Andreas Skouras
Andreas Skouras (* 1972 in Thessaloniki ) is a Greek-German pianist and harpsichordist .
biography
Skouras attended the Odeon in Thessaloniki and studied at the University of Music and Theater in Munich with Hedwig Bilgram , Ketil Haugsand , Franz Massinger and Lars Ulrik Mortensen . As a pianist and harpsichord player, he has performed as a soloist, in a lied duo and with an orchestra in concert halls and at festivals around the world. He played with the Ensemble Intercontemporain , the ASKO Ensemble and the English Chamber Orchestra , among others . He was also involved in CD, radio and television productions.
Skouras' repertoire includes baroque , classical and romantic works. He is also particularly interested in works by Greek composers , for example “Khoai” by Iannis Xenakis , one of the most demanding pieces for harpsichord. Numerous contemporary composers wrote pieces for him, including Dieter Acker , Frank Corcoran , Bertold Hummel , Peter Kiesewetter and Fredrik Schwenk . Skouras taught harpsichord at the Munich University of Music and Theater and gave master classes at the State Conservatory in Tbilisi .
Awards
- 2003: Bavarian Art Prize
- 2007: Music grant from the City of Munich
Recordings (selection)
- 2005: Sonatas and sonatinas by Joseph Haydn and Fredrik Schwenk (Cavalli)
- 2009: Fragmenta Missarum pro Defunctis by Michael Bastian Weiß (Neos)
- 2016: Complete Works For Piano Solo by Bernd Alois Zimmermann (Neos)
- 2016: Chamber Music For Violin, Piano And Harpsichord by Charles Wuorinen with Anne Skouras (Neos)
- 2016: Ins Offene - Modern Piano Music (Neos)
- 2017: Piano Works by Kalevi Aho (Neos)
- 2017: Complete Works For Piano & Harpsichord by Anders Eliasson (Neos)
- 2018: Wolfgang Jacobi 125 - Live @ Megève Festival Savoy Truffle (Neos)
- 2018: Domenico Scarlatti And The Modern Era Of The Harpsichord (Neos)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes Rubner: The right thing in the old. In: sueddeutsche.de. May 11, 2010, accessed January 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Andreas Skouras. In: staatsoper.de. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
- ↑ On the person. In: andreas-skouras.de. Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Andreas Skouras. In: http://www.concert-dr-graap.de/ . Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Grants for Music. In: muenchen.de. City of Munich, accessed on January 27, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Skouras, Andreas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek-German pianist and harpsichordist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Thessaloniki |