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Dimitris Sgouros Born (1969-08-30) 30 August 1969 (age 56) Athens, Greece Genres Classical music Occupation Musician Instrument Piano Years active 1977–present Website www.sgouros-pianist.com

Musical artist

**Dimitris Sgouros** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Δημήτρης Σγούρος; born 30 August 1969)[\[a\]](#endnote_Anone) is a Greek classical pianist.[1] Sgouros is a former child prodigy and is considered a leading concert pianist.[2][3] [Arthur Rubinstein](/source/Arthur_Rubinstein) said his performance was "the best playing I have ever heard".[4]

## Biography

Dimitris Sgouros is an [Aromanian](/source/Aromanians),[5] who said "I am Vlach with a capital V", [Vlach](/source/Vlach) being the common name for the Aromanians in Greece.[6] Sgouros is the son of Sotirios and Marianthi Sgouros.[7] There was no notable record of musical talent in his family.[4] He began playing the piano when he was six-years old[8] and gave his first public performance a year later.[4] At the age of eight, he entered the [Athens Conservatoire](/source/Athens_Conservatoire), studying under Maria Herogiorgiou-Sigara.[1][4] Sgouros won several competitions between 1978 and 1983, including the [UNICEF](/source/UNICEF) competition in Bulgaria (1979), a competition in [Ancona](/source/Ancona), Italy (1980), and two competitions in his home city of Athens.[4] He was also the recipient of the 1982 Leonardo da Vinci International Award.[7][9]

In 1982, at the age of 12, Sgouros made his [Carnegie Hall](/source/Carnegie_Hall) debut.[10] He performed [Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3](/source/Piano_Concerto_No._3_(Rachmaninoff)) with the [National Symphony Orchestra](/source/National_Symphony_Orchestra_(United_States)), conducted by [Mstislav Rostropovich](/source/Mstislav_Rostropovich).[1] In mid-1983, before he had turned 13, Sgouros graduated from the conservatory with a professor's diploma, teacher's diploma, first prize, and a gold medal.[4] Sgouros continued his studies at the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Music) of London and the [University of Maryland, College Park](/source/University_of_Maryland%2C_College_Park), in the United States of America.[1] He graduated from Royal Academy with the highest marks the institution had ever awarded.[1] Besides his musical talents, Sgouros has undertaken postgraduate studies in mathematics at the [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford).[11]

Performances around the world have included concerts in Australia,[12][13] Austria, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hong Kong,[14] Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand,[15] Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and Turkey.[16] Sgouros has performed for the royal families of Britain, Monaco,[17][18] and Sweden, and played under the baton of renowned conductors such as [Herbert von Karajan](/source/Herbert_von_Karajan), [Leonard Bernstein](/source/Leonard_Bernstein), [Emil Tabakov](/source/Emil_Tabakov), [Kurt Masur](/source/Kurt_Masur), and [Yevgeny Svetlanov](/source/Yevgeny_Svetlanov).[19] He has recorded for various record labels, including Dino Music[20][21], M.E.I. Records[22] and [EMI](/source/EMI).[23] Since March 1988, three Sgouros Festivals have been instituted, in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), [Ljubljana](/source/Ljubljana), and Singapore.[24][25][26]

Sgouros has featured prominently in the media, having appeared on NBC's *[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](/source/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson)*[27] and a television concert with Chopin's 1st Piano Concerto.[28][29] He has also been profiled by Oscar-winning director François Reichenbach in a feature-length documentary film.[30][31]

## See also

- [List of classical pianists](/source/List_of_classical_pianists)

- [List of classical pianists (recorded)](/source/List_of_classical_pianists_(recorded))

- [List of music prodigies](/source/List_of_music_prodigies)

