Konstantinos Papadakis
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Konstantinos Papadakis is a Greek pianist
. He has received the Golden Medal of superior talent. He has performed in worldwide major concert halls such as Carnegie Hall
and Wigmore Hall
. He studied with Anthony di Bonaventura at Boston University
. Three years later, he joined the piano faculty at Boston University and was later appointed a "Samuel Barber
" Artist in Residence at West Chester University of Pennsylvania where he remained for 5 years. In 2011 he joined the piano faculty of the New England Conservatory's Pre-College Division in Boston. He holds the prestigious Motoko and Gordon Deane Principal Chair of Boston's Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. He has premiered many works, including Samuel Barber's "Three Essays", "Three Sketches", "Fresh from West Chester" and "Fantasy for two pianos". The Boston Globe has described him as "One of the greatest hopes of music".
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
. He has received the Golden Medal of superior talent. He has performed in worldwide major concert halls such as Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
and Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano, song and instrumental music. It is located at 36 Wigmore Street, London, UK and was built to provide London with a venue that was both...
. He studied with Anthony di Bonaventura at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. Three years later, he joined the piano faculty at Boston University and was later appointed a "Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber
Samuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is his most popular composition and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music...
" Artist in Residence at West Chester University of Pennsylvania where he remained for 5 years. In 2011 he joined the piano faculty of the New England Conservatory's Pre-College Division in Boston. He holds the prestigious Motoko and Gordon Deane Principal Chair of Boston's Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. He has premiered many works, including Samuel Barber's "Three Essays", "Three Sketches", "Fresh from West Chester" and "Fantasy for two pianos". The Boston Globe has described him as "One of the greatest hopes of music".
Achievements
- 1996 Rachmaninoff Piano Competition in MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
- 2000 Barber Foundation Achievement Award
- First pianist to receive the Yannis Vardinoyannis Award
- Esther & Albert Kahn Award.