STAVROS NIFORATOS

BOTANICAL GARDEN OF KEFALONIA

Saturday 17 August at 21.00
Ο special Kefalonian performer and musician Stavros Niforitos is coming for a unique concert at Botanical Garden of Kefalonia on Saturday 17 August to sing what he loves and make us all one. A musical performance-celebration in the heart of summer, a precious sharing of soul that we all need. Beloved lyrics and melodies, songs from his personal discography, songs from his new album to be released soon, and unexpected covers with a fresh, dynamic and atmospheric sound will take us on a magical musical journey.
The recent release of the song "Ta Magika Fτερά "*, with lyrics by Nikos Moraitis and music by Giorgos Kyriakos -a song, a duet of Stavros with the great performer Yannis Kotsiras- won the music-loving public and the radios from the first moment, with its warm, characteristic melody and bright, full of optimism lyrics.
The musicians are playing:
Stathis Anninos | piano
Yannis Papademos | violin
Photo: Sotiris Bougas
Artwork: Grigoris Morikis
Production Organisation:Formiggart
Organization: Foka-Kosmetatou Foundation
INFO
Saturday 17 August 2024
Botanical Garden of Kefalonia
Start Time: 21:00
Entrance: 20€ (15€ student-children)
Tickets are available through TicketBOX.gr here:
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Information and tickets:
Foka-Kosmetatou Foundation, Tel. 2671026595,
Botanical Garden of Kefalonia, Tel. 26710 24866, ipfc@otenet.gr
*The song "Ta Magika Fτερά" arranged by Aris Zervas, released by Minos-
EMI and is available on all digital platforms.
Find the song digitally: https://yianniskotsirasstavrosniforatos.lnk.to/TaMagikaFtera
Watch the video clip of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAf1DvZQA3g
Find him Stavros Nifratos on Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stavros.nifo/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stavrosniforatos/
A few words about Stavros Nifratos
Stavros Niforitos was born in Argostoli, Kefalonia, where he grew up. He graduated from the National Conservatory of Athens in Advanced Theory (class of Stella Makriyannis) and in Contemporary Singing with teacher Filios Epifaniou. Furthermore, in the period 2022-2023 she attended the Postgraduate Training in Singing Technique and Teaching of Singing by the professor of monody and psychologist-psychotherapist Panos Dimas in collaboration with the National Conservatory of Athens, while in May 2024 she trained in the internationally recognized singing technique Estill Voice Model (EVI).
He is also a graduate of Harokopio University in the Department of Geography with a Master's degree from the École Polytechnique Tours in France in the field of Urban Planning and Town Planning, specializing in the role of the Arts in the sector, while he recently completed his Ph.D. (2019-2023) in the Department of Geography at Harokopio University. Furthermore, he is a professor of singing at the Conservatoire Athenaeum Conservatoire in the Contemporary Singing Department under the direction of Eleonora Zouganeli and headed by Panos Dimas.
Important moments in his artistic career were his participation in the musical performance "The loft of Flokas" with Manolis Mitsias (a revival of the historic loft of "Flokas") under the artistic supervision of the producer Giorgos Makrakis, his participation in the performance-tribute to the creator Lina Nikolakopoulou at the Lipasmata Festival and his collaboration with the lyricist Aris Davarakis in the series of performances entitled "Sit Well" at the historic site of the Alsoum in the Ares pedion dedicated to his great lyrical work and with the participation of George Dalaras, Yannis Kotsiras, Giota Nega, Kostas Makedona, Panagiotis Kalantzopoulos, Evanthia Reboutsika and Elli Paspala.
A particularly important moment is also his participation (after selection from the auditions announced by the National Opera) as a soloist in the work "The Era of Melissanthi" by Manos Hadjidakis, which was presented at the National Opera, at the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre - Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNFCC) in November 2017, as well as in the repeat of the work in February 2020. Furthermore, for many years she has collaborated with the director Memi Spyratou in her music theatre performances, the composer Spyros Paraskevakos (St. Paul's Anglican Church, Black Duck), She has performed in a series of personal performances at venues such as the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, the Parnassus Literary Society, the Southern Cross and in important venues in France (La Chapelle Saint-Libert de Tours, La Teinturerie/Richelieu, Festival Musiques du monde/Salle Ockeghem, Salle Nouvel Atrium, etc.α.). He has released the single "In the middle of Ermou" with lyrics by Aris Davarakis and music by Nikos Mertzannou, he has participated in Cavafy's poetry set to music by composer Nikos Platanos in the album Cavafy edited by Lena Savvidis, in the album "Si la vie était en rose" by the singer Ling Chen from China and recently released by MINOS-EMI his second single duet with Yannis Kotsiras entitled "The Magic Wings" with lyrics by Nikos Moraitis and music by Giorgos Kyriakos.