Sotiris Andreou

Profile
Exceptional guitar soloist awarded his diploma with unanimous distinction for his unique and creative performance. Captured the attention and ongoing praise of the internationally known guitar duo Evangelos Assimakopoulos and Liza Zoi. Carries over twenty four years of teaching experience with students of different age groups. Produced two outstanding guitar pieces that were publically performed and continue to receive the warm support of guitar players like Per-Olov Kindgren and Anders Miolin.

Guitar Compositions
o Kingdom of Happiness
o Glimpses from the Fourth Dimension
“The music is wonderful! I really liked them very much: very melodic and well-harmonized” Per-Olov Kindgren.

Thank you very much for sending us the compositions by Mr Sotiris Andreou, which Anders Miolin has seen and listened to with great admiration! He sends his warmest congratulations, and his encouragement to continue. (Dr Tom McClymont Artist's Representative)

The two pieces were performed by the young soloist Jonathan Wiseman at the Lunchtime Recital at the Rottingdean Arts Festival on 13 March 2014

Guitar Scores Performed in Concerts

Poetica etude by D. Fortea
Guartame Las Vacas by Luis de Narvaes
Gnossiene by E. Satie
Romance by N. Paganini
Milonga by J. Gardoso
Fantasia by S.L. Weiss
Valses by A. Lauro
Dedicatoria and Spanish dance no 5 by E.Granados
Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Sueno, Adelita, Lagrimae, and Vals by F. Tarrega
Concert in D major by A. Vivaldi
Concierto de Aranjuez and Evocation et danza by J. Rodrigo
Mallorca, Granada, Rumores de la Calleta, Cuba, Torre Bermeja, , Cataluna, Asturias, Zambra Granadina by Isaak Albeniz
Suite no 1, 3, and 4 by J. S. Bach
Rondo 2 by D. Aguado.
Gran solo, Rondo and Variations on a theme by Mozart by F. Sor
Five Bagatelles by W. Walton
Sonatina in A by F. M. Torroba
Sonatas by D. Scarlatti
Preludes no 1,3,5, and choros no 1 by H. Villa Lobos
Danza Cubana by Anonymous
Preludio 1 by M. Ponce
Melancholy Galliard by J. Dowland
Sons de Carillhoes by Joao Pernambuco
The Entertainer by Scott Joplin
Choro da Saudade, and Julia Florida (Barcarola) by A. Barrios Mangore
Etude no 17+18, Serenata Espanola by J. Malats
Estudio, Estudio de concierto, Mazurka Apasionata, Vals op.8,no.4 by A.Barrios Mangore
Suite in A by Leopold Silvius Weiss
Um amor de valsa by Paulo Bellinati
Partita en la Mineur by Johann A. Logy
The first part from the Concert for Guitar in A major by Mauro Giuliani


Teaching Experience

1995- 2015 / Conservatory of Katerini (Full Time)

o Taught guitar lessons to elementary, intermediate, advanced students of different age groups.
Designed annual concerts for students which performed at Katerini’s city hall. The works were from Fr. Tarrega, A. B. Mangoré, F. Sor, D. Scarlatti,

o Initiated conversations with parents through the delivery of workshops concerning music’s educational impact on the students’ cognitive and emotional behaviour.

2000-2008/ Municipal School of Thessaloniki, Greece (Guest Teaching Soloist)

o Invited by the director Mr Kosma Galilaia to teach at the Municipal Conservatory of Thessaloniki acknowledging his technical skills and virtuoso qualities.

2008-2012/National School of Music of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece (Guest Teaching Soloist)

o Received wide recognition at Conservatory of Northern Greece after teaching for 3 years and was offered a permanent teaching contract.

Education

1990-1997/ (Diploma - Suma Cum Lade) Municipal Conservatory of Thessaloniki, Greece, supervised by professors Evangelos Assimakopoulos and Liza Zoi.

1989-1990/Contemporary Conservatory of Thessaloniki, Greece, with soloist Kostas Kotsiolis

1985-1989 (Ptychion)/Municipal Municipal Conservatory of Katerini, Katerini, Greece with Nikos Tzagas and Professor Charalabos Navrozidis

1984-1985/Apollonian Conservatory of Katerini, Greece with Nikos Konstantinidis

Master Class Workshops
2005 with Oscar Giglia
2004 with Carlos Bonnel
2003 with Roberto Aussel
2002 with Roland Dias
1998 with Evangelos Assimakopoulos
1990 with Roberto Aussel
1988 11°festival of classic Guitar with Stefano Arruta

Guitar Prizes
In 1997 was awarded his guitar diploma as a soloist with distinction (summa cum laude) as well as the prestigious first-ever donated monetary prize ever given. The assessment panel was comprised of the soloists: Mr. Ioannou Dimitris, Mr. Kosmas Galilaias, Mr Evangellos Assimakopoulos, Mrs. Liza Zoi, and Mr. Notis Mavroudis.