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Hellenic Quartet

Ελληνικό Κουαρτέτο

String Quartet

Formed in 1952 the Hellenic Quartet performed in over 100 concerts in Greece and abroad from 1952-57 and 1961-90. The ensemble initially consisted of the Tatsis Apostolidis (violin), Ersi Kagelari (violin II), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), and Emilios Sassarolis (cello). The latter was replaced by cellist Telis Katsikakis and, for a period, Sotiris Tachiatis. They presented numerous works by Greek and foreign composers in their first performances, including the 1st and 2nd quartets of Sicilianos, 3rd and 4th of D. Dragatakis, the 3rd of N. Skalkottas, and compositions by Respighi, W. Schumann, Martinu, Shostakovich, Weber, and others. The Hellenic Quartet played a significant role in promoting and interpreting a diverse repertoire, contributing to the cultural landscape of classical music in Greece and internationally.

Source: Ch. Kolovos – Rizospastis.gr

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	February 26, 1954	Parnassos Literary Society Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	CIA - Central Intelligence Agency	Tatsis Apostolidis (violin I), Ersi Kagelari (violin II), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), Emilios Sassarolis (cello)	Hellenic Quartet	String Quartet No. 1
2	March 17, 1954	Society for Macedonian Studies	Thessaloniki	Greece	N/A	"Art" Macedonian Artistic Company	Tatsis Apostolidis (violin I), Ersi Kagelari (violin II), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), Emilios Sassarolis (cello)	Hellenic Quartet	String Quartet No. 1
3	June 12, 1954	(illegible)	Athens	Greece	N/A	N/A	Tatsis Apostolidis (violin I), Ersi Kagelari (violin II), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), Emilios Sassarolis (cello)	Hellenic Quartet	String Quartet No. 1
4	March 21, 1955	Parnassos Literary Society Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	CIA - Central Intelligence Agency	Tatsis Apostolidis (violin I), Ersi Kagelari (violin II), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), Telis Katsikakis (cello)	Hellenic Quartet	String Quartet No. 2

Works

#	Cover Image	Catalogue Number	Work Title	Subtitle	Opus	Instrumentation	Remarks	Work Page
1		YSC47	String Quartet No. 2		13	String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, and Cello)		View
2		YSC41	String Quartet No. 1		8	String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, and Cello)		View

Discography

#	Album Cover	Title	Artist(s)	Work(s) by Sicilianos	Format	Label	Release Date	Album Page
1		Yorgo Sicilianos - Violin Sonata & Second Quartet	Aris Garoufalis, Ersi Kagelari, Fita Valenti, Giannis Vatikiotis, Hellenic Quartet, Tatsis Apostolidis	Sonata for Violin and Piano Op. 45, String Quartet No. 2 Op. 13	LP - Vinyl	Lyra	1982	View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 36, 43
Francis Guy, Yorgos Sicilianos - diapason a dialogue with Francis Guy [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος - διαπασων ενας διαλογος με τον Φρανσις Γκαϋ] (Cyprus: Cyprus Wine Museum, 2009) , 24, 101, 106
“Tatsis Apostolidis: Brilliant Musician, Consistent Fighter - One Year Since the Death of the Epirot Violinist, Conductor, and Educator,” [Τάτσης Αποστολίδης: Λαμπρός μουσικός, συνεπής αγωνιστής - Ένας χρόνος από το θάνατο του Ηπειρώτη βιολονίστα - αρχιμουσικού και παιδαγωγού], Christos Il. Kolovos, Rizospastis, accessed September 2, 2024, https://www.rizospastis.gr/story.do?id=5802006.
Yorgo Sicilianos - Violin Sonata & Second Quartet (Γιώργος Σισιλιάνος - Σονάτα για Βιολί και Πιάνο & Κουαρτέτο Αρ. 2), performed by Tatsis Apostolidis, Aris Garoufalis, and the Hellenic Quartet. Lyra, 1982, LP. Catalogue No.: 0274.
Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020) , 197, 279, 303
Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011) , 319, 416
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) , 130, 167, 171, 195, 208, 242

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