## Notes

**a.** [**^**](#ref_Anone) Sgouros's name sometimes appears as Dimitrios Sgouros.

## References

### Citations

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SgourosBiography2008_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SgourosBiography2008_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-SgourosBiography2008_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-SgourosBiography2008_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-SgourosBiography2008_1-4) [Classical Pianist Dimitris Sgouros: Biography](http://www.sgouros-pianist.com/biography.htm) (*c.* 2008). Retrieved 21 May 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Tommasini, Anthony (18 April 2000). ["MUSIC REVIEW; A Onetime Piano Prodigy Returns at 31 to Carnegie Hall (Published 2000)"](https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/18/arts/music-review-a-onetime-piano-prodigy-returns-at-31-to-carnegie-hall.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 7 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** McLellan, Joseph. ["Dimitris Sgouros' Promising Piano"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1982/07/19/dimitris-sgouros-promising-piano/74953bec-ea96-49e6-af87-7db92ad750b4/). *The Washington Post*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Crankshaw1983_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Crankshaw1983_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Crankshaw1983_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Crankshaw1983_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Crankshaw1983_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Crankshaw1983_4-5) Crankshaw, G. (1983): [Angel Debut Recording: Dimitris Sgouros – Brahms/Schumann](http://www.sgourosmp3.com/debutrecords.html) (notes from record jacket). Retrieved 21 May 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Exarchos, Giorgis (2001). [*Οι Ελληνοβλάχοι (Αρμανοί)*](https://books.google.com/books?id=alJoAAAAMAAJ) (in Greek). Vol. 1. Ekdoseis Kastaniote. p. 491. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789600327847](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789600327847).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Efstathiadis, Stathis (24 November 2008). [""Είμαστε όλοι Βλάχοι""](https://www.tovima.gr/2008/11/24/books-ideas/eimaste-oloi-blaxoi-2/). *[To Vima](/source/To_Vima)* (in Greek).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WWW2010_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WWW2010_7-1) [World Who's Who: Dimitris Sgouros](http://www.worldwhoswho.com/public/views/entry.html?id=sgo-0651) (2010). Retrieved 22 May 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Dimitris Sgouros: Portrait of a Genius"](https://www.sgourosmp3.com/portrait.html). *sgourosmp3.com*. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RotaryClub2009_9-0)** [Rotary Club Firenze: History of the Leonardo da Vinci Award](http://www.rotary-wuerzburg.de/Leonardo%20Kreis/History-Premio-Leonardo.doc) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110719080808/http://www.rotary-wuerzburg.de/Leonardo%20Kreis/History-Premio-Leonardo.doc) 19 July 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (2009). Retrieved 28 December 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Rockwell, John (17 April 1982). ["CONCERT: PIANIST, 12 (Published 1982)"](https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/17/arts/concert-pianist-12.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 7 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SgourosMP3Photographic2009_11-0)** [Dimitris Sgouros: A photographic portrait](http://www.sgourosmp3.com/photographicportrait.html) (*c.* 2009). Retrieved 22 May 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Newspaper articles on Dimitris Sgouros from Fairfax archive](http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/newsSearch.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&sp=nrm&so=relevance&dt=selectRange&kw=dimitris+sgouros&dr=entire&pb=all_ffx&rc=50&sfx=headline&sfx=text&submit=Search) (mainly Sydney).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Dimitris Sgouros Australian tours – Concert programmes & nationwide reviews](http://www.sgourosmp3.com/concertads.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Legacy Tobacco Documents Library, University of California, San Francisco – Philip Morris Collection – Dimitris Sgouros in Hong Kong (1989 Cartier Master Series)](http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/buf18a00)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Dimitris Sgouros newspaper citations](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/search/collection/akldpeople!indexcards/searchterm/Dimitris%20Sgouros/field/all/mode/exact/conn/and), Auckland Libraries.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [Sgouros concert in Ankara – article from NTV MS-NBC (in Turkish)](http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/205306.asp?cp1=1)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** [Hebdo Magazine feature on Sgouros (November 1984)](http://www.sgourosmp3.com/hebdo-magazine.htm) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** [Prince's Palace of Monaco – Summer Concerts](http://www.palais.mc/monaco/x-net/internet-palais-princier/english/museums-et-culture/summer-concerts/summer-concerts.454.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100212201114/http://www.palais.mc/monaco/x-net/internet-palais-princier/english/museums-et-culture/summer-concerts/summer-concerts.454.html) 12 February 2010 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["ABC Classic FM broadcast schedule – Sgouros & USSR Sym Orch/Svetlanov perform Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121113091608/http://www.abc.net.au/classic/daily/stories/s630178.htm). *[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.abc.net.au/classic/daily/stories/s630178.htm) on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["ABC Classic FM broadcast schedule – Dino Music album with Sgouros"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121113080128/http://www.abc.net.au/classic/daily/stories/s823345.htm). *[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.abc.net.au/classic/daily/stories/s823345.htm) on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** [Dimitris Sgouros album on Dino Music – track listing](http://www.sgourosmp3.com/1989LP2.JPG)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** [Dimitris Sgouros Live Commercial Australian Recordings](https://sgourosmp3.com/sgouros_australian_recordings.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** [2011 EMI Classics release with Dimitris Sgouros – 'Essential Liszt'](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0054T8D74)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** [Concert poster – Sgouros with the USSR Festival Orchestra in Singapore, 1990](http://mms.elibraryhub.com/SHC/Ephemera%20Collection/Posters/090000499.pdf)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** [Concert advertisement](http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19901021.aspx) – The Straits Times, 21 October 1990

