Aris Graikousis | Visual Narratives in Notes

W. A. Mozart – L. v. Beethoven – Modest Mussorgsky

Piano Recital by Aris Graikousis

Acclaimed pianist Aris Graikousis presents a piano recital offering a captivating journey in which sound becomes image, imagination unfolds into narrative, and the piano reveals the worlds of Mozart, