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	Biography | Halls and Concerts | Works and Competitions DEMIS VISVIKIS Demis Visvikis was born in 1951 of greek origin. In his early childhood he started learning the piano with his father - himeself a pianist - and went on studyind for several years at the National Conservatory in Athens. Moreover, as he showed a talent for improvisation, he soon discovered other forms of musical expression which he practised in parallel with his school lessons. In 1970 he settled in Paris where his greed for exploring the diverse musical tendencies urged him to experiment with various types of written, improvised and aleatoric music. Since he didn't feel attached to any of these movements he tried to perceive what unites them beyong their forms ownig to their essence. Such a deep experience lasted for a few years and made him realise he had a vocation for composing. He then felt an urge to work out the fruit of his discoveries so from 1974 until 1980 he started studying music-writing thoroughly (harmony, counterpoint, fugue, orchestration and composition) under the supervision of M. Julien Falk, composer and teacher at the main National Academy of Music in Paris (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris), he also studied conducting with M. Georges Tzipine and perfected his piano playing technique with Mrs Jeannine Lacour, Michèle Boegner et Eliane Richepin. As soon as 1976, Demis Visvikis made up a rich list of works for piano, chamber and orchestra music. Ever since, his concerts have come to life in prestigious concert halls in Paris and other French towns. Several works have also been scheduled in different countries all over the world. As a pianist he first introduced his own pieces, but since 1990 an increasing number of instrumentalists, among whom first-class pianists, have interpreted his works, thus enabling him to devote himself more particularly to composing. Among his pieces for piano, some have been chosen as works imposed in various international competitions in which he is regularly invited to sit as a jury member. Demis Visvikis has been the guest of different contemporary music associations and various festivals : the Festival d'Annecy, the Festival Flaine Musique (France), the Festival l'Atelier Volant, the cycle Accès Direct (Switzerland), the cycle Workshop, the cycle Music der Welt (Greece), the cycle Compositori Ellinici (Italy) etc. He has also collaborated with groups such as the French Symphony Orchestra (OSF), the Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria, the Orchestra da Camera Antonio Vivaldi, the Ensemble Erwartung, the Ensemble Hellénique de Musique Contemporaine and others. He was several times commissioned by different organisms like the Greek Ministry for the Arts, the French Guild of Soloist-Artists, the Teacher Training Music School of Paris (Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris) which repeatedly imposed his works in exams for higher diplomas (1990-1993-1995-1997-2000). Since 1989, his works have been parthly published by Éditions Eschig (distributed by BMG), by Éditions Billaudot and by BG Éditions (distributed by Éditions Alphonse Leduc). Since June 2004, Demis Visvikis having created his own catalogue of printed works, has himself provided their distribution. Since 1991, he has been a permanent member of the CMF international piano competition jury and besides from 1996 to 1998 he was a member of the Artistic comittee of Universal Arts, working in a huge campaing for bringing the arts and cultures of more than eighty countries in the world closer to one another. SEVERAL HALLS WHERE WORKS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED Germany Concert Hall of the Friedrich-Alexander Universitât / Nuremberg 1998 Kursaalgebäude-Lola Montez-Saal / Staatsbad 1998 Steigenberger Parkhotel / Düsseldorf 2008 Armenia Khatchatourian museum / Erevan 1994 Bulgaria Salla Bulgaria / Sofia 2003 Canada University of Alberta (Convocation Hall) / Alberta 1998 Grant Mac Ewan Community College / Edmonton 1998 Royal Conservatory of Music (Concert Hall) / Toronto 2001 Spain Recital Hall of the Superior National School / Madrid 1990 U.S.A. Rudolph Ganz Memorial Recital Hall Roosevelt University / Chicago 2002 The Peadbody Conservatory / Baltimore 2003 Stanford University / Stanford 2003 France Salle Chopin-Pleyel / Paris 1992 Salle Cortot / Paris 19 concerts since 1986 to 2005 Salle Gaveau 1992,1993,1994 Maison de Radio-France / Paris 1989 Auditorium Francis Poulenc / Paris 1997,2000 American Church / Paris 1990 Palais de l'Unesco / Paris 1994 Maison de l'Europe / Paris 1993 CRR / Rueil-Malmaison 1996,1997,1998,1999,2000 CRR / St-Maur-des-Fossés 1992,1993,1994,1995,2003,2004 CRR / Rouen 2001 Château d'Annecy 1988 Auditorium Atria / Arras 1999 Salle de l'Institut / Orléans 1995 Greece Massalias Theatre / Athens 1996 Concert Hall Philippos Nakas / Athens 1997,2006 Institut Goethe / Athens 2000 School of Classical and Contemporary music / Athens 2001 Greek-american Union / Athens 2006 Orpheas Hall / Serres 2006 St. Paul's anglican Church / Athens 2006 Italy Auditorium del Civico-Museo Revoltella / Trieste 2002 Sala Ferrero / Alessandria 2007 Accademia Filarmonica / Casale 2007 Theatro Communale / Alessandria 2009 Latvia Vangera Zale / Riga 2001,2002,2003,2004 Opéra Concert Hall / Riga 2005 Singapore Auditorium Alliance Française / Singapore 1999 Switzerland Superior National School / Lausanne 1992,1993,1995 National School / Morges 1993 Château de la porte de Scex / Vouvry 1992 Atelier Volant / Lausanne 1995 Sion's Church / Sion 1996 Grenette Theatre / Vevey 1998 Japan Casals Hall / Tokyo 1994 Isikawa-Ken Kyoiku Kaikan Hall / Kanazawa 1994 Hotel Prince Great Hall / Karuizawa 1994 Cultural Center / Kamagaya 1994 Cultural Center " Lilia " / Kawaguchi 1994 Korea Superior National School / Pusan 1995 WORKS SCHEDULED IN SEVERAL COMPETITIONS Andromède French Musical Competition 2009 Cercles First Saxophone International Competition of Paris 1989 FNUCMU Federation 1990 Competition of the Superior National School of Madrid / Spain 1990 Danse Hermétique Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Competition 1993 Great International Piano Competition 1994,1995 Steinway-Paris Piano Competition for young talents 1994 Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche Piano Competition 1996 French Musical Competition 1995,1999 Étincelle Steinway-Paris Piano Competition for young talents 1992 French Musical Competition 1994,1995,1998,2005 Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche Piano Competition 1994 Étude N°1 French Musical Competition 2009 French Musical Competition 2010 L'Aigle French Musical Competition 2007 Le Cygne French Musical Competition 2008 Mondes Irisés Adolphe Sax International Competition 2002 Competition of the National Conservatory of Toulouse 2006 CRR / Rueil-Malmaison 2009 Offrandes French Musical Competition 2008 Orion French Musical Competition 2006 Pégase French Musical Competition 2005 Persée French Musical Competition 2006 Pluie de Cloches French Musical Competition 2007 Prélude N°1 Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Competition 2000 French Musical Competition 1999,2000,2004 Prélude N°2 Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Competition 2000 Prélude N°3 Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Competition 1997 Great International Piano Competition 1998 French Musical Competition 1998,1999,2004 Prélude N°4 Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Competition 1997 Prélude N°5 Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Competition 1995 Great International Piano Competition 1996 French Musical Competition 1996,1997,2000 Prélude N°6 French Musical Competition 2002 Prélude N°7 Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Competition 1995 French Musical Competition 1996,1997 Prélude de Cristal French Musical Competition 2001 Rayon I Great International Piano Competition 1991 French Musical Competition 1992,1993 Rayon VII Great International Piano Competition 1991,1995 French Musical Competition 1992,1993,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2004 UFAM 1993 Rayon XII French Musical Competition 2003 Triangles Ailés Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Competition 1990 Great International Piano Competition 1991 French Musical Competition 1992,1993,1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2002,2003,2004 Euroregion International Piano Competition 1999 Note : The above works are for piano except Cercles and Mondes Irisés composed for saxophone alto and piano.
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