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Classical Music Singer
Ioannis Apostolou (1860 ? - 28.8.1905 Naples Italy) Info Petros Epitropakis (1897-–1977) Tenor Orestis Makris (1899–-1975) Tenor Eleni Nikolaidi (Έλενα Νικολαίδη) (1906 Smyrni - 14.11.2002), Greek American Mezzo Soprano, Teacher (Info) her husband was the baritone Thanos Mellos Sonia Theodoridou (?) Soprano (Image) Margherita Perras (1908-–1984) Soprano
Elpis (Elpida) Kalogeropoulou (Speranza Kalo)
Callas, part of a series of stamps from Belgium, events and persons of the last century The Very Best Of Maria Callas Maria Callas (Maria Anna Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos ) (Μαρία Κάλλας) (2.12.1923 New York– 16.9.1977 daughter of Evangelina Dimitriadis and George Kalogeropoulos. Her ashes scattered off the coast of Sounion) Soprano “Divina” , German Site (download a Callas Screensaver) Expressive Photos of Maria and More Callas Pictures . "Μαρίτσα, δεν έχει αξία τι έγινες στη ζωή σου, αλλά τι απολαμβάνεις από αυτήν" (Maritsa it doesn't matter what you are in your live, but how you enjoy it, Onassis to Callas” ). For me she remains a mystery. Was she not famous enough, did she not have enough money or was Aristotle Onassis really a so charming man? Around 700000 records are sold every year even 30 years after her death! Time Image (more Callas Images) .
John Modinos and Teresa Stratas John Modinos (Τζών Μοδινός) (1927 Omodhos Cyprus) student of Solon Michaelides, Baritone
Teresa Stratas (Anastasia Stratakis) (26.5.1938 Toronto) Greek–Canadian Soprano, Canadian Music Council named her artist of the year in 1980, Canada's Walk of Fame in 2001, one of the finest operatic voices of the last century,...In the 1980s Stratas travelled to Calcutta and worked with Mother Teresa in the orphanage and in the Home for the Dying. (Info) See also Elena Souliotis (28.5.1943 Athens - 4.12.2004 Florence) Agnes Baltsa (Αγνή Μπάλτσα ) (19.11.1944 Lefkas) (Another Baltsa Website ) a great Greek Opera star (Mezzo Soprano) Daphne Evangelatos (1952 Athens) Mezzo–Soprano (Info) Dimitra Theodosiou (Δήμητρα Θεοδοσίου), Greek-German (mother) Soprano (b. Zürich) “The New Callas” , Verdi di Oro Sopranist of the Year 2001 (more Info ) Ioanna Sfeka–Karvelas Dramatic Soprano Spyros Sakkas, Baryton Markella Hatziano (Μαρκέλλα Χατζιάνο), Mezzo–Soprano (MP3 Examples and Videos from http://www.classicalmasterworks.com/ ) Tatiana Troyanos (12.9.1938–21.8.1993) mezzo-soprano Marios Frangoulis ( Μάριος Φραγκούλης) (18.12.1967 Rhodesia now Zimbabwe) Opera Star as Tenor Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Opening Ceremony 2004 Paralympics Athens (Interview with a Greek Journal), Eleni Apostolis (?) Lyric coloratura Soprano Olga Bakali, (?) Dramatic Soprano (http://www.olga–bakali.com/ probably in the near future online) Angeliki Theoharis, (?) Mezzo–Soprano Constantinos Yiannoudes (? Cyprus) Baritone Lina Orfanos (?) Greek American Soprano Panajiotis Ikonomou (22.5.1971) Tenor Irini Tsirakidis , (?) Soprano Lila Adamaki (Λίλα Αδαμάκη) (? Volos) Soprano Julie Ziavras (?) (Info) Katia Zallas-Rosati (b. Thessaloniki), Soprano (Info) (More Info) , President and Founder of The Hellenic Music Foundation Dimitri Kavrakos (Δημήτρης Καβράκος) (?) Bass Zachos Terzakis (Ζάχος Τερζάκης )(b. Athens) Tenor Anja Harteros (?) German–Greek Soprano (Info in German) Nikos Zachariou (?) Baritone Alexandra Trianti (?) The Trianti Collection Vasso Papantoniou, (Βάσω Παπαντωνίου ) Soprano Alexandra Gravas (? b. Germany) Mezzo–Soprano (Image) Dimi Palos (Dimitrios Papadopoulos) (1941 Athens), Musikakademie München / Germany , Tenor Aris Christofelis (5. 2. 1960 Athens) Male Soprano , The modern Farinelli (one of the most famous castrati )? (Watch the video with Aris) Stella Doufexis , Greek German Mezzo Soprano Kostas Paschalis (Κώστας Πασχάλης) (1929 Livadeia - 10.2.2007) Baritone Piano , Organ, Harpsichord
