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Danae Kara
Danae Kara (; born on 27 July 1953) is a Greek classical concert pianist, Music artist (occupation), recording artist, and Education, educator, best known for her interpretations of 20th century List of Greek composers, Greek modernist composers. Early life Danae Kara was born on 27 July 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey. She began music lessons at the age of five, in 1958, at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory with Ferdi Statzer (né Friedrich von Statzer, pupil of Emil von Sauer and Friedrich Wührer). Having immigrated to Greece in 1966, she continued at the Athens Conservatory with the pianist Maria Cherogeorge-Sigara (''Greek language, Greek: Μαρία Χαιρογιώργου-Σιγάρα'', pupil of Alfredo Casella and Marguerite Long) and composer Konstantinos Kydoniatis (''Greek language, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κυδωνιάτης'') for Music theory, theory, earning both her "Piano Soloist’s Diploma" and "Advanced Theory Diploma" with the distinction of "First Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the list of European cities by population within city limits, most populous European city, and the world's List of largest cities, 15th-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium ( grc-gre, Βυζάντιον, ) in the 7th century BCE by Ancient Greece, Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( grc-gre, Νέα Ῥώμη, ; la, Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople () after himself. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
