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Panos Karan

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Panos Karan (born 1982)[1][2] is a British[3][4] classical pianist,[5] conductor[6] and composer[7] of Greek origin.[8] He was born in Crete,[1][9] and grew up in Athens,[2] where he graduated from the American College of Greece.[10] He studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music as a student of Sulamita Aronovsky.[11] He made his professional debut performance at the Southbank Centre at age 19.[12][13]

Performances

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Karan's composition Surupanga was premiered at St.John's, Smiths Square, London on 1 June 2015.[42]

Recordings

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Karan has recorded Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 with Toby Purser, conductor, and the Orion Symphony Orchestra.[43][44]

In 2018 he recorded the 24 Chopin Études in live concert at London's Cadogan Hall.[45]

Awards

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Karan was laureate at the 2004 "José Iturbi" International Piano Competition in Valencia, Spain.[17][46]

Humanitarian work

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In 2011, he founded charity organisation Keys of Change,[5][47] with the motto "Can music change the world? We believe it can", an organisation aiming to use music as a tool to improve to improve and empower the lives of young people around the world.[12][48][49] With Κeys of Change he has completed musical projects in the Amazon,[50][51] Sierra Leone,[52] Uganda,[53] India,[53] Serbia[54] and Japan.[47]

In 2012, with the support of Keys of Change, he founded the Fukushima Youth Sinfoinetta, an orchestra made up of young musicians that came together in the wake of the 2011 disaster.[55] In April 2014 and 2019 he performed with the Fukushima Youth Sinfoinetta at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London,[56] in August 2015 at the Tokyo Opera City[56] and in April 2016 at Symphony Hall, Boston.[37]

He has helped create the Kolkata Youth Orchestra[57] and the Accra Youth Sinfonietta.[58]

Personal life

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Karan has resided in London since 2000.[59]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Alumnus Panos Karan brings Fukushima musicians for London performance | Toucbase13". www.acg.edu. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Panos Karan – A pianist touring with his music around the world's remote countries". www.ellines.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Young Fukushima Musicians to perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 2 April 2014 – Daiwa Foundation". www.dajf.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Japan Society of the UK – The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta".
  5. 1 2 "Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta in collaboration with Orpheus Sinfonia | Sound and Music". www.soundandmusic.org. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Krishnamurthy, Akhila (9 December 2019). "Pianist Panos Karan launched Musee Musical Foundation's Chennai Youth Sinfonietta". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ↑ website. "Concert archive". www.ilams.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Charity Concert by Greek pianist Panos Karan (Oct. 14, 2012) – Embassy News". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "The American College of Greece | Panos Karan". www.acg.edu. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Panos Karan". The American College of Greece. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Noticias y novedades del Británico". Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Panos Karan concert in Teatro Sucre". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Western Classical Music Concert in Kolkata, Vidya Mandir | What's Hot". Whats Hot. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Margaret Davies (1 September 2004). "LSCO Concerto Festival". Musical Opinion. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "The State Hermitage Museum and Hermitage Music Academy present".
  16. ↑ "Wotruba-Salon: Krammerer Sänger / Pokrovsky Ensemble, Großer Saal: Krammerer Sänger / Pokrovsky Ensemble, Schubertsaal: Klavierabend Panos Karan, Friday, 6.5.2011 @ Wiener Konzerthaus". Stadtkinder. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Alexander S. Onassis International Online Magazine | Schorars' News". www.onassis.org. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Panos Karan, Piano". www.carnegiehall.org. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Panos Karan, Piano". www.carnegiehall.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  20. ↑ Staff, T. N. H. "Panos Karan to Perform in New York in Support of Musical Charity". The National Herald. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  21. ↑ "Athens State Orchestra-11th concert". www.megaron.gr. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Musical stories from the Amazon, Sierra Leone and Japan". www.megaron.gr. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  23. ↑ Tsolakidou, Stella (4 February 2012). "Panos Karan To Give Charity Classical Piano Recital for Disaster Victims of Tohuku | News from Greeks in Africa, Asia, and South America". Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta | Southbank Centre". www.southbankcentre.co.uk. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "125395 The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta 2019". Southbank Centre. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  26. ↑ UNIVERSO, EL (13 December 2012). "Panos Karan actúa en el Teatro Sucre". El Universo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "Recital del pianista Panos Karan | La Revista | EL UNIVERSO". www.larevista.ec (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  28. ↑ "Panos Karan toca hoy en el Teatro Nacional Sucre". edicionimpresa.elcomercio.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  29. ↑ "Panos Karan charity piano recital at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo (14.3.2014) – Embassy News". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  30. ↑ "Panos Karan & Zach Tarpagos Piano and Flute Recital Performance Schedule Suntory Hall". www.suntory.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  31. ↑ "Panos Karan charity piano recital at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo". www.ellines.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  32. ↑ "Panos Karan – Chopin 24 Études – Blue Rose Hall (Tokyo) [8/8] – Clip Dance". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  33. ↑ "Orion Symphony Orchestra – Spirit of Russia @www.classicalsource.com". www.classicalsource.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  34. ↑ "Panos Karan & Anna Maria Munoz at St John's Smith Square". visitlondon.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  35. ↑ "Fundraising Concert for Keys of Change and the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta on 1 June 2015 – Daiwa Foundation". www.dajf.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  36. ↑ "The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta Comes to Tokyo – Daiwa Foundation". www.dajf.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  37. 1 2 "The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta at Symphony Hall – Sunday, April 03, 2016 – 8:00 PM". Boston Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  38. ↑ "The Japan Society of Boston – The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta". www.japansocietyboston.org. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  39. ↑ "Charity concert will raise money for music education for refugee children". Classic FM. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  40. ↑ "Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta". FYS. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  41. ↑ "Pianist Panos Karan at Sydney's Opera house". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  42. ↑ "St.John's, Smiths Square, London".
  43. ↑ "Toby Purser – Conductor". jamesblackmanagement.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  44. ↑ purser, dennis. "Welcome to The Orion Symphony Orchestra". orionorchestra.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  45. ↑ "Chopin 24 Études by Panos Karan: In-touch pianist adds new flavour to challenging work". Pianist. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  46. ↑ "Home". www.wfimc.org. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  47. 1 2 "Young Japanese musicians to perform at Symphony Hall". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  48. ↑ "Can music change the world? Panos Karan believes so! –". www.acg.edu. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  49. ↑ "keys-of-change". keys-of-change. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  50. ↑ "Something for the Weekend: Pianist paddles down the Amazon | Classical-Music.com". www.classical-music.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  51. ↑ "Amazon Rainforest News: February 2011". Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  52. ↑ "Sierra Leone: World-Class Pianist Unlocks the Rhythm At Freetown Jail (June 2012)".
  53. 1 2 "Tales of Hope and Good News". Creative Capital Management. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  54. ↑ "Primary Care Recruitment & Keys of Change". Primary Care Recruitment. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  55. ↑ "Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta". NECN. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  56. 1 2 "Πάνος Καράν, Ελληνας στα πέρατα του κόσμου, Του Νίκου Βατόπουλου | Kathimerini". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  57. ↑ "Western Classical Music Concert in Kolkata, Vidya Mandir | What's Hot". Whats Hot. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  58. ↑ "Accra". Keys of Change USA. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  59. ↑ "Panos Karan Debut Album". Lexilogia Forums. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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