Tetraktys String Quartet

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1 Tetraktys String Quartet

2 The Quartet was formed in 2008 by Giorgos Panagiotidis (violin), Kostas Panagiotidis (violin), Ali Başeğmezler (viola) and Dimitris Travlos (cello) and has met resounding acclaim by the Greek audience and Press. The Greek newspapers have described it as "The new up-and-coming quartet", with various other critiques mentioning their "unique style", their "bright and compact sound", their "virtuosic efficiency" and their "expressive phrasing". Each member of the Quartet is extremely talented, trained at world class institutions and has performed with various orchestras and famous conductors. Giorgos Panagiotidis was the assistant Concertmaster of the Athens Camerata, Orchestra of the Friends of Music, Kostas Panagiotidis is the concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra of the NERIT, Ali Başeğmezler was the principal viola player of the Athens Camerata, Orchestra of the Friends of Music, and Dimitris Travlos is a member of the Athens State Orchestra. They are also members of the Ensemble Modern and Ergon Ensemble. Tetraktys has been nominated by Megaron-The Athens Concert Hall as ECHO Rising Stars for In this framework the Quartet has performed in most of the European Concert Halls, such Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Cité de la Musique Paris (quartet biennale dedicated to Wolfagang Rihm), Luxembourg Philharmonie, Palais des Beaux-Arts Brussels, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Kölner Philharmonie, Musikverein Wien, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Town Hall & Symphony Hall Birmingham, Stockholms Konserthus and L Auditori Barcelona, receiving praising reviews from the audience and the Press. The Quartet's repertoire is diverse and exciting, trying to combine the Classical period with the Contemporary: in their concerts they have combined Ligeti with Mozart, Skalkottas with Haydn, Webern with Beethoven. Currently they are exploring repertoire with electronics too. Recordings of some of their performances, so as additional information can be found at: Facebook profile Contact : contact@tetraktysquartet.com

3 Giorgos Panagiotidis, violin He was born in Drama Greece in 1982 and started violin lessons with his father at the age of 5. At the age of 13 he won the first prize for young musicians at the Kocian violin competition in Ústí nad Orlicí of the Czech Republic. He was then accepted in the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich where he studied with Gottfried Schneider and graduating in 2004 with the loan of a Nicolau Gagliano violin for 2 years. After graduation he joined Prof. Lydia Dubrovskaya s class and in 2007 he returned to Greece to take up the position of assistant Concertmaster of the Athens Camerata Orchestra of the Friends of Music. He has worked with many other ensembles including the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt, the Bayerisher Rundfunk Orchestra and has collaborated with famous conductors, such as Zubin Mehta, Pierre Boulez and Sir Neville Marriner. He has performed in many European concert halls, among which the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Herkulessaal München, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and Salle Pleyel Paris. He is founding member of ERGON Ensemble and also a member of the Tetraktys Quartet. Kostas Panagiotidis, violin He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1977 and started violin lessons with his father at the age of 7. Having shown excellent progress, he received his violin diploma with Honors at the age of 15 from the Kavalla Municipal Conservatory. He was awarded a scholarship from the State Conservatory of Northern Greece, in order to attend Ginga Gitshova s violin classes at the Music Academy of Sofia. In 1995 he continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich with Gottfried Schneider and graduated in He received his postgraduate diploma in 2001 (Aufbau Studium). He has attended seminars and masterclasses and participated in recitals and chamber music concerts in Greece, Austria, Italy and Germany. He has performed as a soloist with the Athens State Orchestra and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Sofia. He has been a member of the Athens State Orchestra ( ), the Athens Camerata Orchestra of the Friends of Music (until 2010) and the National Symphonic Orchestra of the Greek Radio-Television. He is member of ERGON Ensemble and also a member of the Tetraktys Quartet, with whom he has performed in the most important European Concert halls.

4 He is the concertmaster of the new National Symphonic Orchestra of NERIT since Ali Başeğmezler, viola He was born in Ankara Turkey. He started his music education in Ankara Conservatory with Feza Gökmen. After his graduation he went to Leipzig "Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" to continue studying with Prof. Tatjana Masurenko in By the time he also played as a tutti viola in "Halle Opernhaus" ( ) and practiced under the guidance of world famous viola players such as Bruno Guiranna, Stefan Kamasa and Nobuko Imai. He finished his graduate (2006) and masters degree (2008) with the title "very good". Since 1997 he has played with many orchestras through Europe as a guest or as a soloist. He performed Nejat Basegmezler s Viola Concerto "Lausanne" as a World premiere with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Ankara in During the period , he was the principal violist of Camerata The Friends of Music orchestra in Athens. He is a member of Tetraktys quartet and ERGON Ensemble. Dimitris Travlos, cello He was born in 1978 in Berlin. He started his cello lessons at the age of four with Dana Chatzigeorgiou and continued his studies with Renato Ripo. He received his diploma in Further studies in the Vienna Academy for Music and Performing Arts with Prof. Johannes Meissl and Prof. Josef Luitz. He has participated in master classes with Anatol Krastev, David Strange, Maria Kliegel, Maria Tchaikovska, Heinrich Schiff, Vincent Stadlmair, Kerstin Feltz, along with chamber music seminars with the Artis Quartet and the Altenburg Trio. He is a member of Tetraktys quartet, a founding member of ERGON Ensemble and since 2003, a member of the Athens State Orchestra.

