Arktos label.
URL:http://gyzimegaron.gr/event/natassa-bofiliou/
LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
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SUMMARY:PUPPET THEATRE "MERLIN"
DESCRIPTION:PUPPET THEATRE “MERLIN”\n“The City That Never Laughed” \n\nA puppet theatre performance for kids and adults. \nOur little hero lives in a city where people have forgotten to laugh. Through a strange way he finds a ticket for a circus. A circus which has been enchanted invisible! \nDuration of performance: 50 min \nSTORY:\n… When he discovers it\, he will understand that the people of this circus symbolize all these feelings that his city misses out and make the people unhappy… with the help of the little spectators\, he will try to free the circus out of the witchcraft\, facing the evil witch which keeps it jailed\, and bring it back to town. In the end… who knows? … maybe the kids and the puppets are enough to make this city laugh. EVERY CITY!\n“MERLIN” is a Greek professional puppet theatre company formed in 1995. Started off as puppet makers\, but since 2001 activities have been expanded to performances and workshops for kids or adults and theatre stage prop making. \nMERLIN PUPPET THEATRE is member of UNIMA HELLAS (Greek Puppet Centre) – www.unimahellas.org and an official member of the “UP THE PUPPETS” foundation. \nMembers of the group: Demi Papada\, Dimitris Stamou
URL:http://gyzimegaron.gr/event/puppet-theatre-merlin/
LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
CATEGORIES:festival2008
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SUMMARY:YIORGOS PSIHOYIOS
DESCRIPTION:YIORGOS PSIHOYIOS\n“TRAVEL IN THE PATHS OF SOUL”  Improvised Piano Recital by Yiorgos Psihogios \nThe friends of music will have the opportunity to attend a unique improvised piano recital from Yiorgos Psihogios on Saturday\, 9th of August\, 9pm\, at the Megaro Gyzi Concert Hall. \n… from classical music … to jazz \nThe composer-improvisator Yiorgos Psihogios\, one of the leading pianists (and accordion players)\, with impressive virtuosity and spectacular faculty of improvisation\, will present an original as much as unique recjtal of piano completely improvised. Because each recital of improvisation of the pianist-composer Yiorgos Psyhogios is unique and it can not be repeated. And this because in Psyhogios recjtals the only road leading him is the road of the heart\, brain and soul\, as these are expressed through the special and explosive temperament of the young pianist. \nYIORGOS PSIHOYIOS\, pianist-composer-improviser \nThe great Keith Jarett has said about Yiorgos Psihoyios: “A great pianist and composer! Yiorgos΄ improvisation is an incredible gift of God! An absolute surprise to me”! \nYiorgos Psihoyios was born in Athens in 1970 and his involvement with music began at a young age. At the age of 12\, he studied accordion at the “Greek Conservatory”\, where he graduated in June 1987. \nHe started his piano studies and graduated in February 1992 acquiring the Soloist Piano Professor Diploma. At the same time he completed his studies on Superior Music Theory and acquired a Degree of Music Teaching & Singing. He also finished his studies on the ORFF System and attended seminars on music/ theatrical shows management for young children. \nHe attended seminars on Orchestra Management\, Modern Music Analysis and Notation\, Special Music Therapy and creative play for young children\, as well as Master Class seminars next to grand pianists such as Oxana Yablonskaya (Julliard Music Academy / N.Y.\, USA)\, Lev Vlansheko (Tchaikovsky Academy / Moscow\, Russis)\, Duo Ganev (Bulgaria) – State Academy of Music / Belgrade\, Vovka Aschenazy (Russia)\, Aris Garoufalis (Greece). \nHe studied Composition and Music Analysis for Piano with George Hatzinikos. He attended the summer participation academy for Athens Municipal Symphonic Orchestra with Tatsis Apostolidis and participated in special seminars of the Athens Municipal Symphonic Orchestra and Philharmonics for wind instruments under the management of Antonis Apostolatos. He attended special seminars such as Music Training for blind children using the Breill method. \nHe appeared as a piano soloist in various Athenian Music Halls\, as well as various municipal theaters and cultural centers around Greece. He participated in the International Contest for young composers “Ensemble Moderne du Montreal” in Canada with his work “Medussa for Symphonic Orchestra” and won the 2nd Honorable Mention among 230 world contestants. He has won 6 prizes on piano composition-performance in greek contests and has taken part in various international Classical and Jazz Festivals. \nSince the beginning of his