Kostas Grigoreas-Aegean Sketches: On Marco’s Steps–Vassilis Kanellopoulos (HQ Official Audio Video)

Released by the Mirror of True Tones, the first solo record of the rising guitarist Vassilis Kanellopoulos, with works by Greek composers such as Kostas Grigoreas, who made all the recordings and the master of the CD, Kostas Mylionas, with which he has released a CD suites “for two guitars, and foreign artists such as Antonio José, Roland Dyens, Carlo Domeniconi, Andrew York, Aldo Rodriguez and Dilermando Reis. They are important works for the guitar repertoire, highlighting the richness of the instrument and expressing the emotions of the performer who generously offers it to the audience and not only. Good listening! Biography: Vassilis Kanellopoulos was born in Athens in 1994, his origins are from Messinia, Peloponnese. With his parents’ encouragement he started taking guitar lessons at a very early age and completed his studies at the Municipal Conservatory of Petroupolis under the guidance of professor Vassilis Kanaras (Diploma A straight and 1st prize). He has received 16 awards in national competitions and has attended seminars by Evangelos Assimakopoulos, Lisa Zoe, Notis Mavroudis etc. He has appeared as a solo guitarist nationwide and internationally in major concert halls. In 2010 the magazine “K” of newspaper Kathimerini, published his interview, while conducting a survey for the “Golden Adolescents” with a corresponding display on television. He is a graduate of the Department of Music Studies - EKPA, in the field of Byzantine Musicology. At the same time he extensively occupies himself in the study of Greek music and Eastern music, playing land lute (professors Christos Zotos, Lefteris Fragioudakis) with important appearances to his credit. He has collaborated with major singers and musicians such as Nena Venetsanou, Nikos and Yasemi-Sargouda etc. He has collaborated with important composers such as Kostas Grigoreas, Michael Archontides, Kostas Tsilidis, Nikos Piperis and young rising composers with a bright future as Dimitris Katharopoulos and Dimitris Nanos. A turning point in his career is the collaboration with the great composer and author Kostas Milonas, creating his first music record, with artistic songs together with the guitarist Miltiades Karaiskos. A special award for him was the first prize he won in the 5th category of the guitar in the remarkable World Competition - ’The Muse’, for all the instruments. Finally, he was a guitar teacher at the Major and National Conservatory of Nikaia the period 2016 – 2017 and from 2016 until today he is a guitar teacher at the Peloponnesian Association of Petroupolis. Handmade guitar by George Pandelias: Music Mirror: Kostas Grigoreas: Kostas Milonas: For Vassilis Kanellopoulos subscribe here: