BIOGRAPHY

Yiannis Giagourtas was born in Greece (1981). He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and talented Greek guitarists of new generation. Achieving his Diploma and being awarded with the highest grade, Yiannis has completed his Music studies at Athenaeum Conservatory “Maria Kallas” under the direction of E. Assimakopoulos. He had also been unanimously granted with the 1st Award and Golden Medal. In parallel with his Music studies he has achieved the Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the University of Macedonia.

Yiannis continued his Music studies with Oscar Ghiglia and he was accepted with scholarship to Academia Chigiana (Siena, Italy) which he successfully completed. He took a part in masterclasses of Roland Dyens, Oscar Ghiglia, David Russell, Vladimir Mikulka, Gary Ryan, Carlo Marchione, Nikita Koshkin and diligently followed the seminars of Baroque music held by Dimitri Ioannou and Panagioti Adam. Yiannis Giagourtas performed concerts and gave masterclasses all over the Greece, Italy and Serbia. He is also the winner of numerous National competitions.

While he was recording for the Greek Television, Yiannis had a chance to work closely with the most significant and well-known Greek composers, such as N. Mamangakis.

“…possessing not only the extraordinary way of interpretation and technique which can be achieved just through exceptional work and dedication, he has ethos. Ethos, which only Great Artists have. I am certain that he will have a great future in music…” -E. Assimakopoulos  

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