KOSTAS CHARDAS
Lecturer, Systematic Musicology with emphasis on music theory and analysis
Department of Music Studies
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Biographical
Note
Kostas Chardas
was born in Athens in 1970. His graduate music studies lead to diplomas in
accordion (1985, National Conservatoire), piano (with distinction and first
prize, 1994 Athinaikon Conservatoire), Harmony, Counterpoint Fugue (1989, 1991,
1994, Athinaikon Conservatoire) and a Bachelor in Music (1996, Department of
Music of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).
His postgraduate
studies in England were granted by the Greek Academy and culminated in a Post
Graduate Certificate in piano (Trinity College of Music, 1996), a MMus in
Performance and Related Studies (University of London, 1997) and a PhD
(University of Surrey, 2006). His thesis was published in 2010 under the title The Music for Solo Piano of Yannis
A. Papaioannou up to 1960: An Analytical, Biographical and Contextual Approach
by Lambert Academic Publishing (SaarbrŸcken).
In England he
worked as an official accompanist – vocal coach at Trinity
College of Music. In Greece he has taught piano, harmony and history of Music
at the Municipal Conservatoire of Zografou and Music at the private secondary
school "Polytropi Armonia". From 2007 he teaches music theory,
analysis, aspects of Greek music and piano at the Department of Music of the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (in 2009 he was appointed Lecturer of
Systematic Musicology).
He was the
scientific curator of the exhibition "Yannis A. Papaioannou, Composer,
Teacher, the Quest, the Pioneer" that was held at Benaki Museum of Athens
in 2004. From 2006 he has been working on the critical editions of works by
Yannis Papaioannou for PHILIPPOS NAKAS THE MUSIC HOUSE editions.
He has published numerous papers in scientific
journals, books and conference proceedings on the following research
areas: music theory and analysis, Greek art music, music analysis and
performance, music of the 19th and 20th centuries. He has
written entries on aspects of Greek music for international encyclopedias
(Grove Music Online and the Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World).
His research
project "Study of the performance practice of Greek
contemporary Music in Greece, 1960-1990" will be funded (February 2014 - February 2015) by
the Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Kostas is also an
active pianist. He has attended piano masterclasses with Domna
Evnouchidou, Martino Tirimo, Roberto Szidon, Philip Fowke, Andrew Wilde και Neil Immelman. During the academic year 1995-96 he was awarded in the competitions
"John Halford", "Ηannah Brooke" and "Leonard Smith" of Trinity
College.
He has given solo piano and chamber music recitals in Greece, England and the
Czech Republic. He is a member of Piandaemonium Ensemble (12 Pianists - 6
Pianos). In 2013 the CD Y.
A. Papaipannou: In the Depth of the Looking Glass was
published by Naxos, in which he participated as a pianist, having, also the
co-ordination of the overall production. His piano performances have been
broadcasted by the Third Programme of the Greek National Radio.
STUDIES
University
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1996: |
Bachelor in Music, Department of Music
Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
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1996: |
Post
Graduate Certificate, Trinity College of Music London |
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1997: |
MMus in Performance and Related Studies, University of London |
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2006: |
PhD, University of Surrey |
Conservatoire
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1985: |
Accordion Diploma (National
Conservatoire) |
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1989: |
Harmony Diploma (Athinaikon Conservatoire) |
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1991: 1994: |
Counterpoint
Diploma (Athinaikon Conservatoire) Piano Ptychion (Athinaikon Conservatoire) |
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1994: |
Fugue Diploma (Athinaikon Conservatoire) |
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1994: |
Piano Diploma (Athinaikon Conservatoire) |
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
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1990-1999: |
Teaching of private lessons in piano, music theory and harmony in Athens, Thessaloniki and London. |
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1997-1999: |
Official accompanist and vocal coach at Trinity College of Music, London. |
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1999-2002: |
Seminars
on Greek piano music in Synchrono Conservatoire of Thessaloniki and the
Municipal Conservatoires of Thessaloniki and Katerini. |
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2000-2002: |
Piano and harmony teaching at the Conservatoire "Musical Association of Athens". |
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2003-2010: |
Teaching of Piano and History of Music at the Municipal Conservatoire of Zografou. |
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2005-2008: |
Teaching of Music at the private secondary school "Polytropi Armonia". |
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2007-2009: |
Teaching
of the lessons: "Harmonic and
Formal Analysis I and II" at the Department of Music Studies of the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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2009-2013 : |
As
a lecturer of the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki: "Harmonic and Formal Analysis I", "Harmonic and Formal Analysis II", "Special
Aspects of Greek Music: Issues of Historical and Analytical Approach to Greek
Music of the 20th century, Yannis A. Papaioannou", "Morphology
and analysis: 19th-Century Music: Analytic and Aesthetic Approaches", "Morphology
and analysis: Sonata Forms: Compositional, Theoretical and Analytical
approaches", "History and Theory of Music Texture: Introduction to Music
Theory II (19th, 20th centuries)", "Piano Ι", "Piano ΙΙ", "Piano
ΙΙΙ", "Piano ΙV". |
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2011-2013: |
Seminars
on Romanticism at the "Free Music Education Laboratory" (Music
Library of Greece "Lilian Voudouri", Megaron the Athens Hall)
(three seminars each of the academic years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013). |
MUSICOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
Academic Theses
Yannis A. Papaioannou: The Music for Solo Piano up to 1960, PhD Thesis, University of Surrey, 2006.
