Yorgos Foudoulis

Yorgos Foudoulis

Yorgos Foudoulis (born 1964) is a Greek classical guitarist and composer. His professional activities include performing, master classes, editing, and recording.

He is the director of the Examination Center of Trinity College, London, Century University in Volos, Greece, and the conservatory bearing his name.

He is artistic director in the Winter Guitar Festival of Volos and the Porto Heli International Guitar Festival, and chairman of the International Art Society.

Biography

Foudoulis was born in Volos, Thessaly, Greece in 1964.

He obtained his Teaching Diploma from the "Philarmonical Conservatory of the Municipality of Volos" and his Soloist Diploma from the "New Conservatory of Music" in Thessaloniki by Costas Kotsiolis. He also obtained his post graduate diploma, Fellowship Diploma of "Trinity College London" (FTCL) with the best of reviews.

As a young guitarist he won many first prizes in international guitar competitions and attended a number of seminars including those with Leo Brouwer, Alirio Diaz, and David Russell.

He has given many concerts in Greece as well as abroad (Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Servia, Turkey, Cuba) and he has made recordings for the ERT (Greek Radio Television).

From 1989 he has participated as soloist and teacher in Greek and international Festivals, such as the "Volos International Guitar Festival", "International Festival of Instabul", "Zory International Guitar Festival", "Corfu International Guitar Festival", "Hermoupolis International Guitar Festival", "Porto Heli International Festival Art & Culture", "Chorton International Festival", etc.

He has performed, as a soloist, in a variety of ensembles, with the Symphonic Orchestra of the BACH Conservatory of Moscow, the Symphonic Orchestra of Larisa as well as in small ensembles of chamber music.

He participated in the activities "Youth for the Arts", that were organized by the "Organization for the Cultural Capital of Europe", Thessaloniki 1997".
He has performed works of many famous composers at first performance and a number of composers have dedicated their works to him.

He has composed guitar soloist music, chamber music, music for theater etc.He has also written a number of books about the guitar teaching method.

Bibliography

*1988 : "The Preliminary Study of the Guitar" Part A' (EYF)
*1998 : "The Preliminary Study of the Guitar" Part Β' (EYF)
*2004 : Music for Guitar, Volume 1 (EYF)
*2004 : Music for Guitar, Volume 2 (EYF)
*2006 : "Iolkos", "Oracle", "Omen". Music for Flute and Guitar (BERBEN)
*2006 : "Christina", "Fullmoon", "Ether". Music for classical guitar (BERBEN)
*2006 : "Delirium" for 4 guitars (BERBEN)

Discography

*1993 : "The journey". Music by Greek composers in first recording (MUSICA VIVA)
*2002 : "Iolkos". Music by Yorgos Foudoulis inspired by ancient Greek mythology (EYF)
*2005 : "Greek Memories". Music by Greek composers (SUBWAYS)
*2005 : "Master Class". Half of a century Greek guitarists. (EROS)

External links

* [http://www.foudoulis.gr/ The official site of Yorgos Foudoulis]
* [http://www.foudoulis.gr/conservatory.htm/ Foudoulis' Conservatory]
* [http://www.foudoulis.gr/wintermain_en.htm/ Winter Guitar Festival of Volos]
* [http://www.artsociety.gr/ International Art Society]


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