Apostolos Palios

Tribute to Sergei Rachmaninoff αρ. 3: Andante cantabile   (6’)

Allegro agitato (B-flat minor)

Non allegro—Lento (E minor—E major)

Allegro molto (B-flat major)

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APOSTOLOS PALIOS

Curriculum Vitae

He has won scholarships from the Costopoulos Foundation, from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, from the Greek National Scholarships Foundation, from the State of Leipzig, and from the World in Harmony Foundation. He is the prizewinner of several National and International Piano, Chamber Music and Composition Competitions in Greece, Germany, Spain and Italy. He is also the scholarship winner of the 2006 Gina Bachauer Prize piano competition. He has received a special award from the Academy of Athens and has won the prestigious prizes "Best Greek Young Artist of the Year 2007" and "Best Recording by Greek Artist" from the Association of Greek Critics for Drama and Music.

He has performed at the most important concert halls in the world, like Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Vienna  Konzerthaus, New York Carnegie Hall, Oslo Philharmonic Hall, Granada Auditorio de Falla Concert Hall, Athens Megaron Concert Hall. He is a frequent guest at many International Festivals in United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Cyprus, Russia, Norway, Romania, Egypt, Chile and Greece and has been presented on television and music magazines. As a soloist he has appeared with all Greek orchestras and abroad (Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada etc.). He has also recorded for Naxos Label and has given the first world performances of piano works. His exceptional artistic appearances were enthusiastic received by eminent music critics.

He has been a member of the well-known Aurora (Piano) Quartet of Germany and the ensemble for contemporary music Ergon Ensemble, artistic director of Young Classical Series, as well as piano lecturer at the Music Science and Art Department of the Macedonia University in Thessaloniki and currently at the Music Studies Department of the Kapodistrian University in Athens.

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