Welcome to Sicilianos.org, your scholarly portal dedicated to the study and dissemination of the works of Greek composer Yorgos Sicilianos (1920–2005).
Recognised as one of the most significant Greek composers of the post-war generation, Sicilianos’s music is a profound fusion of emotional depth and intellectual exploration, reflecting a relentless pursuit of new musical horizons.
This website hosts a comprehensive, intelligently categorised database of his compositions—searchable by instrumentation, year, and style. Access is free and open to all. It currently contains 332 PDF documents, 890 image files, 23 audio files, and more than 10,000 pages of manuscripts—all growing with frequent updates. These materials, including PDFs of manuscripts and draft scores, offer unique insight into his creative process. Yorgos Sicilianos’s oeuvre spans a wide range of genres and styles, tracing his evolution from the Romantic tradition and the Greek National School to modernist and avant-garde techniques such as serialism and twelve-tone composition, while drawing inspiration from his Greek heritage, ancient drama, literature, classical antiquity, and influences beyond his native Greece.
Sicilianos.org provides detailed information on 106 Works, presented in a revised catalogue system named YSC (Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue). The site includes 11 Editions of his compositions, 67 Texts by Sicilianos that shed light on his thoughts and artistic philosophy, and 60 Articles & Papers by 30 Writers providing scholarly analysis and context. There are also 14 Books related to his life and work, along with data on 284 Performances with comprehensive details. The database documents 25 Discographies featuring recordings of his works, 10 Broadcasts, and bios and data on 377 Performers who have interpreted his music. Additionally, the website features information on 17 Conferences & Events connected to Sicilianos, as well as 68 Intertextualities which are works of literature, art, and music that inspired the creation of some of his compositions.
We are committed to perpetually updating the website to reflect the latest information available and to correct any omissions or errata. Our goal is to ensure that Sicilianos’s contributions to music are thoroughly documented and accessible to scholars, musicians, and the public worldwide.
We’ve added Yorgos Sicilianos’s Miniature No. 7, as published in “Contemporary Greek Piano Music, Vol. 1” (BG 590) (Breitkopf & Härtel). The entry is cross-referenced with the Works Catalogue and Editions. Other works in the anthology (Adamis, Gazouleas, Ioannidis, Leotsakos, Papaioannou, Skalkottas).
We’ve added posters, programmes and a broadcast for Yorgos Sicilianos’s music, plus two new performer profiles: Nikos Adraskelas and Angelika Papanikolaou. All items are cross-referenced across the Archive.
Added Duo Vocialo (Ioanna Vrakatseli, mezzo-soprano; Christos Marinos, piano) – Performance, Six Songs, Op. 37: Lilian Voudouri Music Library, Athens — 10 June 2022. Ersi Saratsi Hall, Municipal Conservatory of Volos (Chimonanthos Festival) — 23 February 2025. Video broadcast (Athens 2022) now catalogued and linked in the Archive.
This unique event is being held under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece and the Lykion ton Hellinidon, this special evening marks the twentieth anniversary of the passing of Yorgos Sicilianos (1920–2005), one of Greece’s foremost distinguished modernist composers.
We have introduced a redesigned audio player in Discographies and Sound Archives, providing a more responsive and streamlined experience across devices.
We’ve added the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra as a new performer and updated George Balatsinos’s entry, tying both to the 22 February 2020 Benaki Museum performance of Yorgos Sicilianos’s Metamorphoses, Op. 55, with a supporting archive screenshot (PNG, 1 page, ~2 MB).