Panos Karan Explained

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

St Martin-in-the-Fields on 15 April 2004;[14]

Hermitage Theatre on 17 January 2008;[15]

Konzerthaus, Vienna on 6 May 2011;[16]

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on 19 May 2007,[17] 9 June 2009,11 October 2011[18] and 8 June 2018;[19] [20]

Athens Concert Hall on 14 January 2011[21] and 26 June 2013;[22]

Tokyo Oji Hall on 16 March 2014;[23]

Queen Elizabeth Hall on 2 April 2014[24] [3] and 1 April 2019;[25]

Teatro Nacional Sucre on 13 December 2012[26] [27] and 29 April 2015;[28]

Blue Rose Hall at Suntory Hall on 14 March 2014,[29] 3 August 2015[30] [31] and 23 June 2018;[32]

St John's, Smith Square in November 2008[33] and 1 June 2015;[34] [35]

Tokyo Opera City on 20 August 2015;[36]

Symphony Hall, Boston on 3 April 2016;[37] [38]

Cadogan Hall on 11 June 2018;[39]

Suntory Hall on 6 August 2018;[40]

Sydney Opera House on 3 February 2020.[41]

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

Recordings

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

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

Humanitarian work

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, 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 and in April 2016 at Symphony Hall, Boston.[57]

He has helped create the Kolkata Youth Orchestra[58] and the Accra Youth Sinfonietta.[59]

