BIO
Mr Lapatas studied Classical Piano, Advanced Theory, Composition, Musicology and English Literature . He has performed as soloist with Athens, Attikon, OMA and Tirana orchestras, and as pianist/accompanist @ Pallas, Parnassos, Evelpidon, Merkouri, Minotis, PKDN, PKDK, PKDA, PKNI and TEI concert halls . Since 1998 he has held professorships & assistant professorships @ Deree College, Ziridis, Tsettos & 16th Aigaleo schools, Nakas, Apollon and Sygkelaki conservatories . He has attended master classes in piano performance, chamber music and conducting . He shares his free time composing & studying classical & film music, discography, drama, poetry & philosophy . He enjoys the company of close friends, colleagues & dedicated students
REVIEWS
- He has a sincere love and dedication to music . an innate communicative nature and overall cultural awareness . D KARA
- He has a solid music foundation . talent . personality and easiness with young and mature students . J CHRISTOFILOS
- Mellow . lyrical . sentimental . intense & passionate accounts . absolutely spellbinding pianism . DMC
- There is a mysterious fascination in the improvisatory way he approaches the score . S HOUGH
- His Chopin is lovely . dynamic . yet smooth and beautifully toned . DMC
- His Scriabin sounds . excellent . distant . voluptuous . engaging . DMC
AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS
Institute of Piano Art, RWAMD, ACG, LCM, RSM, Music Colors Conservatory, I. Syggelaki Conservatory, Apollon Conservatory, Nakas Conservatory
TUTORS/MENTORS
Giorgos Tryfonas, Dimitris Toufexis, Danae Kara, Marcos Alexiou, Ioannis Christophilos, Vasilis Dellios, Marios Molandonis, Tatiana Papageorgiou, Efi Minacouli, Theodoros Haralabopoulos, Dionissis Psilopoulos, Miltos Gikas, Mary Economou, Nikos Falagas, Christoff Gassenschmidt