Nickos Harizanos - Composer
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VIDEOS

Aisling Agnew performs the work "Νιght in the Forest'" op.6.  
The video is shot in The Kibble Palace situated in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens.


The work is published by Musica Ferrum and can be ordered here

Il Gruppo Cameristico ALCHIMEA formato da Andrea MANCO - flauto, Alessandro Cipolletta - viola, 
Sara TERZANO - arpa presenta la Prima esecuzione assoluta del brano Spirals I op. 107 per flauto, 
viola e arpa di Nickos Harizanos in occasione della Rassegna Concertistica "Musica - Magia dei Luoghi" 
III Edizione - 2010 presso la Chiesa SS. Annunziata - Torino.

Varvara Tsotra, Cello and Amalia Sagona, Piano gave the first performance of  the "Sonatina" op.191  
during the recital tribute to composer's work which took place at the Hall of the En Organis Conservatory
​in Athens in May 2017.
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Myrto Akrivou performs the work "The Butterfly Fixer" op.163
at Theoharakis Foundation Hall in Athens, November 2016.
The work is part of a project called "Beauty and Hope in 21st Century)
​(Scores and cd) by the Musica Ferrum Editions.
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Euphoria Orchestra is performing the premiere of the work "The Charisma of persuasion" op.269
under the direction of Elizaveta Korneeva. The work was one of the winning and selected works in the
International Synesthesia Lab 2024 in Russia. Organ Hall, Kazan Zhiganov Conservatory, Kazan, October 2024.


Panos Thoidis performs the work Ιώ (Io) op.159 at Patra’s Philharmonic Conservatory in January 2024.

The work "Kaleidoscope" op.100 is performed by : Evgeniya Kossman - Piccolo, Virginie Raemy - Violin
Mathilde Raemy - Cello and Yuriko Sekiguchi - Percussion at the Grand Hall of Hochshule fur Musik Basel,
Switzerland 
on Saturday 15th of December 2012. The work was taught by Marcus Weiss.


The Mandolin Quintet Seasons performs the work "The hopeless dancing lessons of the King" op.213
during the opening of the First Festival "Art of Mandolin" at the Central Military Club, Music Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria,
October 2024. The Mandolin Quintet Seasons are : Evdokia Bobotsona and Plamen Maslev - Mandolins,
Rosen Balkanski and Milen Durov - Guitars, Margarita Kalcheva - Double Bass.


Mizuki Aita performs the work "Autokίnisis" op.232. He played it at the Tokyo University of Arts in Japan
in November 2024. The work is dedicated to him.


The work "Olive Grove" (Marocain op.140) is performed by Tinos Flute Duet, Amalia Kountouri and Anne Pujolas
in an olive grove in Tinos island, September 2024.


Giorgos Tabakis performs the work "Confession" op.242 for 7string Lyre.
The scale of the work is D, Ebb, Fb, F, G, A, B, C.


Agne Dūkštait Mal-Malukiene - Accordion and Ignas Daniulis Bb clarinet perform the work "Humoresque"
during the Druscomania Festival in Lithuania in June 2024. The recital too place at Lishkava St.
The hall of the Trinity Church's Dominican Monastery.


The String Quartet n.4 "Piedra de Sol" op.184 is performed by Cuarteto Cromano during the
3rd Composition Festival of UANL University  of Monterrey, Mexico in 2015.
The work was commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico.

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Lucie Louvrier, mezzo soprano, sings the work "Hecube" op.195 based
on verses by the homonymous ancient greek drama by Euripides.
The work is dedicated to her. Radar Theatre, Athens, March 2017. 


Gennady Bikov (Violin) and Nikos Tsalikis (Piano) performing "Passing the Dreamgate" op.119
at Megaron of Athens in May 2012. The work was part of the stage performance by Marika Klambatsea
titled "The Trains". 