Igor StravinskyÕs Serenade in A for piano – Arnold SchšnbergÕs Five Piano Pieces Op 23. Independent and comparative study of the two works regarding: A) Their place in the evolution of the compositional language of their creators, B) The style of piano writing, and C) The interpretative issues related to their performance, MMus Thesis, University of London, 1997.
PUBLICATIONS
Book / Critical Editions
Kostas Chardas, The Music for Solo Piano of Yannis A. Papaioannou up to 1960: An Analytical, Biographical and Contextual Approach (SaarbrŸcken: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010).
Kostas Chardas (ed. of 2nd edition), Yannis A. Papaioannou, 24 Preludes (Athens: PHILIPPOS NAKAS THE MUSIC HOUSE, 2007).
Kostas Chardas (ed. of 2nd edition), Yannis A. Papaioannou, 14 Children Portraits (Athens: PHILIPPOS NAKAS THE MUSIC HOUSE, 2009).
Kostas Chardas (ed. of 2nd edition), Yannis A. Papaioannou, Piano Pieces for Children (Athens: PHILIPPOS NAKAS THE MUSIC HOUSE, 2010).
Chapters in books / Articles in
journals / Entries in encyclopedias
Kostas Chardas, "Yannis A. Papaioannou, the Composer, the Teacher, the Quest and the Pioneer", in Yannis A. Papaioannou: The Composer, the Teacher, the Quest and the Pioneer (Athens: Benaki Museum - Historical Archives, 2004), 14-17. [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas,
"Yannis A. Papaioannou and the Piano: Aspects of the Significance of the Piano
for his Compositional Work", in Yannis A. Papaioannou, the Composer,
the Teacher, the Quest and the Pioneer (Athens: Benaki Museum - Historical
Archives), 60-81. [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Catalogue of Exhibits -
Sections", in Yannis A. Papaioannou, the Composer, the Teacher, the
Quest and the Pioneer (Athens: Benaki Museum - Historical Archives),
141–180. [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Third Biennial Conference of 20th-Century Music", review in Moussikos Loghos 6 (2005), 97-108. [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Yorgos Sicilianos, For Music, Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music
Centre, Athens 2011", review in Polyphony
29 (2012), 175-182. [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Make it Yourself? Historiography Issues of Greek Music", Musicology 21 (2013). [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Introduction to Music Theory", in Evi Nika-Sampson (ed.), Introduction to Musicology [pending]. [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Greece/Entechno", in David Horn, John
Shepherd (eds.), Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of
Popular Music of the World, Volume 11 Genres: Europe (London, New York: Bloomsbury Academic) [forthcoming, contracted].
Kostas
Chardas, "Greek
antiquity and Different Strands of 20th-Century Greek Music", in Katerina Levidou, Katy Romanou and George
Vlastos (eds.), Musical Receptions
of Greek Antiquity: From the Romantic Era to Modernism (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars
Publishing) [forthcoming, contracted].
Kostas Chardas, "Siopsi, Anastasia, The Neohellenic Cultural Physiognomy through the Role of Music in Revivals of Ancient Drama", review, Hellenic Journal of Music, Education and Culture (HeJMEC) [forthcoming]. [In Greek]
The following entries for Grove Music Online (Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press) [forthcoming, contracted]
"Greece, V: In a Modern State, 3. The 20th century (post 1950), i) Art music b. composers"
"Hatzileontiadis, Leontios",
"Lapidakis, Michalis",
"Papaioannou, Yannis A.",
"Papadatos, Iossif",
"Samar‡s Christos",
"Tsilighiridhis Savvas".
Publications in
Conference Proceedings
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Kostas
Chardas, "Different Styles/Common Thread: Cyclic Forms and
Principles in the Different Stylistic Phases of the Greek Composer Yannis A.
Papaioannou up to 1965", in Rimantas Janeliauskas (ed.),
Proceedings of the 6th International Music Theory Conference, Principles of music composing: Phenomenon
of a Cycle (Vilnius: Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation,
2006), 37-45. |
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Kostas Chardas, "Y. A.
