DIMITRIS SGOUROS

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TOP PICKS - LIVE PERFORMANCES

Busoni Concert Waltz Op 33a 1988 Munich Philharmonie

 

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Liszt Rigoletto Paraphrase (encore)

1989 Sydney Opera House

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Liszt Mephisto Waltz No 1

1987 Melbourne Concert Hall

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Chopin Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23 1989 Melbourne Concert Hall Download MP3 (20.8 Mb)
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Chopin Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Op 11, 3rd movement

1982 Caracas, Venezuela  (NB: Sgouros was only age 12 at the time!)

III. Rondo  Download MP3 (7.8 Mb)
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Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 (complete)

April 23, 1984 Haus des Rundfunks, West Berlin.  Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (conductor Jesús López Cobos)

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LIVE SOLO PERFORMANCES

Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor

1987 Melbourne Concert Hall

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Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante 1989 Sydney Opera House

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Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52 Live concert recording Download MP3 (27.0 Mb)
 

Chopin Etude in A-flat major Op 25 No 1 (encore)

1989 Sydney Opera House

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Chopin Etude in F minor Op 25 No 2 (encore)

1982 Wolf Trap, Washington D.C.  (Rare pirate recording)

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Chopin Fantasy in F minor Op 49

1987 Melbourne Concert Hall

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Chopin Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1 (encore)

1987 Melbourne Concert Hall

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Chopin Scherzo No 2 in B-flat minor Op 31

1989 Melbourne Concert Hall

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Chopin Waltz in A-flat Op 42 (encore)

1989 Melbourne Concert Hall

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Khachaturian Toccata (encore)

1982 Wolf Trap, Washington D.C.  (Rare pirate recording)

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Liszt Don Juan Fantasy 1988 Munich Philharmonie notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen part 1 lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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Liszt Transcendental Etude No 5 "Feux follets" (encore)

1989 Sydney Opera House

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Liszt Venice and Naples I. Gondoliera II. Canzone III. Tarantella

1989 Sydney Opera House

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Liszt-Gounod Faust Concert Paraphrase

1989 Sydney Opera House

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Mozart Rondo alla turca Live concert recording notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play

Mozart Variations on 'Ah vous dirais-je, Maman' - this interpretation has been singled out by music educators as an ideal example of Mozart playing

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Mozart teaching materials for young music students (PDF)

 
Ravel Gaspard de la nuit 1989 Sydney Opera House notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen part 1 lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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Scarlatti Sonatas L104 (K159) & L384 (K17)

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Schumann Symphonic Etudes Op 13 1987 Melbourne Concert Hall notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen part 1 lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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Scriabin Etude Op 2 No 1 (encore) 2005 Salonica Concert Hall notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play

 

LIVE CONCERTO PERFORMANCES

Beethoven Choral Fantasy in C minor (for piano, choir and orchestra) 1988 Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York.  Manhattan Philharmonic (conductor Peter Tiboris). Download MP3  (Offline)
     
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Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 November 1982, Caracas, Venezuela notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen 1st Mvt part 1 lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 "Emperor" April 1982, Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia.  Gottwaldov Symphony Orchestra. notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen 1st Mvt part 1 lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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Brahms Piano Concerto No 2 (1st movement) 1991 Leipzig Gewandhaus, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (conductor Kurt Masur) notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen part 1 lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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Chopin Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Op 11 1982 Caracas, Venezuela I. Allegro maestoso  
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II. Romanze  
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III. Rondo
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Liszt Piano Concerto No 2 in A major 1987 Ljubljana, Slovenia.  Simfonični Orkester Slovenske Filharmonije (conductor Marko Munih) Download MP3 (47.3 Mb)
1986 Lucerne Music Festival, Symphony Orchestra of Radio Cologne (conductor Gary Bertini) Download MP3  (Offline)
     
Liszt Totentanz

 October 1989, Vienna Konzerthaus, Vienna Symphony Orchestra (conductor Heinz Holliger)

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Mozart Piano Concerto K. 466 No 20 in D minor circa mid-1980s, Dallas Symphony Hall.  Dallas Symphony Orchestra (conductor Eduardo Mata). notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
     
