The internationally recognized and multi-awarded pianist, with a dynamic presence both in the Arab Emirates and America, as well as in Greece, Ioannis Potamousis, comes to Patras as a guest of the Classical Music Friends Club and promises us a special recital with a very bright and demanding program of works C. Debussy, E. Granados, F. Chopin and F. Liszt.
The recital will take place on Wednesday, April 10 at 21:00 in the concert hall of the Patras Conservatory Philharmonic Society.
Tickets cost 12 euros (general admission) and 8 euros (students and unemployed) and you can get them from the “To Doni” bookstore, Karaiskaki 147 (Everyday 11:00-17:00).
The entrance for the members of the Club is free, but it is necessary to purchase a ticket from the “To Doni” Bookstore.
curriculum vitae
He was described as a “Greek virtuoso” by the critics of the New Jersey Press and as a “Colossus of the keyboards” by the newspaper Passiatempo. The newspaper Kölner Stadt Angeiger wrote about his performance in Beethoven’s fifth concerto: “…Ioannis Potamousis impressed the audience with his dynamic presence as well as his ability to create a dialogue with the orchestra”, “amazing skill….unique atmosphere » wrote the Cincinnati Post. The Voice of America wrote “Ioannis Potamousis in his debut at Symphony Space in Manhattan performed Tchaikovsky’s first concerto with tremendous success. It received flattering comments and reviews.” The Gulf News newspaper wrote about his concerts in Dubai: “…it’s worth listening to the pianist Ioannis Potamousis perform Liszt’s Spanish Rhapsody. As we watched him identify with the music, we too were fascinated by the music, which literally took our breath away…” “…everyone should see and hear Ioannis Potamousis on stage • he can be stormy at times, humorous at others, while he can also be as gentle as the wind.”
He has appeared in important halls in Europe, the Middle East and America. In Greece he has appeared with KOA in 2000 and also at the international festival of Symi. He has collaborated as a soloist with many orchestras: New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, Collegium Music Koeln, the New Jersey City Symphony Orchestra etc.
During the period of his studies, he received important prizes in international competitions, eg the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, International Piano Concerto Competition of NASO, New York. In Greece he has also been awarded the Mykonos prize in a piano competition organized by the Athens Academy in 1998.
Since 2015 in Abu Dhabi he is the co-founder of the concert series for young artists “Pollen-spreading the seeds of Music” and the artistic director of the competition of young artists under the auspices of NSO Abu Dhabi. He is a member of the jury of all the major piano competitions in the UAE including the Chopin Competition in Abu Dhabi, while he is also the Head of the Piano School at Brighton College, Abu Dhabi as well as a Professor of Piano at New York University Abu Dhabi. Also from 2022 he is included in the list of Steinway Artists. His recordings are available on the platforms Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music YouTube Music produced by the company Subways Music.
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