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** [Sgouros at Victoria Concert Hall](http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19911022.aspx). Concert notice, The Straits Times, 22 October 1991

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** [TV guides from Ocala Star-Banner & Chicago Tribune](https://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=sgouros+carson&btnG=Search+Archives&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&scoring=a) (1982).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MiamiNews_28-0)** [The Miami News TV guide](https://archive.today/20130125055540/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gswlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4957,5107399&dq=sgouros+caracas&hl=en) (1986).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NewYorkTimes_29-0)** [– TV Special – Listings](https://tv.nytimes.com/show/58612/Prodigy/overview). The New York Times Retrieved 3 January 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MusikindenMedien_30-0)** [Google Books citation – Musik in den Medien](http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=1&tbs=bks:1&q=dimitris+sgouros+reichenbach&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=) Retrieved on 3 January 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-LosAngelesTimes_31-0)** [– Music News](https://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=sgouros+reichenbach&btnG=Search+Archives&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&scoring=a) Los Angeles Times (1984). Retrieved 3 January 2011.

### Bibliography

- Tarallo, Alfredo (1993). "Sgouros, Poet of the Piano." *Il Mattino*. 26 July.

- [Klement, Udo](/source/Udo_Klement) (1991). "Fascinating Sgouros: Gewandhaus Orchestra with pianist Dimitris Sgouros." *Leipziger Volkszeitung*

- Ardoin, John (1989). "Pianist Sgouros is an Old Master at 19." *Dallas Morning News*. 12 January.

- [Crutchfield, Will (1988). "Review/Concert; Young American Choruses." *New York Times*. April 21.](https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/21/arts/review-concert-young-american-choruses.html)

- Ardoin, John (1987). "Sgouros Proves Electrifying – Pianist Plays Brilliantly with FW Symphony." *Dallas Morning News*. 20 October.

- Guenther, Roy (1985). "Dimitris Sgouros: Flash Without Feeling." *Washington Post*. 17 July.

- Rosenberg, Donald (1984). "A Gifted Pianist Who Is Not Yet 15." *Philadelphia Inquirer*. 27 July.

- Finn, Robert (1984). "Young Greek Pianist Does Amazingly Well on Mozart." *Cleveland Plain Dealer*. 15 July.

- Mclellan, Joseph (1984). "Dimitris Sgouros: Coming of Age." *Washington Post*. 9 July.

- Mclellan, Joseph (1982). "Dimitris Sgouros' Promising Piano." *Washington Post*. 19 July.

- Mclellan, Joseph (1982). "Pianist's Return." *Washington Post*. 23 April.

- Mclellan, Joseph (1982). "Bravo Sgouros." *Washington Post*. 16 April.

- Thomas, R. M. (1982). "Boy Vs. Rachmaninoff." *The New York Times*. 15 April.

## External links

- [Classical Pianist Dimitris Sgouros](http://www.sgouros-pianist.com/)

- [Free video and mp3 downloads of Dimitris Sgouros' playing](http://sgourosmp3.com)

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