Mozart Piano Concerto K. 467 No 21 in C major 1988 Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York.  Manhattan Philharmonic (conductor Peter Tiboris). I. Allegro maestoso  
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II. Andante  
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III. Allegro vivace assai
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Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 in C major Op 26 October 1987, Fort Worth, TX.  Fort Worth Symphony (conductor John Giordano). notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen 1st Mvt lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini May 2003, Budapest Spring Festival, Budapest Festival Orchestra (conductor Ivan Fischer) notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen part 1 lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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Shostakovich Concerto No 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet and strings, Op 35 Live concert recording notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen part 1 lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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Tchaikovsky Concert Fantasy Op 56 1991 Hamburg Musikhalle, NDR Symphony Orchestra (conductor Salvatore Accardo) notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
     
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 December 2003, Radio Symphony Orchestra of France (conductor Myung-Whun Chung) notes.gif (299 bytes)Listen Mvt 1 part 1 lofi.gif (90 bytes) Lo Fi Play hifi.gif (134 bytes) Hi Fi Play
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VIDEOS

Season Sampler 2012/2013 - dazzling highlights from Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2, Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 2012/2013 Season - international tours with Mannheim Philharmonic Orchestra, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra & Orchestre National de France Click here to watch
     
Highlights from gala opening recital of 2011 Newport Music Festival (Rhode Island) - in honor of late Newport Music Festival Director Dr Mark P. Malkovich III July 8, 2011 - The Breakers Mansion, Newport, Rhode Island Click here to watch
     
Chopin Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Op 11 1982 Caracas, Venezuela (conductor Felipe Izcaray) Click here to watch
This concert was seen by millions of television viewers across the United States:-  http://tv.nytimes.com/show/58612/overview
(NB: Sgouros was only age 12 at the time!)  
     
Chopin Waltz No 4 in F major Op 34 No 3 November 1994 Athens Click here to watch
     
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 in G major Op 58 May 1986 Smetana Hall, Prague Spring Festival, Czech Philharmonic (conductor Sir Charles Mackerras) Click here to watch
     
Liszt Réminiscences de Don Juan July 1987 Rippon Lea House, Melbourne Click here to watch
     
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 in C major Op 26 1988 Frankfurt Alte Oper, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Frankfurt (conductor Eliahu Inbal) Download Video (DivX format)  (95 Mb) 
     
Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 15 March 1988, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana (Dimitris Sgouros Festival), Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Uroš Lajovic) Click here to watch
     
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 3 (complete) Russian debut of Dimitris Sgouros - September 7, 1997, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, State Philharmonic Capella of Russia (conductor Valery Polyansky) Click here to watch
     
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 3 London debut of Dimitris Sgouros - March 24, 1983, Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Mstislav Rostropovich)  (NB: Sgouros was only age 13 at the time!) Click here to watch
     
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2 Mt Fuji "Tokyo Fusion Concert" - September 1993, NHK Symphony Orchestra (conductor Cord Garben) Click here to watch

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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2 Season Opening Gala, Katara Opera House, Doha, Qatar - September 2012, Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Michalis Economou) Click here to watch
     
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini May 2003, Budapest Spring Festival, Budapest Festival Orchestra (conductor Ivan Fischer) Click here to watch part 1
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'Dimitris at 14' 1984 feature-length film by Oscar-winning director François Reichenbach Click here to watch
     
Dimitris Sgouros interview on Australian TV program 'Fork in the Road' circa 1994 Athens Download Video (DivX format)  (20.6 Mb) 

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"... his manner is highly individual. He goes his own way with scant regard for any prevailing trend I know of in pianism, he doesn't sound or play remotely like anyone else... Sgouros' talent is such that he makes his own rules... And I embrace them, particularly in this era of stillborn ideas and performances."

- John Ardoin, Dallas Morning News

 
 

 

 

 

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Dimitris Sgouros recorded LIVE in the superb acoustic of the Athens Megaron. Groundbreaking interpretations of Beethoven Sonatas, Liszt and more!  Available 2019 from Polymusic and all popular digital platforms...

