DIMITRIS SGOUROS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
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A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME: PHOTOS FROM DIMITRIS SGOUROS' PRIVATE COLLECTION AND OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
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| Programme for the first ever concert given by Dimitris Sgouros, on 20th May 1977, aged SEVEN !! He played two of his own original compositions as well as works by Beethoven, Kuhlau, Clementi, Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, etc. |
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| Tie given by Rostropovich to Dimitris Sgouros at his 1982 Carnegie Hall debut. Gold watch was a gift from Artur Rubinstein in Geneva, two months before his death. | Dimitris Sgouros' Diplomas and Honours | Medallions, plaques, and prizes | |||
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| Dimitris Sgouros in Utrecht | |||||
| (photo courtesy of Gustav Alink) | |||||
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Gramophone Magazine (January 1984) EMI SGOUROS EXCLUSIVE
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| "We warmly invite you to perform a solo recital at Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, to mark the 97th anniversary of Arthur Rubinstein's birthday. | |||||
| On this occasion you will be awarded the prestigious Arthur Rubinstein Gold Medal designed by Picasso." | |||||
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| Marianthi Sgouros, Artur Rubinstein, Sotiris Sgouros, Dimitris Sgouros (October 1982, Geneva) | |||||
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| Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley honors Dimitris Sgouros for his Olympian Performance, July 18, 1984, Los Angeles | |||||
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| Dimitris Sgouros at the 1985 Lucerne Festival | |||||
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![]() With Princess Martha Louise & Crown Princess Sonja of Norway (future Queen Sonja of Norway) |
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QUIZ QUESTION - is Dimitris Sgouros in the presence of.... |
With His Imperial Highness Prince Mikasa of Japan | ||||
| (i) Prince Rainier III of Monaco | |||||
| (ii) King Olav V of Norway, or | |||||
| (iii) None of the above? | |||||
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| Marianthi Sgouros with His Imperial Highness Prince Mikasa (brother of Japan's Emperor Hirohito) in Tokyo 1984 | Perth Airport, 1987 Australian tour | Dimitris Sgouros with Australia's Governor-General Bill Hayden in Government House, Canberra 1989 | |||
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| With Chinese Cultural Consul Lou Xiaoyan in Sydney 1989 | Duo recital with Salvatore Accardo | With the King and Queen of Sweden at St James's Palace, London 1995 | |||
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| With His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent | With Joan Collins | ||||
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Dimitris Sgouros with renowned Israeli violinist Shlomo Mintz |
Shlomo Mintz and Sgouros at the Athens Megaron Concert Hall 1998 |
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With Yo-Yo Ma in Budapest 2001 |
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With Mstislav Rostropovich at the Budapest Spring Festival 2001 |
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Dimitris Sgouros at Carnegie Hall, April 2000 |
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| Solo recital in Halkidiki, Greece, 2004 | |||||
| (photos courtesy of K. Giannakidis & C.O. Music Instruments) | |||||
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| Concert poster for Carnegie Hall gala recital of June 1, 2005 to benefit | |||||
| victims of the Tsunami disaster | |||||
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| In the limelight - Sgouros with UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Marianna V. Vardinoyannis | |||||
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| Sir Peter Ustinov (UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador) with Dimitris Sgouros at the UNICEF 40th Anniversary Gala Concert (The Hague, Holland) | |||||
| >> Watch this clip on youtube << | |||||
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| December 2004 with Vladimir Ashkenazy and the London Philharmonia, | |||||
| performing Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto | |||||
| (Ashkenazy is a naturalised citizen of Iceland) | |||||
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![]() The President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
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| requests the pleasure of the company of Mr Dimitris Sgouros | |||||
| at a reception in honour of His Excellency Constantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece | |||||
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| Performing Liszt in Carnegie Hall | |||||
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| Performing a Mozart Concerto & Beethoven Choral Fantasy in Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall (New York) | |||||
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| With Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the BBC Orchestra | |||||
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| Gala concert in Zurich (Swiss TV feature) | |||||
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| Concert in the Berlin Philharmonie (German TV report) | |||||
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| Sgouros on NBC TV - unwinding with a game of baseball! | |||||
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| With Bob Hawke (Prime Minister of Australia) and Reuben Fineberg | |||||
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LEFT: Sgouros with Paul Keating and wife Annita |
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RIGHT: Sgouros with Australia's Governor-General Bill Hayden in Government House |
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| With Ray Martin on Australian television (Channel 9) | |||||
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| Performing in The Hague, Netherlands (Dutch TV program) | |||||
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| Sgouros and Zubin Mehta - joint TV appearance | |||||
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| Sgouros in Russia - Rachmaninov 3rd Piano Concerto with the State Philharmonic Capella of Russia | |||||
| conducted by Valery Polyansky (September 7, 1997, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory) | |||||
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| Life in the fast lane: Sgouros cruising a German Autobahn in his Porsche | |||||
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| Syros Island International Festival, Greece, August 2006 | |||||
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| Dimitris Sgouros & Mischa Maisky | |||||
| Menton-St Petersburg Orchestra/Jean-Bernard Pommier | |||||
| Concert in honour of Mstislav Rostropovich | |||||
| August 2007, Menton Festival (France) | |||||
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| 2008 Beijing Olympic Cultural Celebrations - Dimitris Sgouros performs Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto | |||||
| with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra at Beijing Conservatory Hall | |||||
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| Steinway & Sons - Rebuilding the Legend Exhibition | |||||
| STEINWAY GRAND PIANO NO. 1 (1836) | |||||
| $3 million replica - Worldwide Tribute Tour | |||||
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| March 2008, Perth Concert Hall - exhibition of $3 million replica of the first Steinway piano built in 1836 | |||||
| "The original instrument has been painstakingly recreated by renowned Flemish pianoforte builder Chris Maene" | |||||
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| "The Perfect Tribute To A Great Legend" | |||||
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| (photos courtesy of Marianthi Sgouros) | |||||
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Sgouros concert in Oxford University (where he pursued studies in post-graduate mathematics)
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A few well-worn favourites from Dimitris Sgouros' record collection! |
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"Mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa and acclaimed pianist Dimitris Sgouros are internationally known..." - Lonely Planet - Greece (2008 Edition) |
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"The Greek Myth" |
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