studies\, he has composed music and works that have been performed by the ERT Symphonic Orchestra\, as well as the Athenian Symphonic Orchestra and the Orchestra of Patras. He has composed music for theatrical plays and programs of the Greek television\, and short films participating in the Berlin and Thessaloniki Film Festivals. \nPresently\, he is studying “Composition and Music Analysis” with a honorary scholarship next to composer Dimitris Agrafiotis. \n\n\nYiorgos Psihoyios: A few words about me … \n“What could one say about himself? An artist does not like to and can not be talking about his MUSIC… The only thing he could do\, would be to talk through his music. Because the music’s notes are the only way in which he can touch the souls and minds of the people; not his words…” \n“The only thing I could say about myself is that I love all people. I love their mistakes and their weaknesses. That’s why my goal is to make music that can be felt with everyone’s heart and speaks to everyone’s spirit. Only in this way may one walk into the endless pain and happiness of the human life that can only be compared to a miracle…” \nAwards \nLa Biennale\, November 2006\nComposer Yiorgos Psihoyios at the 10th Mostra Internazionale di Architectura “La Biennale di Venezia” \nGreek composer and pianist Yiorgos Psihoyios took part with his symponic work “MEDUSSA – Music for the Aegean” (1999) in the 10th International Architecture Exhibition “La Biennale Di Venezia”\, as a guest of the official Greek Participation edition of the Greek Ministry of Culture. He was the only composer from Greece\, together with Mikis Theodorakis\, who took part in the Greek Participation with the reprint of his hand-written work that impressed both Biennale’s visitors and the readers of the Greek edition. The title of the Greek Participation in the International Exhibition in Venice is: “The Dispersed Urbanity of the Aegean Archipelago”.
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LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
CATEGORIES:festival2008
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SUMMARY:TRIO HELLENIQUE
DESCRIPTION:TRIO HELLENIQUE\n\nFrench Finesse by “Trio Hellenique”\n“Trio Hellenique”\, the distinguished musical trio with the Greek roots and the French culture\, is going to appear in Megaro Gyzi Festival 2008 in Santorini. An evening of chamber music with works of Schubert\, Mendelssohn\, Arensky. \nAlexandra Nomidou\, piano\nAlice Erte\, violin\nMarianna Nomidou\, cello \nTrio Hellenique: Alexandra Nomidou (piano)\, Alice Erté (violon)\, Marianna Nomidou (violoncelle) \nDiplômées du Conservatoire d’Athènes\, les sœurs Nomidou jouent déjà ensemble à travers la Grèce avant de venir compléter leur formation supérieure à Paris.\nC’est alors qu’elles créent le Trio Hellénique\, initialement avec le violoniste Sotiris Kyriazopoulos\, membre de l’Orchestre de Paris.\nLe public et la presse ont accueilli le trio avec beaucoup d’enthousiasme lors de ses divers concerts en France\, notamment à Paris (Auditorium du Châtelet\, Salle Cortot)\, Festival de l’Essonne\, Festival de Villefranche\, en Grèce et au Brésil.\nLe Trio Hellénique a représenté la Grèce au centre Universitaire Méditerranéen de Nice\, ainsi qu’aux Helléniades 2004 à Lausanne.\nDepuis 2001\, le pupitre de violon est assuré par Alice Erté\, autre membre de la famille Nomidou.\nSon répertoire\, vaste et varié\, s’étend des classiques du XVIIème siècle aux œuvres des compositeurs contemporains\, tout en réservant une place particulière aux compositeurs grecs. \nAlexandra Nomidou\, piano \nC’est à l’âge de six ans qu’Alexandra a fait ses débuts au piano dans sa ville natale d’Athènes. Récompensée par un premier prix à l’unanimité en piano et musique de chambre au Conservatoire d’Athènes\, elle s’installe à Paris où elle se perfectionne auprès des Maîtres Pierre Sancan et Yvonne Lefébure. \nParallèlement\, elle s’enrichit en suivant les master-classes de Yevgeni Malinine\, Aline Fidler et Leon Fleischer au Tanglewood Music Center aux U.S.A. \nTrès jeune\, elle commence une carrière de concertiste\, et joue fréquemment en France (Salle Gaveau\, Festival Estival de Paris\, Festival d’automne\, Menton\, Lyon\, Nice…)\, en Angleterre\, Belgique\, Grèce\, Turquie\, Italie\, Brésil\, Etats-Unis\, et en tant que soliste\, avec les orchestres Nationaux d’Athènes et de Salonique\, l’Orchestre symphonique de Budapest\, l’orchestre de chambre de Norvège. \nElle a enregistré deux disques chez EMI Grèce. \nMarianna Nomidou\, violoncelle \nDiplômée d’un premier prix à l’unanimité en violoncelle et musique de chambre au conservatoire d’Athènes\, Marianna poursuit ses études de