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MUSICIANS COLLABORATING WITH
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YANNIS
XYLAS pianist
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Yannis Xylas, a resident of New York City, has performed extensively in the USA, Greece, India and Spain. He also specializes in rarely performed music and Greek Classical music. In 1999, he made his Lincoln Center (Avery Fischer Hall) debut in New York in the triple capacity of performer, orchestrator and artistic director in a concert featuring Greek classical music. He recently appeared in WashingtonDC at the Kennedy Center in a similar concert, bringing Greek music to the Center for the first time. |
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YANNIS
PERFORMS LIVE IN NYC
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CEM
DURUöz
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Turkish born guitarist Cem Duruöz, (or "Gem" as pronounced in his native tongue) began his training with Safa Gürbüz and continued with Ahmet Kanneci. He won the first prize in the Turkish National Guitar Competition at the age of seventeen. He was the recipient of scholarship awards from the Italian and English Governments. His recordings include Pièces de Viole, and Contemporary Music for Guitar that includes works written for him. 1990, he moved to the United States, and matriculated at Stanford University as a composition student. He has performed worldwide to include Turkey, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Greece, USA, etc. He furthered his guitar training to include graduate studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with David Tanenbaum and at The Juilliard School with Sharon Isbin. |
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LIOR NAVOK composer |
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Lior Navok's compositions have been performed in the USA, Europe, Mexico and Israel by such ensembles as the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Rascher Saxophone Quartet, Lumina Ensemble, Ticom Ensemble, Kaprizma Ensemble, and many other noteworthy ensembles and soloists. Some of Navok's presigious awards include the Lily Boulanger Award, Jerome Foundation, ASCAP's Rudolf Nissim Prize-Special distinction, and many others. Navok received the CAP award from the American Music Center and the prestigious "Prime Minister Award" (Israel). Navok released two highly acclaimed CDs Hidden Reflections and Meditations Over Shore, which are aired worldwide, and well received by the critics, "The Music is dreamy and utterly gorgeous” (American Record Guide).
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