On Friday, October the 3rd, Nefeli Mousoura will present the Piano Suite "Five Little Folk Dances", composed by Dimitris Papadimitriou and two of his works entitled "Confessions I and II".
Together with Giannis Georgiadis, they will also perform the composer's "Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, The Alcyone Days".
On Saturday, October the 4th, the composer will present short workshop about Composition
Dimitris Papadimitriou is one of the most important contemporary Greek composers, with a rich and multifaceted oeuvre ranging from symphonic music and poetry set to music, to compositions for theatre, cinema, and television, as well as many widely known popular songs.
In Greek songwriting, he was mentored by, studied with, and collaborated with Manos Hadjidakis, Mikis Theodorakis, and Nikos Mamangakis—three masters who all publicly called him their successor. He concluded his studies in composition, in Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under instructors such as Seiji Ozawa, John Williams, Steve Reich, and Henri Dutilleux.
Most of his works have been performed publicly in Greece at venues such as the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the ancient theatres of Epidaurus (both Large and Small), the Ancient Theatre of Dodoni, the Poseidon Temple in Sounio, the Island of Delos, the Roman Odeon of Patras, the Onassis Cultural Centre, the Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Halls (Megaron), and the Pallas Theatre. Worldwide, his music has been performed in New York (Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center; United Nations General Assembly Hall with Rolando Villazón), Paris (UNESCO Hall 2), the Seiji Ozawa Hall of the BSO in Tanglewood, the Library of Alexandria in Egypt (at its official inauguration), and in Vienna, at the Musikverein (Violin and Piano Sonata with Yiannis Georgiadis and Doris Adam).
His film soundtracks have won 9 awards at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, 4 Greek State Awards, one Iris Award from the Hellenic Film Academy, and 3 international prizes (Valencia Film Festival, International Children’s Film Festival, EBU). In the recording industry, he has been awarded 2 Gold and 3 Platinum Records.
His Piano Concerto, recorded by the German label MDG and distributed in 126 countries worldwide and earned three nominations at the prestigious OPUS KLASSIK classical music awards in 2023. His Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 1 were recorded for release by the London Symphony Orchestra with Julian Rachlin as soloist and conductor George Balatsinos.
He composed the global television theme music for the 2004 Olympic Games (“Three Minutes to Countdown”), as well as the music for the lighting and handover ceremonies of the Olympic Flame in 2024.
Greek Pianist Nefeli Mousoura gave her Debut Recital at the Salzburger Festspiele in July 2019. She regularly performs in Greece, Austria, Italy Germany, Russia, the United States and has toured throughout China.
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Virtuoso violinist Giannis Georgiadis is a Greek classical musician. He has performed in Europe and America, receiving positive reviews for his performances.
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