{"id":217,"date":"2017-10-06T16:16:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T13:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2017-10-06T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T13:29:19","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-content\" class=\"dslc-content dslc-clearfix\"><div id=\"dslc-header\" class=\"dslc-header-pos-relative \" data-hf >\n\t\t<div  class=\"dslc-modules-section \" style=\"padding-bottom:30px;padding-top:30px;\" data-section-id=\"2ea2af1664e\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-modules-section-wrapper dslc-clearfix\"><div class=\"dslc-modules-area dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col dslc-valign- \" data-size=\"12\" data-valign=\"\">\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-95db3f74513\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Navigation dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"95db3f74513\" data-module=\"DSLC_Navigation\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"0\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"default\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-navigation dslc-navigation-sub-position-default dslc-navigation-res-t-disabled dslc-navigation-res-p-disabled dslc-navigation-orientation-horizontal\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-navigation-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-language-selection-container\"><ul id=\"menu-language-selection\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-216\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-216\"><a href=\"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/viografia\/\">\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-223\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-217 current_page_item menu-item-223\"><a href=\"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/biography\/\" aria-current=\"page\">English<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-mobile-navigation dslc-navigation-res-t-disabled  dslc-navigation-res-p-disabled\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<select><option>- Select -<\/option><option value=\"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/viografia\/\" >\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/option><option value=\"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/biography\/\" >English<\/option><\/select>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-mobile-navigation-hook\"><span class=\"dslc-icon dslc-icon-reorder\"><\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-mobile-navigation -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\tvar menuItems = document.querySelectorAll( '.dslc-navigation .menu > li.menu-item-has-children:not(.menu-with-arrow) > a' );\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tfor (var i = 0, len = menuItems.length; 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i < len; i++) {\r\n\t\t\t\t  menuItems[i].insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', '<span class=\"dslc-navigation-arrow dslc-icon dslc-icon-chevron-down\"><\/span>');\r\n\t\t\t\t  menuItems[i].parentElement.className += \" menu-with-arrow\";\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"dslc-main\">\n\t\t<div  class=\"dslc-modules-section \" style=\"padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;\" data-section-id=\"d6973dcc637\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-modules-section-wrapper dslc-clearfix\"><div class=\"dslc-modules-area dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col dslc-valign- \" data-size=\"12\" data-valign=\"\">\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-44a5601c3f7\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"44a5601c3f7\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3><span id=\"Early_life_and_education\" class=\"mw-headline\">Early life and education<\/span><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-39afa2346ba\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"39afa2346ba\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Nikos Athineos was born in Khartoum (Sudan) by Greek parents where he started learning piano. When he was eleven, his family moved to Athens where he studied piano at the Athens Conservatory. At the same time, he received lessons in harmony, counterpoint, and composition with <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G%C3%BCnther_Becker_(Komponist)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G\u00fcnter Becker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicentry.gr\/giannis-a-papaioannou-composer\/composers-authors-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giannis A. Papaioannou.<\/a><\/p><p>After his piano diploma, was awarded unanimously the grade \"excellent\" and First Prize (1968), he collaborated as a soloist with all major Greek orchestras. \u0397e then left for K\u00f6ln with a German scholarship, to complete his musical studies at the Cologne University of Musik (<a title=\"Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik und Tanz K\u00f6ln\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hochschule_f%C3%BCr_Musik_und_Tanz_K%C3%B6ln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik \u2013K\u00f6ln<\/a>) where he studied piano, composition, and conducting.