Artist History Vanghelis Petsalis was born in Corfu in 1965. He took his piano lessons in the Conservatoire of the Philharmonic Society of Corfu. Since he was very young,he had an increasing interest in composing and at the age of 12 he could perform his own compositions among the advanced piano repertoire. He completed his studies in orchestration & composition in Athens in the class of the composer J. Papadatos. He has composed piano works, works for mixed choir & for orchestra, as long as music for theatre. In 1996 the Italian record company Arcadia/Agora published his first Symphony and other orchestral & piano works in a CD with a worldwide distribution, with the participation of the Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria under the direction of A. Panayotopoulos. The American company of introduction and promotion of records Records International, one of the greatest and most valid on Internet, referring to this CD, commented: This young Greek composer writes lushly tuneful, colourful music in a vivid, neo-romantic vein… A very personal voice and a very enjoyable disc.(RI catalogue July 98). He was also commissioned to compose for the famous violinist Sergei Krylov and in 1997 S.Krylov and the Camerata under the direction of A. Myrat presented his Concertino Narrativo for violin, piano and string orchestra in Megaron hall in Athens. He also has recorded his works with the National Symphony Orchestra of ERT under the direction of M. Logiadis. In 2000 he was ordered the composition of a piece for clarinet and strings by the Orchestra of Colours. In March 2001,this certain piece, under the title Arguments for clarinet and strings was presented at the Hellenic American Union with M Logiadis conducting the above Orchestra and the world-wide awarded Spyros Mourikis,as a clarinet soloist. Many mass media in Greece and abroad have made benevolent references to his work(Eleftheros Tipos Sunday Issue,Eleftherotypia,Kathimerini,Studio A,La Cultura,L`Avvenire,Jazz&Jazz etc)and have broadcasted a wide range of his production(Classical Discoveries,Radio Vaticana Musica,Public Radio Television of Connecticut,Era3,Athens 9.84 etc) while the MP3 site in the net keeps a personal page for him(mp3.com/petsalis) with thousands of downloads. In 1997 he became member of the Union of Greek Composers.He was also appointed art director of the European Department of Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria. He has also studied medicine and he is a specialized doctor in Radiology. The CD of Petsalis`s Symphony No1,Adagio&Fugue for strings e.t.c released by the Italian label ARKADIA/AGORA musica is on sale on those stores: http://www.studio52.gr/class_v.htm http://www.hbdirect.com/composerlist2.cfm http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000287OE/qid%3D1023809885/302-4325269-5424868 http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASI Copy and paste the address on the address bar of your explorer. You can also buy the CD from Yahoo shopping.Just click on the link"More CDs available on another webside"on your left

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Albums A)Vanghelis Petsalis Symphony no1&Adagio and Fuga for Strings..Alkis Panayotopoulos /Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria ------------B)Greek Radio&TV Orchestra plays Symphony no1.Miltos Logiadis-National Symphony Orchestra of Greek Radio&Television...C) Petsalis Chamber Music:Concertino Narrativo for violin,pf&strings-Arguments for clarinet and strings-Adagio for strings no1-Adagio for strings no2.

Press Reviews ....a world immersed in a profound melancholy,a spirit with moments of unease,never anguished or tragic,rather gently veined with sadness,searcching alone and yearning for a universal serenity.(Marco Ianneli)......sincere work,spontaneous and confessional.Petsalis`s orchestration of his first symphony and his unquestionable ability in this delicate musical process demonstrate the excistence of an exceptional understanding of the possibilities of sound,of an electicism,which distinguish him as a symphonist(C Haralambidis,President of the Society of Greek Theatre and Music Critics).........This young Greek composer writes lushly tuneful, colorful music in a vivid, neo-romantic vein. The 1995 symphony has four movements, three of them persistently somber, troubled and grave in a Rachmaninovian fashion which form a striking contribution to the contemporary symphonic canon. The Adagio and Fuga and the piano preludes inhabit the same world: immersed in a profound melancholy with moments of unease, never anguished or tragic, but rather gently sad and searching for serenity. A very personal voice and a very enjoyable disk;Ester Berberian (piano), Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria; Alkis Panayotopoulos. Agorá Musica 072.1 (Italy) 07A072 (http://www.recordsinternational.com/RICatalogJuly98.html)..."..very impressive music which gained immediatelly audience`s interest.."(La Cultura 19/12/1997)

Additional Info The CD released by ARCADIA/AGORAmusica can also be found on those stores: A)http://www.hbdirect.com/composerlist2.cfm B) http://www.studio52.gr/class_v.htm C) http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000287OE/qid%3D1023809885/302-4325269-5424868 D) http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASI Copy&paste the http address.

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