 

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Newsflash!  Dimitris Sgouros performs at the 2008 Beijing Olympic cultural celebrations 

 

  

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 3

Dimitris Sgouros (soloist)

Beijing Symphony Orchestra - Tan Lihua

16 November 2007 - Beijing Conservatory Hall

Dimitris Sgouros joins a star-studded lineup in Beijing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic cultural celebrations, performing Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra under Tan Lihua

 

  
 

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Sensational Video Recording by Dimitris Sgouros!
 
 

In a live recording from Munich's Philharmonie, the Greek pianist Dimitris Sgouros performs a number of demanding solos:

Busoni Concert Waltz Op. 33a, Balakirev Oriental Fantasy Islamey, Chopin Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor Op. 58, Scriabin Pieces for Piano Op. 2 Nos 1-3, Schulz-Evler Arabesques on Johann Strauss's An der Schönen Blauen Donau, Rachmaninov Prelude No. 4 in D Op. 23, Liszt Rigoletto Paraphrase, de Falla Canciones Populares Espanolos No. 6, Liszt Transcendental Etudes Nos 1 & 2

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Re-issue of Rachmaninov & Tchaikovsky Concertos
 
     
 

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 In homage of the Franz Liszt Anniversary Year in 2011, EMI/Warner Classics proudly announces a new double-CD set entitled 

 "Essential Liszt" with landmark recordings by Dimitris Sgouros and other featured Liszt exponents of the modern era 

 

 

"Essential Liszt" - the much-anticipated new EMI/Warner Classics album (worldwide release July 2011)

     

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INTERVIEWS & FEATURE STORIES
     
  July 1982   The debut of a "20th Century Mozart" - Dimitris Sgouros featured in Andy Warhol's Interview
     
  November 1982

Interview with Dimitris Sgouros, Erick Friedman, Dr Mark P. Malkovich III on New York's WQXR radio ahead of historic Sgouros/Friedman concert in Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
   

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  February 1983   Clavier Magazine - "Phenomenal Prodigy" - Professor Stewart Gordon of Maryland University on Sgouros' phenomenal sight-reading and memory skills
     
  1983   Interview with Mstislav Rostropovich from the British TV documentary "A PLUS"
     
  January 1984   Der Spiegel - Formel-1-Rennen auf der Klaviatur - Januar 1984  (in German / auf Deutsch)
     
  July 1984   FOCUS - ディミトリス・スグロス  (in English & Japanese)
     
  1984   Magazine Hebdo - Récital de Dimitris Sgouros à la Salle Pleyel - Novembre 1984  (in French)
     
  February 1986   Reader's Digest - Teenage superstar of the piano
     
  April 1986 The Listening Room - New York's WQXR radio - Interview & NYC studio performances of Liszt Venezia e Napoli, Transcendental Etudes Nos 11 & 10, Chopin Andante Spianato
   

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  1986   Dimitris Sgouros featured in the Korean Music & Performing Arts Magazine 'Auditorium'  (in Korean)
     
  July 1987 Dimitris Sgouros interviewed by Michael Harrison in Melbourne for ABC FM
   

   

     
  1988 Abschied vom Wunderkind: German documentary about Dimitris Sgouros on Hessen 3 TV
   

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  January 1989 Dimitris Sgouros interview on Dallas/Fort Worth radio station WRR Classical 101.1 FM
   

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  August 1991 & May 2013   Piano Time - Per volonta' e per gioco Dimitris Sgouros - Agosto 1991 ; Festival Pianistico Internazionale di Brescia e Bergamo - Maggio 2013  (in Italian)
     
  September 1991   Pianist out of this world - Virtuoso set for concerts in Sydney
     
  October 1991   South China Morning Post - The keys to Sgouros' musical kingdom
     
  November 1991

Dimitris Sgouros interview with Hans-Heinrich Raab of NDR Radio 3 in Hamburg
   

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  January 1994   Berliner Morgenpost - Ein Wunderkind ist erwachsen.  Im Gespräch: Meisterpianist Dimitris Sgouros - Januar 1994  (in German / auf Deutsch)
     
