Maria Farantouri
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Famous Greek Singer Maria Farantouri to Perform in Istanbul
Famous Greek singer and political activist Maria Farantouri will perform to Istanbul fans at Harbiye Open-Air Theater on August 2 to celebrate composer Mikis Theodorakis' 90th birthday.
Theodorakis is known as Greece’s top living composer, famous for the 1964 classic "Zorba the Greek"...
Maria Farantouri Moves Melbourne Audiences
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One of the most significant voices of Greece, Maria Farantouri, and renowned US jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd continue their fourteen-year music collaboration, this time in Australia.
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Maria Farantouri Celebrates 50 Years of Singing
The well-known Greek singer Maria Farantouri will celebrate her fifty years of singing with a big concert at the Herod Atticus Theater on September 17. Elli Paspala and Savvina Yannatou will appear with her on stage.
Maria Farantouri, born in...
Europe
Farantouri’s Voice Soars In Berlin
The famous Greek singer Maria Farantouri gave a concert on April 8, at the Komische Oper in Berlin. She performed songs by her compatriot, Mikis Theodorakis, and the Turkish composer, Taner Akyol. Symeon Ioannidis was the conductor of the...
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Theodorakis’ Apotheosis in Vienna
On December 14, world-famous composer Mikis Theodorakis was present at the Vienna Konzerthaus, when his longtime friend and colleague Alexandros Karozas, singer Maria Farantouri, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra conducted by Stefan Vladar, and the Vienna Academy of Music performed some of...
Australia
Touching Exhibit of Australia’s Greek Migrants
Many prominent migrants who were forced to leave Greece along with their parents during the "stone years," were given the opportunity to share their stories with the help of modern technology at an exhibition held in Melbourne's Hellenic Museum.
Rare...
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Karaindrou Honors Angelopoulos With Concert
Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou will conduct performances of her own work at the Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center in Istanbul on Oct. 6 in a concert commemorating director Theodoros Angelopoulos, who was killed in a motorcycle accident on...
Australia
Melbourne Greeks Mark 60th Anniversary of Migration Deal
It's been 60 years since the crucial signing between the Australian and Greek governments of the Assisted Migration Agreement, which facilitated Greeks' migration to Australia. The Hellenic Museum of Melbourne has organized an event to celebrate this anniversary.
On August 1st, the Victorian...