Papaioannou - The Twelve-Note Works of the 1950s': Analytical Issues on
Formal Articulation from Twelve-Note and Other Parameters", in Costas
Tsougras (ed.), Music Theory and
Analysis - Methodology and Praxis, Proceedings of the Symposium 29
September - 1 October 2006 (Thessaloniki, Thermi: Department of Music Studies
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2006), 72-81. [In Greek] |
Kostas Chardas, Maria Alexandru, "Functions
and Images in Greek Art Music Utilizing Byzantine Echoi",
in E. Cambouropoulos, R. Puncurtt, M. Solomos, D. Stefanou, C. Tsougras (eds.), Musical Structure Proceedings of the
Fourth Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology (CIM 08) (Thessaloniki:
Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 3-6 July
2008). http://web.auth.gr/cim08/
Kostas
Chardas, "Old Ideas in New Contexts: the
Presence and (Re)interpretation of Tonal Archetypes in 20th-century Music", in Janeliauskas, Rimantas (ed.), Proceedings of the 8th
International Music Theory
Conference, Principles of music
composing: Musical Archetypes (Vilnius: Lithuanian State Science and
Studies Foundation, 2008), 66-73.
Kostas
Chardas, "Archaic and Modernist Narratives Towards a 'Universal'
Perception of Tragic: The Music for Ancient Drama of the 1950s' by Y. A.
Papaioannou and Y. Sicilianos", in George Vlastos (ed.), Proceedings of
the Conference Greek 20th-Century
Creation for Lyric Theatre and Other Performative Arts, Megaron the Athens Hall, 27-29 March 2009 (Athens:
Association Friends of Music, 2009), 146-157. [In
Greek]
Kostas
Chardas, "Cyclism and Organicism in the Analytical Approaches to
Schumann's Music", in G. Sakallieros, I. Foulias (eds.), Proceedings of
the Conference Three Epochs - Four Anniversaries: Pergolesi,
Chopin, Schumann, Barber (Athens: Department of Music Studies, 2011), 203-214 [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Teaching Modernism in Greece: Techniques and Ideas Crossing
the Compositional and Educational Work of Papaioannou since 1950", in E. Nika-Sampson, G. Sakallieros, M. Alexandru, G.
Kitsios, E. Giannopoulos (eds.), Proceedings of the International Musicological
Conference Crossroads: Greece as an
Intercultural Pole of Musical Thought and Creativity (Thessaloniki: School
of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – International
Musicological Society, 2013), 133-145.
Kostas
Chardas, "An Ancient and an Ancient-centric Myth Serving the 'New': Y. A.
Papaioannou's Pygmalion and Y.
Sicilianos' Tanagrea", in I.
Foulias, Th. Kitsos (eds.), Proceedings of the Symposium Ancient Myths and Music Creation (Thessaloniki: Telloglio Art
Centre, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 21-22 October 2012) (forthcoming).
[In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, ÒSeeking the
Perpetual, Claiming the New: Greek Modernism and Ancient Greek LogosÓ, in the
Proceedings of the Conference Music and
Language (Athens: Department of Music Studies, University of Athens, 23-24
November 2012) (forthcoming). [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "International vs. national? Issues of (Hellenic/Greek) Identity Within Greek Musical Modernism (1950s - 1970s)", Proceedings of the International Musicological Conference The National Element in Music (Department of Music Studies, University of Athens, Music Library of Greece "Lilian Voudouri") [forthcoming].
Editor of Conference
Proceedings
Costas Tsougras, Danae Stefanou, Kostas
Chardas (eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference Beyond
the Centres: Musical Avant-gardes since 1950 (Thessaloniki: School of Music Studies, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, 1-3 July 2010). http://btc.web.auth.gr
Giorgos
Sakallieros, Kostas Chardas (eds.), Proceedings of the Conference Because
of an Exhibition ... Ludwig van Beethoven (1790-1827) [forthcoming]. [In Greek]
Papers in conferences and symposia
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Kostas Chardas, "Different styles/common thread: Cyclic forms and
principles in the different stylistic phases of the Greek composer Yannis A.
Papaioannou up to 1965", 6th International Music Theory
Conference Principles of Music
Composing: Phenomenon of a Cycle (Vilnius: ComposersÕ House, 25-27
October 2006). |
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Kostas Chardas, "Y. A.
