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Iakovos Kolanian
12+ albums
classical guitarguitarClassicaltraditionalArmenian
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Iakovos Kolanian is an Armenian-Greek classical guitarist born in Piraeus, Greece and is best known for his performances and transcriptions of ethnic folk music for the classical guitar. Official website: http://www.kolanian.com/ Biography Kolanian was born in 1960, to an Armenian father and a Greek mother. He studied at the National Conservatory of Athens with Evangelos Assimakopoulos and Lisa Zoe, and graduated in 1985 with the top award and a special honor for exceptional performance. Since that time, he has attended various special seminars and master classes from distinguished teachers such as Oscar Ghilia and Leo Brouwer. Performing career: Throughout the years he has toured in Europe, Asia, North America, and Latin America, where he has presented to audiences a large part of the classical guitar repertoire. He also regularly takes part in international festivals in Vienna, Milan, Athens, Israel, Cyprus and Yerevan by giving individual recitals or acting as soloist with symphonic orchestras and ensembles of chamber music. He has performed as a soloist with Athens State Orchestra, Thessalonica State Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra of Greek Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), The Camerata Orchestra of Athens, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. He has also been regularly featured in well-known television and radio programs such as BBC, ORF, Radio France, ERT and RIK. Teaching posts: Kolanian has been the head of the Classical Guitar Department at the Contemporary Athens
top songs
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Bohemio: Guitar Masterworks of Agustin Barrios
Shoror- Armenian Folk Music for Guitar
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Plays Mikis Theodorakis
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Quest: New Compositions and Transcriptions
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Shoror
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Epitaph Romancero Gitano
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MOSAIC Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
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Shoror - Armenian Folk Music for Guitar
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Iakovos Kolanian Plays Mikis Theodorakis - Romancero Gitano
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Epitaph - Romacero Gitano (Iakovos Kolanian Plays Mikis Theodorakis)
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Shoror: Armenian Folk Music for Guitar
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Iakovos Kolanian Plays Mikis Theodorakis - Epitaph & Romancero Gitano