Sergiu Celibidache, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Vladimir Horowitz, Gregor Piatigorsky, Alfred Cortot, David Oistrakh, Maria Callas, Kurt Sanderling, Dimitris Mitropoulos, Otto Klemperer, George Hadjinikos, Kontarsky Brothers, Lyubov Bruk & Mark Taimanov, Sviatoslav Richter, Leopold Stokowski, Claudio Arrau, Arturo Toscanini, Georges Pretre ...
In 2002, the pianists and friends Chris Marinos and Nikos Adraskelas decided to dedicate themselves to a piano duo, today under the name Duo Vivo, while still studying at the 'Ars Nova Conservatoire' in Athens, Greece. Since their first collaboration they had soon been invited to give several concerts across Greece with success. Their debut took place in 2006 at the 22nd Summer Master-classes and Cultural Events at Mount Pelion in Central Greece, where they have been performing each summer since (either giving piano duo recitals or collaborating with other artists). Since then, concerts in Greece, Austria and Holland followed. Their repertoire ranges from the classical era till the 21st century, and the two have a particular interest in and love for contemporary music, aiming in parallel in promoting neglected and unknown works, as well as works by Greek and young composers. Among their beloved activities are collaborating with other artists (orchestras, choirs, actors, etc.), arranging works for 4 hands and 2 pianos, giving lecture-recitals where they aim in presenting as clear and understandable as possible various works through praxis and theory, and organizing and performing educational programs for children and students at schools, aiming in introducing music to ages and youth societies that do not have the opportunity or possibility to listen to such musical programs.
They describe one of their most significant life stages as their association with the pianist, conductor, pedagogue and philosopher of music, Prof. George Hadjinikos, under whose teaching they have been guided since 2002. Their relationship is an expanded research in music as a whole through Prof. Hadjinikos's workshops 'Essence and Origins of Musical Interpretation'. Under his guidance, they have embarked on a path that leads to a more sincere and fundamental approach and interpretation of music.
Nikos Adraskelas was born in Athens, Greece and began his music education in 1994 at the 'Ars Nova Conservatoire', where he graduated from Christina Tertipi's piano class in 2004 with a piano diploma (excellence and first prize). He is held responsible of the private archive of Prof. Hadjinikos since 2004.
Chris Marinos was born in Athens, Greece. In 1988 he moved to New York where his first music lessons took place at the 'Frank Toscano Music School'. After returning to Greece in 1993, he continued his studies at the 'Ars Nova Conservatoire' in 1999 (piano with Christina Tertipi and theory with Alexandros Faris). In 2002 he was appointed administrator of the private archive of the Greek composer, Jani Christou, which led him to various researches and studies concerning his life and work. He has edited the second edition of the Greek translation of the Anna Lucciano's book 'Jani Christou - The Works and Temperament of a Greek Composer'. Since 2005 he had been a contributor to the Greek music website Classical Music for one year, and since 2007 is a consultant at the web-radio station RadioArt.
Since 2001, Duo Vivo hold the 'Recital Certificate of Pianoforte Performance" of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with distinction as well as degrees in Tonal Harmony (with Yannis Pantazatos) and Baroque and Renaissance Counterpoint (with Panayotis Adam). They have accompanied pupils of the renowned tenor's Takis Finas singing class at the 'Ars Nova Conservatoire' and have been members of the 'Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble'. They have also taken violoncello and conducting lessons by Rafael Kori and Alexandros Charkiolakis respectively. They have attended classes on Aesthtics of Art by Constantine P. Carambelas-Sgourdas, Contemporary Music by Giorgos Minas, master-classes and seminars on various forms of Art by Kurt Masur (orchestral conducting), Zouzou Nikoloudi (ancient Greek drama), George Hadjinikos (essence and origins of musical interpretation), Evgeny Kolmanovich (piano), Evangelos Sarafianos (piano), Dimitris Toufexis (piano) and others. Since 2003 they had been consultants, and from 2009 are members of the board of directors of the Non Profit Cultural Foundation 'G. Angelinis - Pia Hadjinikos', which organizes every summer since 1984 educational programs including seminars, master-classes and cultural events concerning all forms of Art, music always being the main subject, at the village Horto in Mount Pelion, Greece.
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MY NEW COMPOSITION AT THE "FESTIVAL DI MUSICA CONTEMPORANEA 5 GIORNATE" DI MILANO
Nell'ambito del "Festival 5 giornate", dedicato alla musica contemporanea, il Trio Antares (P. Terenzio, flauto - G. Bellisario, violino - A. Colletti, pianoforte) suoneranno alla sala "Scimmie" il 18 marzo 2009 alle ore 19 in via Ascanio Sforza 49. Eseguiranno composizioni in prima esecuzione assoluta (vedi programma sottostante ed il link del "Festival 5 giornate"), tra queste, il mio brano "Cercando Antares".
Trio Antares (P. Terenzio, flauto - G. Bellisario, violino - A. Colletti, pianoforte) G. Renzo: Suite per trio da “La distanza della luna” V. Loraschi: Cercando Antares S. Umebayashi/I. Sciavolino: Yumenji’s Theme e In the mood for love M. Piazza & I. Ribis: Les mots pour appeler le soleil M. Piazza: Le marteau des korrigans U. Pogoda: A little Story P. Carlome': Maestrale
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