  July 1994   Dimitris Sgouros and Mstislav Rostropovich perform at the 1994 International Sakharov Festival
     
  circa 1994 Transcript of Dimitris Sgouros interview on Australian TV

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  July 1997   TA NEA Online - Ο ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣ ΠΙΑΝΙΣΤΑΣ ΘΑ ΠΑΙΞΕΙ ΣΤΟ ΚΡΕΜΛΙΝΟ - Γιέλτσιν καλεί Σγούρο!  (in Greek)
     
  March 1999   Dimitris Sgouros, die Griekse wonderpianis wat vyf uitvoerings in Suid-Afrika lewer  (in Afrikaans)
     
  April 2000   Από τη "Χαραυγή" της 9ης Απριλίου 2000 - Δημήτρης Σγούρος: Tο μαγικό άγγιγμα των δακτύλων  (in Greek)
     
  April 2001   Dimitris Sgouros: Portrait of a Genius
     
  July/August 2001   Foro Ellenico interview with Dimitris Sgouros  (in English & Italian)
     
  2001   Μπορεί το παιδί μου να γίνει Αϊνστάιν  (in Greek)
     
  2001   GOURMED.gr interviews Dimitris Sgouros about the life of a gifted child
     
  December 2002 & April 2010   Market Wire - Plato & Alexander the Great - Dimitris Sgouros in Moscow for the 850th anniversary of the founding of the city & Ukrainian Daily News report on his debut in Kiev  (in English & Russian)
     
  March 2003   Piyanist Sgouros yarın Ankara’da - Sanatçı konserde, şef Emil Tabakov yönetimindeki Bilkent Senfoni Orkestrası ile birlikte Brahms’ın 2. Piyano Konçertosu’nu yorumlayacak  (in Turkish)
     
  March 2004   Kathimerini - Piano virtuoso takes on romantic works
     
  August 2004   H Φλόγα ανάβει στην Ακρόπολη - Γιορτή με αρχηγούς κρατών, πολιτικούς και την Oλυμπιακή Oικογένεια  (in Greek)
     
  August 2004   Dimitris Sgouros at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games - VIPs savour concert in the Theatre of Herodes Atticus
     
  October 2005   O Σγούρος με Σοστακόβιτς στη Μόσχα  (in Greek)
   

       “neither Rostropovich nor Karajan discovered Sgouros, but I” — Sviatoslav Richter 
     
  April 2006   Dimitris Sgouros performs Beethoven Emperor Concerto with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
     
  2006   Dimitris Sgouros promotional CD featured on the cover of Brazilian magazine 'Terapia Musical'  (in Portuguese)
     
  August 2007   Nice Rendez-Vous - Dimitris Sgouros & Mischa Maisky - FESTIVAL de MENTON Hommage à ROSTROPOVITCH en clôture - Août 2007  (in French)
     
  November 2007   Dimitris Sgouros performs Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto in Beijing as part of 2008 Beijing Olympic Cultural Celebrations  (in English & Greek)
     
  December 2007 Click to read this article  (in Chinese)
     
  December 2007   AllaboutClassical.com interviews Dimitris Sgouros about his interpretations and relationship to the piano
     
  April 2008   Turkish Daily News - Dimitris Sgouros performs Prokofiev 3rd Concerto with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
     
  April 2010   Как в Киеве отмечали День независимости Греции  (in Russian)
     
  June 2012   Gramophone Magazine - The Insider's Guide - Dimitris Sgouros concert "unmissable"
     
  July 2012   Dimitris Sgouros - Deutschland Comeback mit den Mannheimer Philharmonikern - Juli 2012  (in German / auf Deutsch)
     
  October 2012   Qatar Foundation Telegraph - In perfect harmony - World-class pianist Dimitris Sgouros performs with Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
     
  October 2012   Mannheimer Morgen - Das Interview: Sgouros über seine Wunderkindzeit, sein Konzert in Mannheim  - Oktober 2012  (in German / auf Deutsch)
     
  February 2013   ET1 TV - NΤΟΚΙΜΑΝΤΕΡ «ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΣΓΟΥΡΟΣ, 35 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΕΡΜΗΝΕΙΑΣ»  (in Greek)
     
  October 2013   ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΣΓΟΥΡΟΣ: "ΔΙΑΧΡΟΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙΚΑΙΡΟΣ" - "Όταν το ταλέντο συναντά την τέχνη"  (in Greek)
     
