Yannis Xylas

Mr. Xylas was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece. He studied piano with Nikos Astrinidis and received his Diploma with Honors from the Macedonian Conservatory of Music. He has performed extensively in Greece, mainly in concerts for Two Pianos, premiering W.Bolcom’s Recuerdos in Greece, among other works, a concert that was televised. He was also rehearsal pianist and assistant chorus master for the Lyrical Opera Chorus of Thessaloniki for six years. He currently resides in New York and has been associated with Mid-America Productions (American premiere of Theodorakis' s opera Elektra, Rossini’s Ermione, Medée and Taneyev’s opera Agamemnon) Opera Orchestra of New York, Miller Theatre (US Premiere of Oresteia by Xenakis) , New York Grand Opera and Lubo Opera (US premiere of Kalman