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Marios Papadopoulos (musician)
Marios Papadopoulos (born 20 December 1954 in Limassol, Cyprus) is a Cypriot-born, British conductor and pianist. He is the founder and music director of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford. Early life Born in Cyprus, Papadopoulos began playing the piano at the age of 5. In 1967, he moved with his family to the UK to continue his musical education. His teachers were Ilona Kabos and Gina Bachauer. In 1969, at the age of 14, he received the ARCM Diploma from the Royal College of Music. In 1971, he made his debut at the Royal Festival Hall as soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in one of the Robert Mayer Concerts for Children. In 1972, he won the piano category prize in the Greater London Arts Association's Young Musicians Scheme. In the same year, Sir Michael Tippett invited him to appear at the Bath International Music Festival in recital and as soloist in Tippett's Fantasia on a Theme by Handel conduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limassol
Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 183,658 and a metropolitan population of 239,842. In 2014, Limassol was ranked by TripAdvisor as the 3rd up-and-coming destination in the world, in its Top 10 Traveler's Choice Destinations on the Rise list. The city is also ranked 89th worldwide in Mercer's Quality of Living Survey (2017). In the 2020 ranking published by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Limassol was classified as a "Gamma −" global city. History Limassol was built between two ancient Greek cities, Amathus and Kourion, and during Byzantine rule it was known as Neapolis (new town). Limassol's historical centre is located around its medieval Limassol Castle and the Old Port. Today the city spreads along the Mediterranean coast and has extende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