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-3lf2bg5rqb8\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"3lf2bg5rqb8\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Career<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-4un0rs50k2\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"4un0rs50k2\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-sv5k487btt\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-module-handle-like-regular dslc-in-viewport dslc-last-col\" data-module-id=\"sv5k487btt\" data-dslc-module-id=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"0\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\" data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\"><div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\"><p>He started his conducting career as an assistant conductor at the Mannheim National Theatre (Opera). In the next years he served as opera conductor at the theaters of Pforzheim, Ulm, and Darmstadt) where he enriched his opera repertory and experience having conducted more than seventy (70) operas. In 1990 he was appointed as General Musical Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Frankfurt Oder. With this orchestra, he assimilated a vast repertory of symphonic music and carried out numerous tours In Germany performing in Berlin, K\u00f6ln, Bonn, Bremen, etc, and abroad (Latvia, Israel, Russia, Spain, France, Holland, Belgium) appearing in major European cities such as Moscow, Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam, The Hague, Brussels, Tel Aviv, etc. Furthermore, with the said orchestra he recorded a considerable number of CDs some of which obtained international prizes and acclaim.<\/p><p>Under his direction, this ensemble has been developed into the main symphonic orchestra of the Federal State of Brandenburg being upgraded and renamed to State Orchestra of Brandenburg Frankfurt (<a title=\"Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brandenburgisches_Staatsorchester_Frankfurt_(Oder)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt)<\/a>.<\/p><p>In May 2000 he was appointed as the first Artistic Director at the newly established\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tch.gr\/default.aspx?lang=en-GB&page=87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Thessaloniki Concert Hall<\/a>. There, in a ten-year period, he presented a remarkable work with a multifarious program including operas, symphonic music, educational programs, and performances exalting this foundation to a cultural center of international recognition.<\/p><p>During the years of his management as Artistic Director he put on many operas such as Traviata, Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly, Cavaleria Rusticana, Le Nozze di Figaro, Abduction from the Seraglio, the ballet Romeo & Juliet of Prokofiev, etc. having conducted most of them. He also, put on and conducted \"avant-garde\" music works such as War Requiem of Benjamin Britten, Metropolis by Fritz Lang (silent film with orchestra live music) as well as other music masterpieces like Beethoven\u2019s Missa Solemnis or J. S. Bach\u2019s St. Matthew Passion and the great Mass in B minor.<\/p><p>As invited conductor, he has conducted various many great European orchestras like London Philarmonia in two performances during the Athens Festival (1989), Royal Philarmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Gustav Mahler Orchestra of Prague, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra etc. cooperating with great soloists as Rostropovich, Agnes Baltsa, Misha Maiski, David Garet, Lars Vogt, Kolja Blacher etc. He has also repeatedly collaborated with all the significant Greek Orchestras as the Athens State Orchestra, Thessaloniki State Orchestra, National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Greek National Opera\u2019s Orchestra, Camerata of Athens, Athens Symphony Orchestra, Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra, and Patras Symphony Orchestra.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-d24o1ldpb18\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"d24o1ldpb18\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3><span id=\"Special_performances_.26_distinctions\" class=\"mw-headline\">Special performances & distinctions<\/span><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-u0ddn0mfnk\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"u0ddn0mfnk\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-sv5k487btt\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-module-handle-like-regular dslc-in-viewport dslc-last-col\" data-module-id=\"sv5k487btt\" data-dslc-module-id=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"0\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\" data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\"><div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\"><p><b>1994<\/b>\u00a0- Two consecutive concerts, the first in Poznan at Poland and the second in Frankfurt Oder in the frame of manifestation of reconciliation between Germany and Poland after the Fall of the Berlin Wall where he conducted the Mahler\u2019s 8th Symphony with the participation and co-operation of both cities orchestras, two<\/p><p>choirs (Berlin & Poznan) and the Poznan boy\u2019s choir (total of 650 people on the scene).<\/p><p><b>2001<\/b>\u00a0- Gala concert for the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2001, dedicated to Greece, with the participation of Agnes Baltsa at the Alte Oper, Frankfurt, 10 October 2001<\/p><p><b>2002<\/b> - Concert in the Golden Hall of Musikverein in Vienna in 2002 on the occasion of the assumption of the European Union\u2019s Presidency by Greece as the leader of the State Orchestra of Athens with Agnes Baltsa as soloist. For this performance - being the first outside Greece of this orchestra \u2013 he was proposed as a nominee for the Great Award of the Union of Greek Critics for Drama & Music.