Lila Lalaouni (1911 or 1918? Athens - 1996) France
Gina Bachauer (Τζίνα Μπαχάουερ) (21.5.1913 Athens – 22.8.1976 Athens) Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation , http://www.learningfamily.net/reiser/9806–bachauer/ , Yiannis Christou, Gina Bahauer, and Katina Paxinou on the Acropolis. One of the greatest pianists of the past century. Bachauer Plays Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky: Collaboration In Poetry/Music . Gina Bachauer was a Piano Teacher of Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark Anna Antoniades (Xydis) (1916 ? Krasnodar / Russia -14 December 1980 )
Rita Vourtsi
Aris Garoufalis (1942 Samos) Piano Cyprien Katsaris (5.5.1951 Marseilles/France ) one of the top 100 pianists of the 20th century. (German and English biography)
Dimitris Sgouros, Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 part 1 Dimitris Sgouros (Δημήτρης Σγουρός) (30.8.1969 Athens)
Konstantinos Papadakis (1972 Crete) Athens Conservatory of Music Golden Medal. May 2000 Esther and Albert Kahn Career Entry Award,A Associate professor of piano at Boston University.
Athena Adamopoulos, a very young Composer and pianist
Dimitris Papatheodorou (Athens) Pianist Yannis Xylas (? Thessaloniki) Pianist Jannis Vakarelis (?) Pianist Dino Mastroyiannis (?) Pianist Natalie Tsaldarakis and P. B. Archontides the Ivory Duo , www.natalie-peter.com , www.geocities.com/ivoryduo, www.myspace.com/ivoryduo Christina Antoniadou (b. Athens) Piano and Organ Vassilis Tsabropoulos (?) , Achirana (Jazz), Akroasis
Alexis Agrafiotis (b.1970, Salzburg,-), Pianist, composer
Jerassimos Andreas Coidan (26.7.1972 Athens) Harpsichord, Piano, Organ
Guitar
Andreas Sergidis (1911) Gerasimos Miliaresis (1918) Dimitris Fampas (Δημήτρης Φάμπας) (22.12.1921-3.3.1996) Alexandre Lagoya (1929 - 1999), Greek-Italian guitarist.
Eva Fampas (see also Dimitris Fampas) Elena Papandreou , (Music Clips) Guitar Yorgos Foudoulis (1964 Volos) composer Vangelis Boudounis (1950) Composer, Guitar (Info) “The Guitarists Ensemble” Nikos Papacostas (?) Guitarist and Songwriter, traditional to rock music.. Other Instrument Leonidas Kavakos (1967 Athens) a virtuoso violinist Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombonist. Classical Music Website (Greek)
Eleftherios Papastavrou (Λευτέρης Παπασταύρου) (Thessaloniki), Violoncello Theodore Kerkezos Saxophone
For more information about Greek Classical Music (but not only) visit the archive of: Thomas Tamvakos (Θωμάς Ταμβάκος) Archive of Greek Classical Composers (Αρχείο Ελλήνων Μουσουργών ) with information about 2785 artists (many thanks for many corrections he suggested for this page)
Greek Bibliography Τάκης Καλογερόπουλος, Το λεξικό της Ελληνικής μουσικής, (Αθήνα: Γιαλλελής, 1998-2002)
Hellenic Festival http://www.hellenicfestival.gr/ Megaron http://www.megaron.gr/ Olympia Theater (National opera) http://www.nationalopera.gr/ Thessaloniki See also:
Ancient Greek Music and Instruments , Musical Instruments Museum (Athens) – The Fivos Anoyanakis Collection
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