perfectionnement à Paris auprès de Radu Aldulescu\, Sylvette Milliot et André Lévy. \nAprès son diplôme de concertiste à l’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris\, elle s’installe définitivement en France\, où elle s’adonne à une importante activité de professeur. Parallèlement\, elle donne de nombreux récitals et joue en soliste avec orchestre en France\, Angleterre\, Espagne\, Grèce et Suisse. \nPassionnée de musique de Chambre\, elle se produit fréquemment en diverses formations\, notamment avec le Trio Hellénique. \n\n\nAlice Erté\, violon \nNée à Paris en 1981\, elle commence ses études de violon à l’âge de quatre ans au Conservatoire National de Région (CNR) de Boulogne dans la classe de Maryvonne Le Dizès. \nAdmise ensuite au CNR de Paris dans la classe de Suzanne Gessner\, elle obtient son premier prix de violon à l’âge de 16 ans\, et suit\, pendant deux ans\, le cycle de perfectionnement. \nEn 2001\, elle obtient également au CNR de Boulogne un premier prix à l’unanimité en violon et en musique de chambre et en février 2002\, elle est admise pour des études supérieures au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris dans la classe de Régis Pasquier\, puis de Michaël Hentz ; en juin 2006\, elle termine ses études avec un premier prix. \nA 13 ans\, elle a donné son premier concert en soliste avec orchestre à Athènes. Elle se produit fréquemment dans des concerts de musique de chambre. \nDepuis 2007\, elle est membre de l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris. \n  \nLE TRIO HELLENIQUE ET LA PRESSE \n“Dès les premières mesures du programme\, nous avons été subjugués par leur interprétation. Ce bel ensemble nous a conquis par son jeu doux et paisible\, par son homogénéité de son et par l’unité d’interprétation des trois musiciens. Le passage de la même phrase musicale d’un instrument à l’autre se faisait toujours avec la même aisance et la même humeur\, sans pour autant faire disparaître la personnalité de chacun des interprètes.”\nJournal « PROÏNI »\, Athènes \n“Les trois jeunes musiciens ont atteint un très haut niveau d’interprétation de la musique de chambre… Les deux instruments à cordes se distinguent par la beauté de leur son lumineux au timbre parfaitement différencié… Leur Haydn était d’un style parfaitement classique subtilement chanté\, les gammes du piano de vraies perles… Le Trio op. 49 de Mendelssohn était d’un équilibre irréprochable des voix et d’une solide construction expressive… Dans le Trio Dumky de Dvorak\, ils ont su donner à l’œuvre une dimension féérique\, abstraite et spirituelle.”\nMagazine « ANTI »\, Athènes \n“Les trois musiciens n’hésitèrent pas à s’engager hors des sentiers battus\, nous présentant non seulement un excellent trio d’un compositeur grec\, Manolis Kalomiris\,… mais aussi le trio op. 3 du compositeur français Ernest Chausson… On passa un excellent moment musical.”\nNICE-MATIN \nLe Trio Hellénique au Megaron d’Athènes \n“La prestation musicale des trois artistes fut si séduisante\, leur programme si superbement interprété que nous proposons la répétition du concert… Une exécution consciencieuse\, une parfaite cohérence dans l’interprétation et dans la compréhension des œuvres qu’ils ont joué avec beaucoup de sensibilité… Un florilège de couleurs sonores… Mille bravos à ces trois jeunes musiciens qui sont en mesure de faire valoir leur art partout dans le monde.”\nJournal « ELEFTHERI ORA» \n“Alice Erte\, Marianna et Alexandra Nomidou nous ont offert un concert délicieux … Il y avait de la sensibilité sans inutile sensiblerie\, élément particulièrement apprécié…. La vibration et la souplesse des phrases\, la maturité de la sensibilité et l’intensité intérieure\, caractéristiques qui ont permis tout à la fois la force et la finesse… Encore une belle soirée.”\nJournal « KATHIMERINI »
URL:http://gyzimegaron.gr/event/trio-hellenique/
LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
CATEGORIES:festival2008
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SUMMARY:PAINTING EXHIBITION
