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Dimitris Sgouros (Greek: Δημήτρης Σγούρος; born 30 August 1969)^[a] is a Greek classical pianist.[1] Widely acclaimed for his prodigious musical talent as a boy, Sgouros is one of the world's leading concert pianists. [2] [3]Arthur Rubinstein remarked that he had produced "the best playing I have ever heard;"[4]

Dimitris Sgouros
Born	(1969-08-30) 30 August 1969 (age 53) Athens, Greece
Genres	Classical music
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	1977–present
Website	www.sgouros-pianist.com

Biography

Sgouros was the son of Sotirios and Marianthi Sgouros.[5] There was no notable record of musical talent in his family.[4] He began playing the piano when he was six-years old[6] and gave his first public performance a year later.[4] At the age of eight, he entered the Athens Conservatoire, studying under Maria Herogiorgiou-Sigara.[1][4] Sgouros won several competitions between 1978 and 1983, including the UNICEF competition in Bulgaria (1979), a competition in Ancona, Italy (1980), and two competitions in his home city of Athens.[4] He was also the recipient of the 1982 Leonardo da Vinci International Award.[5][7]

In 1982, at the age of 12, Sgouros made his Carnegie Hall debut.[8] He performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich.[1] In mid-1983, before he had turned 13, Sgouros graduated from the Conservatory with a Professor's Diploma, a Teacher's Diploma, a First Prize, and a Gold Medal.[4] Sgouros continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Music of London and the University of Maryland, College Park, in the United States of America.[1] He graduated from Royal Academy with the highest marks the institution had ever awarded.[1] Besides his musical talents, Sgouros has undertaken postgraduate studies in mathematics at the University of Oxford.[9]

Performances around the world have included concerts in Australia,[10][11] Austria, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hong Kong,[12] Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand,[13] Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and Turkey.[14] Sgouros has performed for the royal families of Britain, Monaco,[15][16] and Sweden, and played under the baton of renowned conductors such as Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Emil Tabakov, Kurt Masur, and Yevgeny Svetlanov.[17] He has recorded for various record labels, including Dino Music[18][19] and EMI.[20] Since March 1988, three Sgouros Festivals have been instituted, in Hamburg, Ljubljana, and Singapore.[21][22][23]

Sgouros has featured prominently in the media, having appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson[24] and a television concert with Chopin's 1st Piano Concerto.[25][26] He has also been profiled by Oscar-winning director François Reichenbach in a feature-length documentary film.[27][28]

See also

• List of classical pianists
• List of classical pianists (recorded)
• List of music prodigies

Notes

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Tarallo, Alfredo (1993). "Sgouros, Poet of the Piano." Il Mattino. 26 July.
• Klement, Udo (1991). "Fascinating Sgouros: Gewandhaus Orchestra with pianist Dimitris Sgouros." Leipziger Volkszeitung
• Ardoin, John (1989). "Pianist Sgouros is an Old Master at 19." Dallas Morning News. 12 January.
• Crutchfield, Will (1988). "Review/Concert; Young American Choruses." New York Times. April 21.
• Ardoin, John (1987). "Sgouros Proves Electrifying – Pianist Plays Brilliantly with FW Symphony." Dallas Morning News. 20 October.
• Guenther, Roy (1985). "Dimitris Sgouros: Flash Without Feeling." Washington Post. 17 July.
• Rosenberg, Donald (1984). "A Gifted Pianist Who Is Not Yet 15." Philadelphia Inquirer. 27 July.
• Finn, Robert (1984). "Young Greek Pianist Does Amazingly Well on Mozart." Cleveland Plain Dealer. 15 July.
• Mclellan, Joseph (1984). "Dimitris Sgouros: Coming of Age." Washington Post. 9 July.
• Mclellan, Joseph (1982). "Dimitris Sgouros' Promising Piano." Washington Post. 19 July.
• Mclellan, Joseph (1982). "Pianist's Return." Washington Post. 23 April.
• Mclellan, Joseph (1982). "Bravo Sgouros." Washington Post. 16 April.
• Thomas, R. M. (1982). "Boy Vs. Rachmaninoff." New York Times. 15 April.

External links

• Classical Pianist Dimitris Sgouros
• Free video and mp3 downloads of Dimitris Sgouros' playing

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Димитрис Сгурос (греч. Δημήτρης Σγούρος; род. 30 августа 1969, Афины) — греческий пианист.

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