      Thessaloniki City Guide - Interview with Dimitris Sgouros - "When talent meets art"
     
  February 2016   NOL - Interjú - „Azt, hogy csodagyerek, nem is értettem”  (in Hungarian)
     
      NOL - Interview ahead of gala performances in Hungary & Spain - "I didn't even understand what a child prodigy was"
     
  February 2016   Gobierno de Canarias - Sgouros closes the 32nd Canary Islands Music Festival - "La Orquesta del Festival de Budapest dirigida por el maestro Ivan Fischer clausura el Festival 2016”  (in Spanish)
     

 

 

                                                                       

  April 2022   Hot Cars - Dimitris Sgouros first to acquire Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae, rare special edition of one of the world's leading super sports cars
     
 
CONCERT REVIEWS
 

 "...a debut as auspicious, and as spectacular in its own way as that of the young Horowitz, the young Menuhin, or the young Barenboim." 

- The Daily Telegraph
 
North America
 
  1982 & 1984 Washington Post on the American debut of Dimitris Sgouros
  July 1984 Cleveland Plain Dealer - Young Greek pianist does amazingly well on Mozart
  July 1985 Dallas Morning News - Dimitris Sgouros & Leon Fleisher perform Mozart Concerto
  April 1986 Sun Sentinel review of Sgouros/Friedman concert in Fort Lauderdale
  May 1986 Stellar performance by Dimitris Sgouros - Review of solo recital in Chicago
  October 1987 Dallas Morning News - Sgouros proves electrifying in Prokofiev 3rd with FW Symphony
  April 1988 Daily News review of Dimitris Sgouros concert in Avery Fisher Hall, New York
  January 1989 Dallas Morning News review of Dimitris Sgouros recital in Dallas
  April 2000 Review of Sgouros' solo recital in Carnegie Hall  (in Chinese BIG-5)
  April 2000 American Record Guide review of Sgouros' solo recital in Carnegie Hall
  July 2011 The Newport Daily News - Pianist dazzles in inspiring opening
 
 

