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Dana Hatzigeorgiou

Ντάνα Χατζηγεωργίου

Cellist

Athens Trio

Dana Hatzigeorgiou is a distinguished Greek cellist, born in Warsaw, where she completed her studies at the Music High School. After excelling in a school competition, she pursued further studies in the former Soviet Union at the P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory under the tutelage of the renowned cellist and professor Maria Tchaikovskaya. She graduated with the title “Master of Arts.”

In Warsaw, she worked as a musician with the Capella Arcis Varsoviensis Chamber Orchestra and as a cello instructor. Χατζηγεωργίου has performed as a soloist with various musical ensembles and has premiered numerous contemporary music works. Her recordings have been featured on radio and television both in Greece and abroad.

She has also actively participated in chamber music concerts and has contributed to the recording activities of the Athens Trio. For 30 years, Χατζηγεωργίου held the position of principal cellist with the Greek National Opera. She currently serves as a cello professor at the Hellenic Conservatory.

Source: Michael Cacoyannis Foundation

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	April 29, 1991	Athens Conservatory	Athens	Greece	5th Hellenic Chamber Music Festival	Greek Composers' Union	Vicky Stylianou (piano), Haris Hatzigeorgiou (violin), Dana Hatzigeorgiou (cello)	Athens Trio	Pantoum, Op. 46
2	April 6, 1993	French Institute	Athens	Greece	N/A	French Institute, Greek Composers' Union	Maria Neophytidou (piano)[Op. 23], Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor)[Op. 41, Op. 44], Maria Marketou-Voudouri (mezzo-soprano)[Op. 41], Thanos Mikroutsikos (narrator) [Op. 41], Spyros Mourikis (clarinet) [Op. 41, Op. 44], Paris Anastasiadis (viola) [Op. 41], Evangelos Boudounis (guitar) [Op. 41, Op. 44], Irini Karaianni (soprano)[Op. 44], Evangelia Neoudaki (piccolo) [Op. 44], Ilias Barmpas (alto flute) [Op. 44], Vangelis Christopoulos (oboe) [Op. 44], Ioannis Papagiannis (cor anglais) [Op. 44], Christos Gkinos (bass clarinet) [Op. 44], Haris Hatzigeorgiou (violin) [Op. 44], Dana Hatzigeorgiou (cello) [Op. 44], Maria Bildea (harp) [Op. 44], Vivi Geka (mandolin) [Op. 44]	N/A	Eight Children's Miniatures, Op. 23 - The Lady in the Moonlight, Op. 41 - Mellichomeide, Op. 44

Works

#	Cover Image	Catalogue Number	Work Title	Subtitle	Opus	Instrumentation	Remarks	Work Page
1		YSC88	Pantoum	for Violin, Cello and Piano	46	Violin, Cello, and Piano		View
2		YSC86	Mellichomeide	for Soprano and eleven instruments. Text in poems by Sappho and a dedication to Sappho by Alcaeus.	44	Piccolo, Alto Flute in G, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Mandolin, Guitar, Harp, Violin, Cello, Soprano.		View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 122
“Le Trio Athénien,” Discogs, accessed August 19, 2024, https://www.discogs.com/artist/4367361-Le-Trio-Athenien.
“Ντάνα Χατζηγεωργίου,” Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, accessed August 19, 2024, https://mcf.gr/el/el-729/.
Dimitris Agrafiotis, Theodore Antoniou, Tatsis Apostolidis, Valia Christopoulou, Giorgos Demertzis, Popi Eustratiadi, Byron Fidetzis, Gianni Ioannides, Apostolos Kostios, Giorgos Kouroupos, Katy Romanou, Yorgos Sicilianos, Michalis Stathopoulos, Nikos Synodinos, and Nikos B. Tsouchlos. Yorgos Sicilianos: In the Avant-Garde of Contemporary Music [Γιώργος Σισιλιανός - Ο συνθέτης στην πρωτοπορία της σύγχρονης μουσικής]. Edited by Valentini Tselika. (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2007) , 212, 226

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