Tasos Diakogiorgis
Tasos Diakogiorgis (Greek: Τάσος Διακογιώργης; 1924 – 12 March 2007) was a Greek virtuoso santurist and music teacher.[1] He is regarded as one of the greatest Greek santurists of all time.
Tasos Diakogiorgis Τάσος Διακογιώργης | |
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 Tasos Diakogiorgis playing in 1970. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anastasios Diakogiorgis |
| Born | 1924 Maritsa, Rhodes |
| Died | 12 March 2007 (aged 82–83) Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Folk Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Greek santur Percussion Violin |
| Years active | 1954–2007 |
Biography
Tasos Diakogiorgis was born in 1924 in Maritsa, a village of Rhodes.[2] At the age of 10, began to study music and from 1939 to 1941 was attending violin lessons at the National Conservatory of Rhodes.
In 1954 moved to Athens to participate at the Dora Stratou Greek Dances Theatre as a soloist and study percussion and classical music theory with Manolis Kalomiris and Leonidas Zoras.
In 1962 Nikos Koundouros introduced him to Yannis Markopoulos. After this, he became a member of the ensemble that recorded the music of the film Young Aphrodites.[3]
In 1964 he acceded to the ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra and ERT National Symphony Orchestra subsequently, which he remained until 1989.
References
- "Τάσος Διακογιώργης". Δόμνα Σαμίου. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- Newsroom. "Πέθανε ο μουσικός Τ. Διακογιώργης | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- "PETITES APHRODITES – - Filmographie | Cinémathèque de Grèce". 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- "Σίγησε το σαντούρι του Τάσου Διακογιώργη". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). 13 March 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2021.