 
The work is part of the Book titled Monographs II published by​ Editions Musica Ferrum. 
The Book is dedicated to Angelika. The video is a live performance broadcasted by Attica TV channel 
in Greece which was took place at Parnassos Concert Hall in Athens, November 2014.


The work "Pictor's Metamorphoses" op.147  is performed by Elena Cecconi - Flute and
Paola Devito - Harp 
in Genova in September 2014. It is dedicated to Elena. 

The song "Τρελή Νυχτωδία" by the poet N.Lapathiotis is one of a part of 4 songs by greek poets.
Tenor : Giannis Filias, Piano : Panayiotis Krabis. November 2021. 
 

Vaggelis Stathopoulos performs the solo guitar work "Piezas Idiomaticas"  op.187
at the concert hall of En Organis Conservatory in Athens in May 2017.
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The live premiere performance of the work Kaleidoscope II (A Musical Toy) op.192.
The Chamber Symphony Orchestra directed by Phaedra Giannelou. The programme also
included works by S. De Filippo, A.Carastathis, M.Delli, A,Karatzikis, and J.Ostlund.
​The concert took place at the Kalithea Municipal Theatre in Athens, February 2017.
The work is dedicated to the Orchestra.


Premier of the "Oracles" (I.Meanders, II.Crystalline Nights, III.Orpheus Journey)
by Athina Gratsouna, Violin and Amalia Sagona, Piano.
The performance took place at the concert hall of En Organis Conservatory in Athens, May 2017.
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Maestro George Zacharias gave the greek premiere of the Preludes and Fugues op.167
for unaccompanied Violin 
at a full venue of Parnassos Concert Hall in Athens on 2nd of April 2015.
​On the video the 2nd and the 5th and last work of the set.


Duo Ars (Martina Jembriska and Dario Glavas) performs the work Sonata op.161
for two bayans/accordions in Zagreb, Croatia in January 2017.
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Morgana Patriarca premieres the work Arabesque op.183 for solo flute.
The work is dedicated to her.Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conte - Portugal, February 2017.
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String Quartet n.3 "Singers of Dirges" is performed by the String Quartet consisted of 
Gennady Bikov - 1st Violin, Marios Dapergolas - 2nd Violin, Matasaru Laurentiu - Viola, 
Eygenios Mpensis - Cello. The work was part of Marika Klambatsea's stage work "The Trains", 
performed at Fournos Theatre, Athens in December 2010.
The work is published by Da capo Music Ltd, UK.


Masae Gimbayashi - Barbotte performs the work "Self Portrait"  at La Chapelle du Bard
in France in September 2016
. This is the second piece of the Piano Book called
"Monographs I" op.125. The Book is published ​by Editions Musica Ferrum in London.
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The premiere of the work "Dualism" op.154 by Syl'Cor Duo, Sylvia Hinz - Soprano Recorder,
 Cordula Heiland - Piano in December 2013 at Goethe Institut of Athens, Greece. 


Cemre Arca is performing the work "Naiads" op.126 at the concert hall of the
Glasgow University, May 2015, Scotland.The work is published by Editions Musica Ferrum, London.
The Ecoensemble Trio - Morena Mestieri - flauto, Paola Fundarò - oboe and
Anna Bellagamba - pianoforte, 
performs the work A Day to the Circus op.116 
at XIV Concerto Letterario in Ferrara, Italy.

The work was comissioned by the Trio and it is dedicated to it.

Australian premiere of the work "The Flight of the Seagulls" op.4 by Angelique Duo
Nicola Hayden - Flute and Sharon Matheson - Harp in November 2014.

 
MEDEA - SPARAGMATA op.135 (extracts)
Live performance at Megaron of Thessaloniki during the ISME International Conference
on 17th of July 2012

Author : Euripides, Vocals :  Natassa Mare Moumtzidou, Flutes :  Laura Falzon, 
Vibraphone -- Percussion : Stelios Maronidis, Double Bass : Agamemnonas Mardas, 
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Video -- Lighting : Panayiotis Tsagas


Wilfirido Terrazas performs the work "Eastern Winds" op.150 for Alto Flute. The work is dedicated to him.

