PLACE
Philharmonic School of Kefalonia, Argostoli
PERFORMER
Vasillis Varvaresos
We are proud to announce—for the third year in a row—the continuation of the successful and popular music seminar for piano, in cooperation with and support of the Philharmonic School of Kefalonia.
This year we will offer a one-week seminar, July 28 through August 3, with daily lessons taught by Vassilis Varvaresos.
These classes are FREE for all Kefalonian students, who have been reviewed by the teacher during the Audition on Monday, July 28 at 09:30.
The seminar will close with a concert held by the students on Sunday, August 3rd at the Philharmonic School.
BIOGRAPHY
Vassilis Varvaresos
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1983, Vassilis Varvaresos started studying music at the age of five and received a scholarship to the Conservatory of Northern Greece. He continued his studies at the Conservatory with Milena Mollova. At the age of 12, he won First Prize in the 1995 Petar Konjovic International Competition in Belgrade. He won First Prize again in the 1996 Pan-Hellenic Young Artist Competition in Athens, and was chosen as one of eleven young musicians from around the world to perform in Monte Carlo in a special “little Mozarts” concert organized by Italy’s RAI TV.
Vassilis holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. His paper on Claude Debussy, which won the Scholastic Distinction Award from The Juilliard School, was published in Greece by Kodikas Publications. He continued his studies at The Juilliard School with Jerome Lowenthal, Yoheved Kaplinsky, and Robert MacDonald, and in May 2011 received his Doctorate in Piano Performance.
Mr. Varvaresos is a recent graduate of the prestigious Diplôme d’Artiste-Interpète degree at the Conservatoire National et Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris, France. He studied with Michel Dalberto.
He has been the recipient of Musical Studies Grants from the Bagby Foundation and George & Marie Vergottis Scholarships at The Juilliard School. Since 2008, he has also been the recipient of the Gina Bachauer Foundation Grant for Outstanding Talent in Music and the Onassis Foundation Grant.