<\/p><p><b>2007<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Concert with Beijing\u2019s Symphony Orchestra, Agnes Baltsa and Angelo Simo given for the opening of Cultural Year of Greece before the Olympic Games at Beijing of 2008<\/p><p><b>2009<\/b>\u00a0-\u00a0<b>\"<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/bachauer.org\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GINA BACHAUER<\/a>\"<\/b> Internationa Music Foundation's Special Award for his overall contribution to the culture and music activity of Greece<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-8t1735kggsg\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" 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id=\"dslc-module-sv5k487btt\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular  dslc-in-viewport\" data-module-id=\"sv5k487btt\" data-dslc-module-id=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"0\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\" data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\"><div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\"><p>Contemporary with his conducting career, Nikos Athineos presented over the years a significant number of music compositions, most known of them being \"6 small pieces\" for piano (1973-1974), \"Tocata\" for piano (1976), \"Noneto\" for Strings quartet and five wind instruments (1976), \"Symphony in one part\" (1978), Suite for strings orchestra (1976 \/ 2nd scripture 2010), \"Ithaki\" circle of six songs on poems of C.P.Cavafy for soprano, baritone and symphonic orchestra (2004-2006), \"Elytis circle\" on poems of Odysseas Elytis for soprano and symphonic orchestra (2011), \"Concerto\" for orchestra (2014).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-q4ol1hsq0h8\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"q4ol1hsq0h8\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3><span id=\"Current_position\" class=\"mw-headline\">Current position<\/span><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-8rhd6suor4g\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"8rhd6suor4g\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-sv5k487btt\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-module-handle-like-regular dslc-in-viewport dslc-last-col\" data-module-id=\"sv5k487btt\" data-dslc-module-id=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"0\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\" data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\"><div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\"><p>Nikos Athineos was the Director of the Athens Conservatory and Artistic Director until July 2023. Nowadays, he is\u00a0 Artistic Director and principal conductor of <a href=\"https:\/\/collegium-musicum-athens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>COLLEGIUM MUSICUM ATHENS <\/b><\/a>string orchestra while he continues appearing as invited conductor with significant orchestras in Greece and abroad.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"dslc-footer\" class=\"dslc-footer-pos-relative \" data-hf >\n\t\t<div  class=\"dslc-modules-section \" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\" data-section-id=\"10e9860f469\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-modules-section-wrapper dslc-clearfix\"><div class=\"dslc-modules-area dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col\" data-size=\"12\" data-valign=\"\">\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-29\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Widgets dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"29\" data-module=\"DSLC_Widgets\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"0\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-widgets dslc-clearfix dslc-widgets-4-col\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-widgets-wrap dslc-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div  class=\"dslc-modules-section \" style=\"padding-bottom:31px;padding-top:31px;\" data-section-id=\"7ed0daf7577\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dslc-modules-section-wrapper dslc-clearfix\"><div class=\"dslc-modules-area dslc-col dslc-6-col dslc-first-col\" data-size=\"6\" data-valign=\"\">\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-30\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Text_Simple dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"30\" data-module=\"DSLC_Text_Simple\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"0\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"ease\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"dslc-text-module-content\">\r\n\t\t\tCopyright \u00a9 2015 - Live Composer\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"dslc-modules-area dslc-col dslc-6-col dslc-last-col\" data-size=\"6\" data-valign=\"\">\n\t\t<div id=\"dslc-module-32\" class=\"dslc-module-front dslc-module-DSLC_Navigation dslc-in-viewport-check dslc-in-viewport-anim-none  dslc-col dslc-12-col dslc-last-col  dslc-module-handle-like-regular \" data-module-id=\"32\" data-module=\"DSLC_Navigation\" data-dslc-module-size=\"12\" data-dslc-anim=\"none\" data-dslc-anim-delay=\"0\" data-dslc-anim-duration=\"650\"  data-dslc-anim-easing=\"default\" data-dslc-preset=\"none\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .dslc-module -->\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac English &#8211; Select -\u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03acEnglish Biography Recordings &#8211; Select -BiographyRecordings Early life and education Nikos Athineos was born in Khartoum (Sudan) by Greek parents where he started learning piano. When he was eleven, his family moved to Athens where he studied piano at the Athens Conservatory. At the same time, he received lessons in harmony, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/217"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218,"href":"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/217\/revisions\/218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/athineos.net\/nikos-athineos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}