Personal life

Karan has resided in London since 2000.[60]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alumnus Panos Karan brings Fukushima musicians for London performance Toucbase13. www.acg.edu. 2016-05-22.
  2. Web site: PANOS KARAN - A pianist touring with his music around the world's remote countries. www.ellines.com. 2016-05-22.
  3. Web site: Young Fukushima Musicians to perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall on 2 April 2014 - Daiwa Foundation. www.dajf.org.uk. 2016-05-22.
  4. Web site: Japan Society of the UK - The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta.
  5. Web site: Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta in collaboration with Orpheus Sinfonia Sound and Music. www.soundandmusic.org. 2016-05-22.
  6. News: Krishnamurthy. Akhila. 2019-12-09. Pianist Panos Karan launched Musee Musical Foundation's Chennai Youth Sinfonietta. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-07-02. 0971-751X.
  7. Web site: Concert archive. website. www.ilams.org.uk. 2016-05-22.
  8. Web site: Charity Concert by Greek pianist Panos Karan (Oct. 14, 2012) - Embassy News. www.mfa.gr. 2016-05-22.
  9. Web site: The American College of Greece Panos Karan. www.acg.edu. 2016-05-22.
  10. Web site: 2016-05-30. Panos Karan. 2020-08-03. The American College of Greece. en-US.
  11. Web site: Noticias y novedades del BRITÁNICO. 2016-05-22.
  12. Web site: Panos Karan concert in Teatro Sucre - News articles - GOV.UK. www.gov.uk. 2016-05-22.
  13. Web site: Western Classical Music Concert in Kolkata, Vidya Mandir What's Hot. Whats Hot. 2016-05-22.
  14. 2004-09-01. LSCO Concerto Festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911204658/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-709787291.html. dead. 2016-09-11.
  15. Web site: The State Hermitage Museum and Hermitage Music Academy present.
  16. Web site: Wotruba-Salon: Krammerer Sänger / Pokrovsky Ensemble, Großer Saal: Krammerer Sänger / Pokrovsky Ensemble, Schubertsaal: Klavierabend Panos Karan, Friday, 6.5.2011 @ Wiener Konzerthaus. Stadtkinder. 2016-05-22.
  17. Web site: Alexander S. Onassis International Online Magazine Schorars' News. www.onassis.org. 2016-05-22.
  18. Web site: Panos Karan, Piano. www.carnegiehall.org. 2016-05-22.
  19. Web site: Panos Karan, Piano. 2020-07-02. www.carnegiehall.org. en.
  20. Web site: Staff. T. N. H.. Panos Karan to Perform in New York in Support of Musical Charity. 2020-07-02. The National Herald. en.
  21. Web site: Athens State Orchestra-11th concert. www.megaron.gr. 2016-05-22.
  22. Web site: Musical stories from the Amazon, Sierra Leone and Japan. www.megaron.gr. 2016-05-22.
  23. Web site: Panos Karan To Give Charity Classical Piano Recital for Disaster Victims of Tohuku News from Greeks in Africa, Asia, and South America. Tsolakidou. Stella. 4 February 2012 . 2016-05-22.
  24. Web site: Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta Southbank Centre. 2013-10-24. www.southbankcentre.co.uk. 2016-05-22.
  25. Web site: 125395 The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta 2019. 2020-07-02. Southbank Centre. en.
  26. Web site: Panos Karan actúa en el Teatro Sucre. UNIVERSO. EL. 2012-12-13. El Universo. es. 2016-05-22.
  27. Web site: Recital del pianista Panos Karan La Revista EL UNIVERSO. www.larevista.ec. es-ES. 2016-05-22.
  28. Web site: Panos Karan toca hoy en el Teatro Nacional Sucre. edicionimpresa.elcomercio.com. 2016-05-22.
  29. Web site: Panos Karan charity piano recital at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo (14.3.2014) - Embassy News. www.mfa.gr. 2016-05-22.
  30. Web site: PANOS KARAN & ZACH TARPAGOS PIANO AND FLUTE RECITAL Performance Schedule SUNTORY HALL. www.suntory.com. 2016-05-22.
  31. Web site: SUNTORY HALL - Panos Karan charity piano recital at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo. www.ellines.com. 2016-05-22.
  32. Web site: Panos Karan – Chopin 24 Études – Blue Rose Hall (Tokyo) [8/8] – Clip Dance]. 2020-07-02. en-US.
  33. Web site: Orion Symphony Orchestra – Spirit of Russia @www.classicalsource.com. www.classicalsource.com. 2016-05-22.
  34. Web site: Panos Karan & Anna Maria Munoz at St John's Smith Square. visitlondon.com. 2016-05-22.
  35. Web site: Fundraising Concert for Keys of Change and the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta on 1 June 2015 - Daiwa Foundation. www.dajf.org.uk. 2016-05-22.
  36. Web site: The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta Comes to Tokyo - Daiwa Foundation. www.dajf.org.uk. 2016-05-22.
  37. Web site: The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta at Symphony Hall - Sunday, April 03, 2016 - 8:00 PM Boston Symphony Orchestra bso.org. www.bso.org. 2016-05-22.
  38. Web site: The Japan Society of Boston - The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta. www.japansocietyboston.org. 2016-05-22.
  39. Web site: Charity concert will raise money for music education for refugee children. 2020-07-02. Classic FM. en.
  40. Web site: Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta. 2020-07-02. FYS. en.
  41. Web site: Pianist Panos Karan at Sydney's Opera house. 2020-07-02. SBS Your Language. en.
  42. Web site: St.John's, Smiths Square, London.
  43. Web site: Toby Purser - Conductor - James Black Management. jamesblackmanagement.com. 2016-05-22.
  44. Web site: Welcome to The Orion Symphony Orchestra. purser. dennis. orionorchestra.org.uk. 2016-05-22.
  45. Web site: 2019-10-11. Chopin 24 Études by Panos Karan: In-touch pianist adds new flavour to challenging work. 2020-07-02. Pianist.
  46. Web site: Home. www.wfimc.org. 2016-05-25.
  47. Web site: Young Japanese musicians to perform at Symphony Hall - The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com. 2016-05-22.
  48. Web site: Can music change the world? Panos Karan believes so! –. www.acg.edu. 2016-05-25.
  49. Web site: keys-of-change. keys-of-change. 2016-05-25.
  50. Web site: Something for the Weekend: Pianist paddles down the Amazon Classical-Music.com. www.classical-music.com. 2016-05-22.
  51. Web site: Amazon Rainforest News: February 2011. 2016-05-25.
  52. Web site: Sierra Leone: World-Class Pianist Unlocks the Rhythm At Freetown Jail (June 2012).
  53. Web site: Tales of Hope and Good News. 2016-04-26. Creative Capital Management. 2016-05-22.
  54. Web site: Primary Care Recruitment & Keys of Change. 2015-06-21. Primary Care Recruitment. en-US. 2016-05-22.
  55. Web site: Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta. NECN. 2016-05-22.
  56. Web site: Πάνος Καράν, Ελληνας στα πέρατα του κόσμου, Του Νίκου Βατόπουλου Kathimerini. www.kathimerini.gr. 2016-05-22.
  57. Web site: The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta at Symphony Hall - Sunday, April 03, 2016 - 8:00 PM Boston Symphony Orchestra bso.org. www.bso.org. 2016-05-25.
  58. Web site: Western Classical Music Concert in Kolkata, Vidya Mandir What's Hot. 2020-07-02. Whats Hot. en.
  59. Web site: Accra. 2020-07-02. Keys of Change USA. en.
  60. Web site: Panos Karan Debut Album. Lexilogia Forums. 2016-05-22.

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