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Performer Information

Marinos Tranoudakis

Μαρίνος Τρανουδάκης

Percussionist

Greek National Opera

Born in Athens Greece 1984. Marinos studied percussion under Konstantinos Vorissis and Konstantinos Theodorakos.

He continued his studies at Hochschule für Musik Detmold (Germany) under Prof. Peter Prommel.

At the same time, he studied privately timpani under the Berlin Philharmonic timpanist Wieland Welzel and the Bochumer Symphoniker timpanist Arend Weitzel.

As a timpanist, he collaborated with renowned conductors such as Kurt Mazur, and Teodor Currentzis and with orchestras such as MusicAeterna (Perm Ballet Theater), Bilkent Symphony Orchestra (Ankara), NordWestDeutsche Philharmonie, Bielefelder Philharmoniker, Radio Kammerfilarmonie Netherlands, Orchestre “La Réjouissance“(Gregor Van den Boom). He is regularly partner and soloist with Detmolder Kammerorchester and LandesTheater Detmold.

He collaborated as well with the Athens State Orchestra and Camerata Athens, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, and Thessaloniki State Orchestra as a Soloist (November 2017) and he has been a member of the Greek modern music ensemble.

Ηe has been assistant professor for timpani and orchestra repertoire in Hochschule für Musik Detmold where he still gives timpani Masterclasses.

He has recorded for labels such as ‘’Sony Classics’’,‘’ Naxos” και “Irida Classical”.

From July 2014 until March 2017 he held the co-principal percussion and timpani position in Greek National Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Since April 2017 he has been the Principal Timpanist of the National Opera of Greece.

Since 2018 he has been teaching timpani and percussion at the Athenaeum “Maria Callas” Conservatory

Marinos is a JG percussion artist.

Source: Marinos Tranoudakis

Performances
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1
February 2, 2015
Philippos Nakas Conservatoire Hall
Athens
Greece
N/A
Philippos Nakas Conservatoire
Stefanos Nasos (piano) [Op. 17a, 48], Apostolos Palios (piano) [Op. 17a, 48], Marinos Tranoudakis (percussion) [Op. 17a], Ivi Papathanasiou (cello) [Op. 59], Kostas Chardas (piano) [Op. 59]
N/A
Tanagraea Op. 17a, Contrastes Op. 48, Cellos Sonata Op. 59
Works
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Work Page
1
YSC51
Tanagraea

Ballet Suite for two Pianos and Percussion

17A

2 Pianos and Percussion (Tamtam, Bass Drum, Gong, Glockenspiel, Cymbals, Triangle, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Xylophone, Woodblock, Castanets)

Discography
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Album Page
1
Yorgo Sicilianos 1920-2005: Anniversary edition for the ten years after his passing
Apostolos Palios, Ivi Papathanasiou, Kostas Chardas, Marinos Tranoudakis, Stefanos Nasos
Contrastes for Two Pianos on a Chromatique Theme by Orlande de Lassus Op. 48, Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 59, Tanagraea Ballet Suite for two Pianos and Percussion Op. 17a
Digital
Irida Classical
2016
References
  1. Yorgo Sicilianos 1920-2005: Anniversary Edition for the Ten Years After His Passing, performed by Stefanos Nasos, Apostolos Palios, Marinos Tranoudakis, Evi Papathanasiou, and Kostas Chardas. Irida Classical, 2016, Digital, 44:00.
  2. Marinos Tranoudakis. “Marinos Tranoudakis: Biography.” Accessed September 24, 2024. https://www.marinostranoudakis.com/marinos.html.