DESCRIPTION:PAINTING EXHIBITION\n“CONTEMPORARY PICTURES FROM SANTORINI”\nThe Megaro Gyzi Festival 2008 starts on Friday 1st of August\, at 9 pm\, with the opening of the group painting exhibition of five contemporary Greek artists\, who deposit their artistic glance participating with painting works\, oils and aquarelles (watercolours). \nParticipating artists: Chryssa Aroni\, Fotini Kafida-Terra\, Stathis Koukopoulos\, Yannis Petris\, Afroditi Sezenia \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHRYSSA ARONI (1971) \nShe was born in Athens in 1971. She studied in in the School of Fine Arts of Athens (1994-1999)\, from where she graduated with excellency in 1999 from the laboratory of Professor Hronis Botsoglou. She has presented her first individual exhibition in May 2003 to the Cultural Centre of Municipality of Athens titled “18 watercolours and others”. She has presented 20 aquarelles with subject “Greek scenery”\, as well as oil paintings that are referring to the relationship of the human figure to the exterior world\, trying to unify the exterior space with the “internal” landscape of people. She has also participated in 2005 in the exhibition of the “Meletis Fikioris” private collection in the National Art Gallery΄ Sparta Branch. In October 2008 her second individual exhibition will be held to “Ersie΄s Gallery” in Athens. \nFOTINI KAFIDA-TERRA (1969) \nShe was born in Volos\, Greece in December 1969. She studied Painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASKT) with N. Kessanlis and Hronis Botsoglou as her tutors. She studied mosaic at the laboratory of ASKT with Prof. G. Valavanidis. She graduated in 1998 with an “Excellent”. She has held individual exhibitions\, while she has participated in many group exhibitions. Works of her belong to important private collections. \nSTATHIS KOUKOPOULOS (1968) \nHe was born in Heronia in 1968. He made free studies. He especially studied the great masters\, classical and moderns. Painting works of him belong to private collections in Greece and abroad. He lives and works in Athens. \nYANNIS PETRIS (1973) \nHe was born in Athens in 1973\, he lives and works in Athens and in Mesolongi\, Greece. He studied Painting under the tutorial of Prefessor Hronis Botsoglou and Stage Design under the tutorial of Professor Yiorgos Ziakas\, in the School of Fine Arts of Athens\, from 1990 to 1997\, when he graduated with excellency (29/30). In 1995 he studied Painting and Sculpture at the University of Seville\, Spain (Facultad de Bellas Artes de Sevilla)\, with a scholarship awarded from the Institute of State Scholarships (I.K.Y)\, under the student exchange program “Erasmus”. At the same time\, he presented an individual painting exhibition entitled “Cars in Motion” (Coches en Movimiento) in the “Pabellon de Uruguae” in Seville. He participated in various group exhibitions\, including the “Heineken Art” (1993 & 1996\, Athens)\, “An Exhibition for the Kaisariani Monastery” (1994\, Athens)\, “The Exhibition of the School of the Fine Arts Graduates” (1998\, National Art Gallery)\, “Traditional Toys” Contemporary Montessorian Education (2002\, Thessaloniki)\, “Cheap Art” (2007\, Athens). \nBetween 1995 and 1999\, he worked as a stage designer with the theatrical group “Stigmi”\, in plays by contemporary German and Danish writers\, in collaboration with the architect and stage designer Kelly Vrettou and under the direction of Yannis Anastasakis. He has been also the stage designer of theatrical plays under the direction of Yannis Rigas (Theatrical Company “Estia”)\, Yannis Kakleas (“Technohoros”)\, Ersi Vassilikioti (“Theatro ton Kairon”). He has also worked with the directors Kostas Hatzimichailidis and Manto Arvaniti in live action short films. \nBetween 2000 and 2002\, he worked on the design and realization of new means and on internet applications. In 2002\, in a national competition realized by the “Yannis Spyropoulos” Foundation\, he was awarded a praise for his overall work in painting. Since 2003 he has been collaborating with director Nikos Perakis in productions for the Greek television and the cinema as a painter. \nFor the last five years he lives and works in the prefecture of Aitoloakarnania as a secondary education teacher in the Class of Arts\, adding to his work as an instructor in the Department of Painting of the Prefectoral Committee of Popular Training. \nAFRODITI SEZENIA (1978) \nART STUDIES \n2001-2004: School of Fine Arts in Athens\, study in the 5th laboratory of Painting. Tutor: Sakellion.\n1997-2000: School of Fine Arts of Aristotelian University of Thessalonica\, study in the laboratory of Painting. Tutor: Theofylaktopoulos. \nDISTINCTIONS\n1995: Distinction awarded by the Contact Friends of Cyprus\, at the Hellenic Competition of Painting\, on the subject: “Cyprus\, 20 years of Turkish Possession”. \nMany of her art works are in the Public Art Gallery Of Chios\, in Athens School of Fine Arts\, in the Municipality Perama\, in the permanent collection of Diexodos (Art Center\, Mesologi Greece)\, in the Fikiori collection and in other private collections. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDuration of exhibition: 1 – 31 August 2008
URL:http://gyzimegaron.gr/event/painting-exhibition/
LOCATION:GYZI MEGARON CULTURAL CENTRE\, FIRA\, SANTORINI - GREECE
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