Andreas Skouras (born 1972 in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

) is a Greek-German pianist and

harpsichord A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ...

ist.

Life

Skouras attended the Odeon in Thessaloniki and studied at the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater München The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is t ...

with

Hedwig Bilgram Hedwig Bilgram (born 31 March 1933) is a German musician and educator. She was born in Memmingen. She studied piano from an early age and went on to study organ with Karl Richter and piano with Friedrich Wührer. In 1959, she won first prize at t ...

, Ketil Haugsand, and Lars Ulrik Mortensen. As a pianist and harpsichordist, he has performed solo, in song duets and with orchestra] in concert halls and festivals worldwide. He has played with the Ensemble intercontemporain, the ASKO Ensemble and the English Chamber Orchestra, among others. In addition, he has been involved in CD, radio and television productions. Skouras' repertoire includes

baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

, classical and

Romantic music Romantic music is a stylistic movement in Western Classical music associated with the period of the 19th century commonly referred to as the Romantic era (or Romantic period). It is closely related to the broader concept of Romanticism—the ...

pieces. He is also particularly interested in works by Greek composers, for example ''Khoai'' by Iannis Xenakis, one of the most demanding pieces for harpsichord. Numerous

Neue Musik Neue Musik (English ''new music'', French ''nouvelle musique'') is the collective term for a wealth of different currents in composed Western art music from around 1910 to the present. Its focus is on compositions of 20th century music. It is char ...

composers wrote pieces for him, including

Dieter Acker Dieter Acker (3 November 1940 – 27 May 2006) was a German composer born in Sibiu, Romania. Career Dieter Acker studied composition with Sigismund Toduță Sigismund Toduță ( Simeria, 17 May 1908 – Cluj-Napoca, 3 July 1991) was a Roma ...

, Frank Corcoran, Bertold Hummel,

Peter Kiesewetter Peter Kiesewetter (1 May 1945 – 4 December 2012) was a modern classical composer, born in Marktheidenfeld, Germany to Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in ...

and . Skouras taught harpsichord at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich and gave

master class A master class is a Class (education), class given to students of a particular Academic discipline, discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also science, painting, drama, games, or on any other occasion where skills are b ...

es at the

Tbilisi State Conservatoire Tbilisi State Conservatoire ( ka, თბილისის სახელმწიფო კონსერვატორია, ''Tbilisis Saxelmc̣ipo Ḳonservaṭoria'') is the State Conservatoire of Georgia, located in the capital Tbilisi. ...

Awards

* 2003:

Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis is a Bavarian arts and literary prize. Selected winners Source: 2002 :Performing arts * Stefanie Dietrich (actress) * Barbara Schöller (actress) * Christian Hettkamp (actor) * Marc Oliver Schulze (actor) ...

. * 2007: Stipendium für Musik der Landeshauptstadt München.

Recordings

* 2005: ''Sonaten und Sonatinen'' by

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

and Fredrik Schwenk (Cavalli) * 2009: ''Fragmenta Missarum pro Defunctis'' by (Neos) * 2016: ''Complete Works For Piano Solo'' by Bernd Alois Zimmermann (Neos) * 2016: ''Chamber Music For Violin, Piano And Harpsichord'' by

Charles Wuorinen Charles Peter Wuorinen (; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He performed his works and other 20th-century music as pianist and conductor. He composed more than ...

with Anne Skouras (Neos) * 2016: ''Ins Offene – Klaviermusik Der Moderne'' (Neos) * 2017: ''Piano Works'' by Kalevi Aho (Neos) * 2017: ''Complete Works For Piano & Harpsichord'' by

Anders Eliasson Anders Erik Birger Eliasson (3 April 1947 – 20 May 2013) was a Sweden, Swedish composer. Life Eliasson was born in Borlänge. His "earliest musical experiences originated from within myself: they were my own singing, and familiar tunes I h ...

(Neos) * 2018: ''Wolfgang Jacobi 125 – Live @ Megève Festival Savoy Truffle'' (Neos) * 2018: ''Domenico Scarlatti And The Modern Era Of The Harpsichord'' (Neos)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skouras, Andreas German classical pianists Classical accompanists German harpsichordists 1972 births Living people Musicians from Thessaloniki