Papaioannou - The twelve-note works of the 1950s': Analytical issues on
formal articulation from twelve-note and other parameters", in Costas
Tsougras (ed.), Symposium Music Theory
and Analysis - Methodology and Praxis (Thessaloniki, Thermi: Department
of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 29 September - 1
October 2006). [In Greek] Kostas Chardas, "To belong to the world, and to now: Nuances of the ideas and practices of modernism in Greece 1950-1965", Fifth International Conference
on Music Since 1900 (York University, 4-8 July 2007). |
Kostas
Chardas, "Editions of works by Greek composers: Experiences and perspectives with regard to Greek music
history and education", One-day Conference Musical Editions
and Greek Reality (Thessaloniki: State Conservatoire, 5 December 2007). [In
Greek]
Kostas
Chardas, Maria Alexandru, "Functions and images in Greek art
music utilizing Byzantine echoi", Fourth
Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology Musical
Structure (CIM 08) (Thessaloniki: Department of Music
Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 3-6 July 2008). [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Old ideas in new
contexts: the presence and (re)interpretation of tonal archetypes in
20th-century music", 8th International Music Theory
Conference, Principles of Music
Composing: Musical Archetypes (Vilnius: ComposersÕ House, 23-25 April 2008).
Kostas
Chardas, "Archaic and modernist narratives towards a 'universal'
perception of tragic: The music for ancient drama of the 1950s' by Y. A.
Papaioannou and Y. Sicilianos", organized by the Music Library of Greece
"Lilian Voudouri", the National Orchestra of Athens and the Greek
Composers Union (Athens: Megaron the Athens
Hall, 27-29 March 2009). [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Greek musical modernism (1950s-1970s) and the archetypal
perception of Hellenic past",
International Conference in memoriam Y. A. Papaioannou Beyond the Centres: Musical Avant Gardes since 1950 (Thessaloniki: Archeological Museum, 1-3 July 2010).
Kostas
Chardas, "Cyclism and organicism in the analytical approach of Schumann's
music", Conference Three Epochs -
Four Anniversaries:
Pergolesi, Chopin, Schumann, Barber,
organized by the Music Departments of Athens University and the Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki (Athens: Department of Music Studies, 26-27 November 2010). [In
Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "On common ground (?): Greek antiquity and Different Strands of
20th-Century Greek Music", International Musicological Conference Revisiting
the Past, Recasting the Present: The Reception of Greek Antiquity in Music,
19th Century to the Present, organized by Hellenic Music Centre, BASEES – Study Group for Russian and
Eastern European Music and Polyphony
journal (Athens: Michalis Cacoyannis Foundation, 1-3 July 2011).
Kostas Chardas, "Make it yourself? Historiography issues of Greek music", Symposium in memoriam Ion Zotos Aspects of Music Historiography, organized by the Music Departments of Athens University and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Athens: New Amphitheatre of the Central Building of Athens University, 15-16 December 2011). [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Teaching modernism in Greece: Techniques and ideas crossing
the compositional and educational work of Papaioannou since 1950", International Musicological
Conference Crossroads: Greece as an
Intercultural Pole of Musical Thought and Creativity, organized by the Music Department of the Aristotle University and the
International Musicological Society (Thessaloniki: Telloglio Arts Centre
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 6-10 June 2011).
Kostas
Chardas, "'Defining inspiration: The Reinterpretation of sonata form in Beethoven's
Sonatas", Conference Because of an exhibition ... Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827), Conference organized by the
Music Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki: Telloglio Art Centre, 19 January 2012). [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas,
"International vs. national? Issues of (Hellenic/Greek) identity
within Greek musical modernism (1950s-1970s)", 19th Congress of International Musicological
Society Music, Cultures, Identities
(Rome: Auditorium Parco della Musica, 1-7 July 2012).
Kostas
Chardas, "An ancient and an ancient-centric myth serving the 'new': Y. A.
Papaioannou's Pygmalion and Y.
Sicilianos' Tanagrea", Symposium
Ancient Myths and Music Creation organized
by the Music Departments of Athens University
and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki: Telloglio Art Centre, 21-22
October 2012). [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "Modernist approaches to writing music for ancient drama from the heyday of Greek modernism", Musicological and Theatrological Conference Scenic Music and Ancient Drama In Memoriam Giorgos Amargianakis (Rethimno: Department of Philology of the University of Crete, 27-28 October 2012). [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, ÒSeeking the
Perpetual, Claiming the New: Greek Modernism and Ancient Greek LogosÓ,
Conference Music and Language organized
by the Department of Music Studies, University of Athens (Athens: Department of
Music Studies, University of Athens, 23-24 November 2012,). [In Greek]
Kostas Chardas, "International vs. national? Issues of (Hellenic/Greek) identity within Greek musical modernism (1950s - 1970s)", International Musicological Conference The National Element in Music, organized by the Department of Music Studies of Athens University and the Music Library of Greece "Lilian Voudouri" (Athens: Megaron the Athens Hall, 18-20 January 2013).
