Curriculum Vitae
Palios Apostolos
Pianist
Apostolos Palios has been described as “a true artist, one of the most exciting pianists that Greece has to offer. A very special musician of rare qualities, sincerity, musical intelligence and artistic integrity” (Musicos Tonos Magazine).
Born in Greece (Carditsa), in 1979, Palios graduated from the Berlin Music Academy Hanns Eisler and the Leipzig Music Academy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, where he received master- and soloist diploma with distinction. He has also studied musicology at the University of Athens.
He has received lessons from distinguished artists Aldo Ciccolini, Μurray Perahia, Cyprien Katsaris, Yonty Solomon, Roberto Szidon and George Hadjinikos.
He has won scholarships from the Costopoulos Foundation, from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, from the Greek National Scholarships Foundation, from the State of Leipzig, and from the World in Harmony Foundation.
He is the prizewinner of several National and International Piano, Chamber Music and Composition Competitions in Greece, Germany, Spain and Italy. He is also the scholarship winner of the 2006 Gina Bachauer Prize piano competition.
He has received a special award from the Academy of Athens and won the prestigious awards ’’Best Greek Young Artist of the Year’’ and ’’Best Recording from Greek Artist’’ from the Association of Greek Critics for Drama and Music.
He has appeared in many concerts given in the most important concert halls in the world, like Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus and New York Carnegie Hall. He is a frequent guest at many International Festivals in United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Cyprus, Russia, Norway, Romania and Greece and has performed on television. As a soloist he has appeared with many orchestras (Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada etc.).
His exceptional artistic appearances were enthusiastic received by eminent music critics. He has recorded for Naxos Label and has given the first world performances of piano works.
Website: www.apostolos-palios.com
Repertoire
J. Haydn No.11 Hob.XVIII:11
W. A. Mozart No.9 ΚV 271
No.20 KV 466
L. V. Beethoven Νο.2 Op.19
No.3 Op.37
Νο.4 Op.58
No.5 Op.73
F. Chopin No.1 Op.11
No.2 Op. 21
F. Liszt No.1 S.124
No.2 S.125
Totentanz S.126
E. Grieg A minor Op.16
R. Schumann A minor Op.54
J. Brahms No.1 Op.15
No.2 Op.83
P. I. Tchaikovsky No.1 Op.23
S. Rachmaninov No.1 Op.1
No.2 Op.18
No.3 Op.30
No.4 Op.40
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43
A. Scriabin F sharp minor Op.20
Κ. Saint Saens No.2 Op.22
M. Ravel G Major
G. Gershwin F minor
Rhapsody in Blue
S. Prokofiev No.2 Op.16
No.3 Op.26
B. Bartok No.2 Sz. 95
No.3 Sz. 119
D. Shostakovich No.1 Op.35
No.2 Op.102
N. Rota E minor