Marina Pacheco performs the work "Nachts" op.97 based on the homonymous poem by Georg Trakl.
​The recital took place in Portugal in November 2016.
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Carolina Resendiz performs "Dance of Lunar Spirits" op.8 and "White Lullaby"  op.57.
The performance took place at Musikschule Stadt Vilsbiburg - Vilsbiburg - Germany in March 2016.


The premiere performance of the work :Manifestus" op.168 for Female Voice and Electronics 
by Athina Katsanevaki during the 35th Anniversary festival of CMRC - KSYME at Space Under
in Athens 
(20th - 22nd of February 2015).


 Angelika Papanikolaou performs 4 pieces (Dilemmas, Aquarelles, Obsessive Minds, The Spirits of the Lake) 
 of the Book tilted Monographs II op.152 published by Musica Ferrum during a presentation of my work 
 at Ianos Bookstore in Athens in November 2013. The music researcher Thomas Tamvakos and the 
 publisher Nikolas Sideris spoke about my work. 
 

Etienne Rolin performs the work Stanzas op.155 for Bansuri (Indian Bamboo Flute) during 
the tempOra International Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria in August 2013. The work is dedicated to him. 

Tania Sikelianou performs the work for solo Violin "Sirens" during the Ippokratia Festival 
in Kos Island, Greece in September 2014.


Elena Cecconi performs the solo flute work "The Leaves whispered in the breeze" op.145 
at Kodaly Conservatory in Athens, Greece in March 2014.
The work is included in the book "Eight Flute works" published by Editions Musica Ferrum.


Rhodes Symphony Orchestra premieres the work Symphony n.1 op.9 on Rhodes Island
in September 2013 under the direction of 
Dimitris Chalkias.  


MEDEA - SPARAGMATA op.135 (extracts) Live performance at Maison de la culture Frontenac
Montréal, Québec, Canada. 
The work selected ,after an International Call by Chants Libres,
for the fourth edition of Oper'Actuel 2013 Works In Progress. 
​Marie-Annick Béliveau, mezzo-soprano (Médée). 
Les salons de l'ombre jaune
​(Yuki Isami, flute; Chloé Dominguez, cello; Olivier Maranda, percussion), Panayiotis Tsagas, video. 
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The Galaxy String Quartet, Gennady Bikov - 1st Violin, Vlantislav Ivanov - 2nd Violin,
 Laurentiu Matasaru - Viola and Evgenios Bensis - Cello performs the work String Quartet n.1 op.1 
 at the Athens Conservatory in June 2013. 
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Julian Elvira - Pronomos Flute and Jose Sotorres - Alto Flute perform the work Marocain op.140.
Live performance at Cervantes Institute in Casablanca, Morroco in December 2012.
The work was comissioned by Julian and dedicated to the Duo.


Elisabeth Kaiser performs the work "The Bells" op. 138" based on the homonymous
poem of E.A.Poe in Athens, July 2013. The work is dedicated to her. 


Performance of Nickos Harizanos "Elegy and Dance, op. 128" by Orlando Cela, flute, 
at St. John's the Evangelist Church, Boston, MA. Nov. 2, 2011.
This work was created for the Project "Extended."


The work is published by Musica Ferrum and can be ordered here

Masae Gimbayashi Barbotte performs the work of Nickos Harizanos "Three Landscapes" op.110 
at Théâtre de l'ile Saint Louis- France in May 2011. The work is dedicated to Masae.​

Jesus Penaranda performs Nickos Harizanos' work "A Single Moment of Time is Entire Life" op.51 
at Santander, Spain in 2007. 

A live recording of the composer Nickos Harizanos' work Chamber Symphony op.105 
performed by the Symphony Orchestra of Nis University under the direction of Milena Injac, May 2010.