Kostas Chardas, "Analytic observations towards
a systematic approach to the relationship of words and music in Greek lied of
the first half of the 20th century", Conference The Greek Song: Historic, Sociological and Artistic Dimensions organized by the Music Library of Greece "Lilian
Voudouri" and Greek Music Feasts (Athens: Music Library of Greece "Lilian
Voudouri", 22-23 May 2013).
http://www.blod.gr/lectures/Pages/viewlecture.aspx?LectureID=820[In Greek]
Other Published
Texts
All the programme notes (and the
introductory talks) for the concerts of Ensemble "Polyecho"
(2001-2003). [In Greek]
Introductory musicological text in Evie Papapathanassiou (ed.), Yannis A. Papaioannou, Quartet for flute, guitar and cello (AKI 151), FILLIPOS NAKAS THΕ MUSIC HOUSE.
"Greek Song for Voice and Piano as a Research Area for Greek Music History: First Thoughts". Text published in all the programmes of the cycle of concerts "220 Years of Greek Lyric Song" of the National Orchestra of Athens, season 2008-2009. [In Greek]
"Towards an Olistic Approach to a Polystilistic work: Y. A. Papaioannou's Piano Music". Enriched text of the lecture-recital with the same title. Published electronically by Music Library of Greece "Lilian Voudouri":
http://www.mmb.org.gr/page/default.asp?id=5371&la=1#_ftn1 2009. [In Greek]
"Tribute to Papaioannou: Yannis A. Papaioannou,
The Composer the Teacher", journal Polytonon
43 (2010), 34-36. [In Greek]
Sleeve
notes for the CD "Yannis
A. Papaioannou, In the Depth of the Looking Glass" (Naxos, Greek Classics, 2013).
Programme notes for the concert
"Dialogues: Tribute to Y. A. Papaioanou" (27-11-2012,
Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, Megaron the Athens Hall). [In Greek]
"When Kotopouli Danced
'Folk Dances'. How Musical and Theatrical Revivals Expressed Different Aspects
of Neohellenic Physiognomy". Critical review of the book: Anastasia
Siopsi, The Neohellenic Cultural
Physiognomy through the Role of Music in Revivals of Ancient Drama, Newspaper To Vima tis
Kiriakis, 15 September 2013. www.tovima.gr/books-ideas/article/?aid=530096
[In Greek]
Lectures / Talks
"Piano music by Greek composers". Talk given for the first time for the Seminar "Days of the Art of Piano" at "Synchrono" Conservatoire of Thessaloniki, 5-1999. Also given varied and expanded at the Municipal Conservatoires of Thessaloniki and Katerini.
"From Walton's post-romantic lyricism to Lutoslawski the avant garde". Talk given for State Orchestra of Thessaloniki, Concert Hall of the State Conservatoire of Thessaloniki, 13-2-2001.
"Christos Samaras: A Portrait with analysis of the main characteristics of his music". Talk for "Polyecho", Museum of Ancient, Byzantine and post-Byzantine Musical Instruments, Thessaloniki, 16-12-2001.
"The significance of piano for the
work of Y. A. Papaioannou - His work for solo piano". Talk given to the Third Festival "Y. A. Papaioannou",
Hall of the Municipal Library, Kavala, 4-8-2002.
"The twelve-note compositional system: Compositional realizations and analytical approaches". Talk given at the Hall of the State Conservatoire of Thessaloniki, 27-1-2007.
"Towards an olistic approach to a polystilistic work: Y. A. Papaioannou's piano music". Lecture-recital given at the Music Library of Greece "Lilian Voudouri", Megaron the Athens Hall, Athens, 9-12-2009.
Introductory talk for Y. A.
Papaioannou's life and music given at the concert of the works awarded within
the composition competition "Yannis A. Papaioannou" organized by the
Greek Composers Union, "Filippos Nakas" Hall, 17-12-2009.
"Panorama of Geek music
from the 19th Century up to the interwar period".
Talk given as part of the 17+4 Lessons
for the Arts and Letters and Architecture in Newer Greece (1840-1940) of the
Macedonic Contemporary Art Museum, Thessaloniki, 8-6-2011.
"Franz
Liszt: The quintessence of romanticism". Introductory talk to the piano
recital given by Charalambos Angelopoulos for the 200 years anniversary of
Liszt's birth, Hall of the House of Muses, Naousa, 26-11-2011.