Europe
 
  August 1981   Menton Festival - Dimitris Sgouros: Un pianiste et un musicien etonnant - Août 1981  (in English & French)
  March 1983   The Daily Telegraph, The Financial Times & The Guardian on the British debut of Dimitris Sgouros
  March 1983  The Times (of London) on the British debut of Dimitris Sgouros
  November 1983   The Times (of London) on the British solo recital debut of Dimitris Sgouros
  November 1983   Die Zeit - Klavierabend in der Hamburger Musikhalle  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  October 1984, January 1985   Luzerner & Rhein-Zeitung - Rachmaninow Klavierkonzert Nr.3 - Dimitris Sgouros: Erwartungen übertroffen (Expectations surpassed) - Oktober 1984, Januar 1985  (in German & English)
  November 1985   El País - Clamor para dos estrenos - Tchaikovsky Concierto para piano Nº1 - Noviembre 1985  (in Spanish)
  March 1987      mbl.is - Dimitris Sgouros verður átján ára 30. ágúst næstkomandi og á þegar að baki glæsilegan feril sem alþjóðlegur tónlistarmaður - mars 1987  (in Icelandic)
  April 1987   Begabung und Ehrgeiz - Wird Dimitris Sgouros der »Orpheus des Klaviers«?  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  November 1988   Südwestpresse - Die meisten Erwartungen erfüllt: Meisterkonzert mit dem Sharon-Quartett und dem Pianisten Dimitris Sgouros (in German / auf Deutsch)
  October 1989   Der Standard - Beschwörung von Tod und Teufel: Dimitris Sgouros und die Wiener Symphoniker im Konzerthaus - Oktober 1989  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  October 1989   Mannheimer Morgen - Grieche sucht und findet Schumann - Oktober 1989  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  November 1989   El País - Ágil y biensonante - Prokofiev Concierto para piano Nº3 - Noviembre 1989  (in Spanish)
  April 1990   Dimitris Sgouros in Linz - Disziplinierte Virtuosität und Stilgefühl (in German / auf Deutsch)
  January 1991   Viel Beifall für beeindruckende Leistung: Dimitris Sgouros und die Budapester Symphoniker in Schaffhausen - Januar 1991  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  1991   Leipziger Volkszeitung - Faszinierender Sgouros - Kurt Masur und das Gewandhausorchester zusammen mit dem Pianisten Dimitris Sgouros  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  February 1992   Berliner Morgenpost - Wunderkind von einst spielte mit großer Brillanz - Februar 1992 (in German / auf Deutsch)
  April 1992   Südkurier - Musikalische Gemälde: Spät-Romantische Klaviermusik mit Dimitris Sgouros in Freiburg  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  April/May 1992   Junger Pianist glänzt mit Liszt: Staatsphilharmonie Sofia mit Dimitris Sgouros - April/Mai 1992  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  May 1992   Dimitris Sgouros gab Klavierabend im Lautlinger Schloβ - Mai 1992 (in German / auf Deutsch)
  January 1993   Südkurier - Russischer Klangrausch: Rachmaninow mit Dimitris Sgouros in Konstanz - Januar 1993  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  July 1993   Il Mattino - Sgouros, la poesia di un pianoforte - Luglio 1993  (in Italian)
  January 1994   Berliner Morgenpost - Jugendlicher Romantiker: Ein Abend mit Dimitris Sgouros - Januar 1994  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  October 1994   Schwäbische Zeitung & Südwest Presse - Musik ist eine ernste Sache (Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel) - Oktober 1994  (in German & English)
  January 1996   Neujahrskonzert der Württembergischen Philharmonie Reutlingen mit einem fabelhaften Dimitris Sgouros - Januar 1996  (in German / auf Deutsch)
  May 1999   Mundo Clásico review of Dimitris Sgouros recital in Spain  (in English & Spanish)
      La Voix du Luxembourg - Virtuosité, poésie et cohérence: Récital Dimitris Sgouros au Conservatoire de la ville de Luxembourg  (in French)
  February 2002   Ηχητική απόλαυση - Φιλαρμονική της Αγ. Πετρούπολης  (in Greek)
  December 2003   Η Φιλαρμονική Ορχήστρα της Γαλλικής Ραδιοφωνίας στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής  (in Greek)
  December 2003   Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Myung-Whun Chung  (in Greek)
  July 2004   Απολαυστική βραδιά μουσικής δωματίου  (in Greek)
  May 2009   Routine Programme, Exceptional Results - Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiri Belohlavek
  February 2011   Unbound Press - Dimitris Sgouros triumphant in Liszt's 2nd Concerto & Totentanz
  October 2012   Badische Neueste Nachrichten - Tschaikowskys Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 in frischer Interpretation: »Finest Classics« im Konzerthaus - Oktober 2012  (in German & English)
  April 2015   Η Αυγή - Δημήτρης Σγούρος στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής  (in Greek)
  November 2015   Kathimerini - Sgouros shines in Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 with Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer  (in English & Greek)
  February 2016 Doce Notas - Un magnífico final de concierto y fin de fiesta del 32 Festival de Música de Canarias - Febrero 2016  (in Spanish)
 

 

February 2016 in the spectacular Auditorio de Tenerife "Adán Martín"   © Tino Armas
 

 Critical praise for Sgouros' rendition of the Brahms 1st Piano Concerto 

 

 “Dimitris Sgouros played with subtlety... keeping up a balanced dialogue with the orchestra, blending in with the great ensemble, faithful to the score and intentions of Brahms... he caressed the piano, striding across the keys with velvety slippers... a special, delicate and fresh sound that stood out in the course of the whole work.” 