5 Links to press reviews (in Greek): Eleftherotypia, 28/10/ To Vima, 13/12/ Kathimerini, 22/11/ Kathimerini, 18/10/2009

6 Tetraktys photos (by Giorgos Mavropoulos)

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8 Rising Stars 2011/12 The European Concert Hall Organisation constitutes a platform for open exchange and for joint thinking on the opportunities, developments and shared challenges central to the lives of concert halls in the 21st century. The ECHO member halls come together to learn from, and be inspired by each other and to initiate ambitious international shared initiatives. As individual institutions the ECHO halls demonstrate huge variety both artistically and organisationally but what unites them is a shared ambition to present the highest quality performances to the widest possible audiences. All of the ECHO halls are producing institutions and demonstrate a high level of artistic integrity presenting a significant level of own productions in the performance series they offer. Each year the European Concert Hall Organisation selects six outstanding artists to become its Rising Stars. The selected Rising Stars perform a concert tour across the halls of the ECHO network. The ECHO Rising Stars series has existed since 1995 and has shaped the musical careers of many of today s world class artists. The aim of the Rising Stars series is to bring exceptional young artists to new international audiences. The selected artists are offered unparalleled performance opportunities to present musical programmes of their choice in the major concert halls of Europe. The focus of the series is musical excellence; the artists presented in the series are the best in their chosen field and are hand-selected by the Artistic Directors of the ECHO member halls. Tetraktys string quartet is the official nomination of Megaron The Athens Concert Hall for the artistic period 2011/12.

9 Tetraktys quartet Rising Stars tour performance dates and concert programmes November 9 th 2011, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam W. A. MOZART, String Quartet no.19, KV.465 "Dissonance" D. SHOSTAKOVICH,String Quartet op. 73 no. 3 L. v. BEETHOVEN, String Quartet op. 59 no. 2 "Rasumovsky" November 12 th 2011, Philharmonie Luxembourg N. SKALKOΤTAS, 10 sketches for String Quartet A. GINASTERA, String quartet no. 2 op. 26 L. v BEETHOVEN, String quartet op. 59 no. 2 "Rasumovsky" November 13 th 2011, Palais des Beaux-Arts Brussels J. S. BACH, Excerpts from BWV 1080 "Die Kunst Der Fuge" A. WEBERN, 5 Pieces for String quartet N. SKALKOTΤAS,10 sketches for String Quartet November 16 th 2011, Megaron the Athens Concert Hall J. S. BACH, Excerpts from BWV 1080 "Die Kunst Der Fuge" L. v BEETHOVEN, Grosse Fuge op. 133 N. SKALKOTTAS, GeroDimosfor String Quartet A.GINASTERA,String Quartet no. 2, op. 26 January 15 th 2012, Cité de la musique Paris W. Rihm, String Quartet No.6 "Blaubuch" W. A. MOZART, String Quartet no.19 KV.465 "Dissonance" January 16 th 2012, Laeiszhalle Hamburg W. A. MOZART, String Quartet no.19 KV.465 "Dissonance" N. SKALKOTTAS, 10 Sketches for String Quartet A. GINASTERA, String Quartet no. 2, op. 26

10 February 19 th 2012 Town Hall & Symphony Hall Birmingham (Symphony Hall) W. A. MOZART, String Quartet no.19, KV.465 "Dissonance" D. SHOSTAKOVICH,String Quartet op. 73 no. 3 L. v. BEETHOVEN, String Quartet op. 59 no. 2 "Rasumovsky" March 10 th 2012 Stockholms Konserthus J. S. BACH, Excerpts from The Art of Fugue BWV 1080 (part) N. SKALKOTTAS, 10 Sketches for String Quartet A. GINASTERA, String Quartet no. 2, op. 26 March 22 nd 2012 L Auditori Barcelona N. SKALKOTTAS, 10 sketches for String Quartet A. GINASTERA, String quartet no. 2 op. 26 L. v BEETHOVEN, String quartet op. 59 no. 2 "Rasumovsky" May 15 th 2012, Musikverein Wien N. SKALKOTTAS,10 sketches for String Quartet A. GINASTERA, String quartet no. 2 op. 26 L. v BEETHOVEN, String quartet op. 59 no. 2 "Rasumovsky" June 3rd 2012, Kölner Philharmonie N. SKALKOTTAS, 10 Sketches for String Quartet A. GINASTERA, String Quartet no. 2, op. 26 L. v BEETHOVEN, String Quartet op. 59 no. 2 "Rasumovsky"

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