"Romanticism". Three lectures
given for the first cycle of the "Free Laboratory of Musical Education 2011-2012" organized by
the Association "The Friends of Music", Music Library of Greece
"Lilian Voudouri", Megaron the Athens Hall, 18-1-2012, 25-1-2012 and 1-2-2012.
http://www.mmb.org.gr/page/default.asp?id=6085&la=1
"Romanticism". Three lectures
given for the first cycle of the "Free Laboratory of Musical Education 2012-2013" organized by
the Association "The Friends of Music", Music Library of Greece
"Lilian Voudouri", Megaron the Athens Hall,
21-11-2012, 28-11-2012 and 3-12-2012.
http://www.mmb.org.gr/page/default.asp?id=6851&la=1
Talk at the presentation of Valia Christopoulou's book The Catalogue of Works of Yorgo Sicilianos, Place
for Culture "About", Athens, 10-6-2012.
Talk for the production "Tribute to Y. A.
Papaioannou" from Greek Parliament TV Channel, directed and scientifically
supervised by Kontantinos D. Kakavelakis. First show: 19-9-2012.
Introductory talk for the concert "Tribute
to Y. A. Papaioannou: Dialogues". Megaron the Athens Hall, Athens, 27-11-2012.
Introductory talk "Opereta in Greece" for the concert
"Like Old Days" given by the Larissa Musical Association, Hall of the
Municipal Conservatoire of Larissa, 3-3-2013 and 5-3-2013.
Curator of
Exhibition
Scientific curator of the exhibition "Yannis
A. Papaioannou, the Composer, the Teacher, the Quest, the Pioneer" in
Benaki Museum (first presentation: Benaki Museum, Athens, February 2004, second
presentation: Building of the Old Municipal Library, Kavala, 25/7/2004-6/8/2004,
third presentation: Telloglio Arts Centre, Thessaloniki, 7/10/2005-30/1/2006).
Research Programmes
2009 up to the present: Participation in the research programme for the restoration and registration of Yannis A. Papaioannou's educational work with the musicologists Dementre Yannou and Costas Tsougras. Responsible for the educational work on contemporary music techniques.
February 2014 - February 2015: "Study of the performance practice of Greek contemporary Music in Greece, 1960-1990", funded by the Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Reviewer in conferences and journals
Hellenic Journal of Music, Education and Culture (HeJMEC).
International Conference Crossroads: Greece as an intercultural pole of musical thought and creativity (Thessaloniki: Telloglio Arts Centre Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 6-10 June 2011). Organized by the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the International Musicological Society (I.M.S.).
International Conference The National Element in Music (Athens Megaron, 18-20 January 2013). Organized by the Department of Music Studies of Athens University and Music Library of Greece "Lilian Voudouri".
Member of organizing committees of conferences
International Conference In memoriam Y. A. Papaioannou, Beyond the Centres: Musical Avant Gardes since 1950 (Thessaloniki: Archaeological Museum, 1-3 July 2010). Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Symposium
Ancient Myths and Music Creation
organized by the Music Departments of Athens
University and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki: Telloglio Art Centre,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 21-22 October 2012).
Conference "Giuseppe Verdi και Richard Wagner: Two Poles of Music Two Hundrend Years After" (Athens: 21-22 March 2014). Departments of Music Studies of the University of Athens and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Two-day conference "The Perception of Art Music in Greece" organized by the Music Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greek Music Feasts and the State Conservatoire of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki: Telloglio Art Centre, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 11-12 April 2014).
Member of associations
Founding
member and treasurer of the Hellenic
Musicological Society.
Member
of the Cognitive & Computational Musicology Group (CCM Group) (http://ccm.web.auth.gr/).
ARTISTIC WORK
Recitals - Concerts
2-5-1992, Latsio Municipal
Thatre (Pyrgos), Kostas Chardas: piano, recital.
28-5-1992, House of Nea Smirni (Athens), "Perpetuum" Ensemble, works for 2 pianos.
15-12-1993, Koventario Art Centre (Kozani), Trio "Ekfrasis",
works for clarinet, cello and piano.
4 and 5-1994 (several
performances), Club of "Mylos" (Thessaloniki), Dimos Fotiadis:
violin, Evie Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas
Chardas: accordion, Kostas Chardas' music for "Clubbing".
6-8-1994, School of Milina
Pelion, "Peripatites" Ensemble, songs and music from cinema
(orchestrations: Evie Papathanassiou, Kostas Chardas).
7-8-1994, School of Milina
Pelion, Dimos Fotiadis: violin, Evie
Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: accordion, Kostas Chardas' music for
"Clubbing".
4-1995, "Aigli" of Thessaloniki, "Peripatites" Ensemble,
songs and music from cinema (orchestrations: Evie Papathanassiou, Kostas
Chardas).
5-6-1995, "Vafopoulio"
Community Centre (Thessaloniki), Myrtό Papatanasiu: soprano, Kostas Chardas: piano, Petros
Theodorou "...Of the night" selection from song cycles [transcribed
for voice and piano by Petros Theodorou and Kostas Chardas].