— February 15, 2016 review in Doce Notas   
 
Middle East, Far East & Australasia
 
  1987, 1989, 1991 Comprehensive coverage of Dimitris Sgouros' Australian concert tours 1987-1991
  1990 The Straits Times comprehensive coverage of the Dimitris Sgouros Festival in Singapore 1990
  October 1991 South China Morning Post review of Dimitris Sgouros recital in Hong Kong
  October 1991 Lian He Zao Bao article on Sgouros' solo recital in Singapore (in Chinese)
  February 1993 The Straits Times review of Dimitris Sgouros concert in Singapore
  October 2012 Qatar Foundation Telegraph - Sgouros captivates in season opener at Qatar's new opera house
 
 
     
RECORD REVIEWS
     
  1983 Los Angeles press review of Sgouros' Brahms & Schumann LP/cassette (EMI 1983)
  June 1984 Stereo Review on Sgouros' Brahms & Schumann LP/cassette (EMI 1983)
  January 1985 Stereo Review on Sgouros' Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 3 LP/cassette (EMI 1984)
  1985 Ovation Magazine review of Sgouros' Franz Liszt LP/cassette
  1985   Review of Dimitris Sgouros' Franz Liszt CD  (in Japanese)
  1985 Virginia Quarterly Review on Sgouros' Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 (EMI 1984)
  March 1986 Hi-Fi News & Record Review on Sgouros' Franz Liszt LP (EMI 1985)
  April 1987 Gramophone review of Sgouros' Tchaikovsky CD (EMI 1987)
  November 1997 American Record Guide review of Sgouros' Brahms Piano Concertos Nos 1&2 CD (Capriccio 1997)
  2001 Andante.com review of Dimitris Sgouros' Schumann and Brahms CD (Elysium 2001) 
  April 2007 Suite101 - Heavyweights compared - Dimitris Sgouros versus Van Cliburn in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 
     
     
     
MEMORABILIA
     
  1982 Photos of Dimitris Sgouros at the 1982 Maryland International Festival & 1982 Newport Music Festival ; Scans of original program book 1982 Washington D.C.
  September 1982 Dimitris Sgouros featured in People magazine - with photograph of 1982 Carnegie Hall debut
  March 1983 The Times (of London) on the British debut of Dimitris Sgouros
  November 1983 The Times (of London) on the British solo recital debut of Dimitris Sgouros
  1983/1984 Dimitris Sgouros' debut LP recordings for EMI Angel 1983/1984
  1988 Pictures from German TV documentary Abschied vom Wunderkind
  1988 Photos from Frankfurt concert performance of Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto
  1987, 1989, 1991 Newspaper advertisements for some of Dimitris Sgouros' Australian concerts (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Tasmania, etc.)
  1989 Autographed photo of Dimitris Sgouros obtained by an Australian concertgoer
  1990, 1988 Dimitris Sgouros Festivals in Singapore 1990, Hamburg 1990, Ljubljana 1988
  1991   Newspaper clips and concert programme booklet from solo recital in Hong Kong
  1984, 1986, 1993 Dimitris Sgouros in Japan - includes photos from 1993 Mt Fuji Fusion Concert and more
  1995 Pictures and souvenirs from gala concert at St James's Palace, London
  November 2000 Lions Clubs International confers its highest humanitarian honour on Dimitris Sgouros
  2001, 2020 Photos from Istanbul Festival 2001 & New Release Digital Album (2020) with Beethoven's majestic Emperor Concerto
  2001, 2013, 2016 Photos from Budapest Spring Festival 2001, Rome 2013 & European tour 2016 featuring Sgouros, Rostropovich and Yo-Yo Ma
  June 2002 The Olympic Truce celebrated in Athens with Dimitris Sgouros and Nelson Mandela
  October 2005 & April 2010   Dimitris Sgouros performs with the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra in the Moscow Kremlin & Ukrainian debut at the Kiev Opera House  (in Russian and Greek)
  June 1996 & December 2009 & September 2012 Middle East trifecta - Royal Jubilee at Al Bustan Palace (Oman) & memorable debuts Cairo Opera House (Egypt) & Katara Opera House (Qatar)
  February 2016 & June 2000 & January 1984   32º Festival de Música de Canarias 2016 ; Athens Festival 2000 with the National Orchestra of Spain ; Barcelona 1984 with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra  (in English & Spanish)
     
     
     
OTHER LINKS
 
Official Dimitris Sgouros Website
  Biography of Dimitris Sgouros  (in English)
  Biographie von Dimitris Sgouros auf Deutsch  (in German)
  Biographie de Dimitris Sgouros en français  (in French)
  Βιογραφία του Δημήτρης Σγούρος  (in Greek)
  Biography of Dimitris Sgouros  (in Chinese)
 
 

 

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