10-8-1995, Court of Madonna
Church (Makrinitsa), Myrtό Papatanasiu: soprano, Kostas Chardas: piano, Petros
Theodorou "...Of the night" selection from song cycles [transcribed
for voice and piano by Petros Theodorou and Kostas Chardas].
17-12-1995, "Hatzigiannio"
Community Centre of Larissa, "Peripatites" Ensemble, songs and music
from cinema (orchestrations: Evie Papathanassiou, Kostas Chardas).
13-3-1996, Embassy of the Czech Republic (London), Thomas Tulacek: violin, Evie
Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, "Chamber music by Anton’n Tučapský".
5-1996, British Music
Information Centre (London), Thomas Tulacek: violin, Evie Papathanassiou:
cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, "Chamber
music by Anton’n Tučapský".
7-4-1996, Municipal Conservatoire of Larissa, Evie Papathanassiou:
cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works for cello and piano.
20-6-1996, Claredon Music (Leeds), Evie Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works
for cello and piano.
4-11-1996,
Southwark Cathedral (London), Kostas Chardas: solo piano recital.
12-1996, "Mylos" of
Larissa, "Peripatites" Ensemble, songs and music from cinema
(orchestrations: Evie Papathanassiou, Kostas Chardas).
6-2-1997,
Palfy Palace (Prague), Kostas Makrygiannakis: guitar, Evie
Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works for guitar and cello and
piano.
21-3-1997, Regent Hall (Λονδίνο), "Ilios" Quintet, Brahms, Quintet in F minor Op. 34 for piano and string quartet.
12-4-1997,
"Filippos Nakas" Hall (Athens), Evie Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works
for cello and piano.
14-5-1997, Steinway Hall (London), Ilios Quintet, Brahms, Quintet in F minor Op. 34 for piano and string quartet.
23-5-1997, St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London), Evie Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works for cello and piano.
18-1-1998, Hall of the Municipal Conservatoire of Larissa,
Evie Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works for cello and piano.
4-3-1998, St. MartinÕs Church Hall, Ruislip (London), Evie Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works for cello and piano.
4-4-1998, "Manolis
Andronikos" Hall (Kilkis), "Musica Mediterranea" Ensemble, "Spanish Music Night in Memoriam Federiko Garcia LorkaÈ.
6-4-1998, Municipal Concert
Hall of Edessa, "Musica Mediterranea" Ensemble, "Spanish Music Night in Memoriam Federiko
Garcia LorkaÈ.
8-4-1998, Music Centre of the
Municipality of Thessaloniki, "Musica Mediterranea" Ensemble, "Spanish Music Night in Memoriam Federiko Garcia LorkaÈ.
9-4-1998, Hadjigiannio
Community Centre of Larissa, "Musica Mediterranea" Ensemble, "Spanish Music Night in Memoriam Federiko Garcia LorkaÈ.
6-12-1998, Grosvenor Chapel (London), Τhe Orion Quartet and Friends, works
for flute and piano and solo piano.
15-11-1999,
"Vafopoulio" Community Centre (Thessaloniki), Evie Papathanassiou:
cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, "Tribute to Nikos Skalkotas".
24-4-1999,
Community Centre of Katerini, Jannis Anissegos: flute, Evie Papathanassiou:
cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works for trio (flute, cello and piano).
8-8-1999,
Hall of Vertiskos Seminars, Jannis Anissegos: flute, Evie Papathanassiou:
cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works for trio (flute, cello and piano).
8-10-2000,
"Aneton" Municipal Theatre, Thessaloniki, ("Dimitria"
Festival 2000), Trio "Ekfrasis", works for clarinet, cello and piano.
11-11-2000, Hall of the Municipal Conservatoire of Larissa, Myrtό Papatanasiu: soprano, Kostas Chardas: piano, Male Choir of the Musical Association of Larissa, "Tribute to Vassilis Tenidis".
21-3-2001, "Filippos
Nakas" Hall (Athens), Evie
Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, "From Brahms' Romanticism to
Skalkotas the 'Romantic' ".
29-3-2001,
Hall of the Municipal Conservatoire of Larissa, Evie
Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, "From Brahms' Romanticism to
Skalkotas the 'Romantic'".
20-4-2001, Museum of Ancient,
Byzantine and post-Byzantine Musical Instruments", "Polyecho"
Ensemble, "Greek Art Music Inspired by Tradition", works for various ensembles, conductor: Vladimiros Symeonidis
(co-ordinators: Vladimiros Symeonidis, Kostas Chardas).
2-6-2001, "Melina Merkouri" Hall (Athens, Ano
Liosia), Evangellos Kosmas: violin, Evie Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas:
piano, works for trio (violin, cello, piano).
3-11-2001, Conference Centre of Katerini, Evie Papathanassiou:
cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, "From Brahms' Romanticism to Skalkotas the 'Romantic'".
16-12-2001, Museum of Ancient, Byzantine and post-Byzantine Musical
Instruments", "Polyecho" Ensemble, "Portraits of Greek
Composers: Christos Samaras" works for
various ensembles, conductor (co-ordinators: Vladimiros Symeonidis, Kostas
Chardas).
13-2-2002, State Conservatoire of Thessaloniki, Polyecho
Ensemble, "European Folklore in Art Music", works for various
ensembles, conductor: Vladimiros Symeonidis (co-ordinators: Vladimiros
Symeonidis, Kostas Chardas).
10-3-2002, Hall of the Municipal Conservatoire of Larissa,
Evie Papathanassiou: soprano, Kostas Chardas: piano, World Premiere of the
Sonata for cello and piano by Yorgos Sicilianos.
21 και 22-12-2002, Ceremony Hall of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, "Piandaemonium" Ensemble, works for 6 pianos - 12 pianists.
19-4-2003,
Museum of Ancient,
Byzantine and post-Byzantine Musical Instruments, "Polyecho"
Ensemble, "Portraits of Greek Composers: Costas Tsougras, Costas
Siembis", works for various ensembles and
solo instruments (co-ordinators: Vladimiros Symeonidis, Kostas Chardas).
20-12-2003, Museum of Ancient, Byzantine and post-Byzantine Musical Instruments, "Polyecho" Ensemble, "Portraits of Greek Composers: Anastasios Vasiliadis, Leontios Hadjileontiadis", works for various ensembles and solo instruments (co-ordinators: Vladimiros Symeonidis, Kostas Chardas).
26-2-2004, Friends of Music Hall, Thessaloniki Concert Hall, (2nd International Piano Festival), "Piandaemonium" Ensemble, works for 6 pianos - 12 pianists.
28 και 29-7-2006, Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus, Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2006, "Piandaemonium" Ensemble, works for 6 pianos - 12 pianists.
6-2-2007, "Filippos
Nakas" Hall (Athens), Evie Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, works for cello and
piano "Humour and Melancholy in 20th-Century Music".
14-6-2007, Municipal Hall of Pefki (Athens), Ellie Kasda: soprano, Kostis
Rasidakis: baritone, Grammenos Chalkias: clarinet, Kostis Theos: cello, Kostas
Chardas: piano, music and songs by Manos Hadjidakis (orchestrations: Evie
Papathanassiou, Kostas Chardas).
8-1-2008, Pallas Hall (Athens), "Piandaemonium" Ensemble, works for 6 pianos - 12 pianists.
14-11-2011,
"Parnassos" Concert Hall (Athens), Evie Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas
Chardas: piano, "Obsessions", works for cello and piano (organized by the State
Orchestra of Athens)
24-7-2012,
Theatre of the
Society for Macedonian Studies, "Greek
Contemporary Music" for various ensembles (concert for the Joint
Conference 12th ICMPC - 8th ESCOM).
27-11-2012, Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, Megaron the Athens Hall, Myrtό Papatanasiu: soprano, Kostis Theos: cello, Evie
Papathanassiou: cello, Jannis Anissegos: flute, Kostas Chardas: piano, Trio
Arundo, "Dialogues: Tribute to Y. A. Papaioannou" (co-ordinator: Kostas Chardas).
27, 29-11-2013, "Aimilios Riadis" Hall, Thessaloniki Concert Hall, "Piandaemonium"
Ensemble, works for 6 pianos - 12 pianists.
24-2-2014, "Filippos
Nakas" Hall (Athens), Appolon Grammatikopoulos: violin, Evie
Papathanassiou: cello, Kostas Chardas: piano, "Greece and West: Snapshots
of a Dialogue", works for various combinations of violin, cello and piano.
14-4-2014, "Filippos Nakas"
Hall (Athens), Nelli Oikonomidou: violin, Evie Papathanassiou: cello,
Kostas Chardas: piano,
"From Image to Sound - From the
Cinema Hall to Chamber", cinema music transcribed for violin, cello
and piano by the members of the group.
Recordings
Petros Theodorou: Musica Practica, MUSICA VIVA (Catalogue Nr.: M.V.88.091), 1995.
Y. A. Papaipannou:
In the Depth of the Looking Glass, Naxos,
Greek Classics (Catalogue Nr.: 8.572782), 2013.
Compositional Activity
Music
for the show Clubbing
(for regular performances at "Mylos" of Thessaloniki, 1994).
Music
for the CD with the fairytale "The Big Shadow and the Gypsies" by Filippos Mandilaras
(Editions Patakis, 2001).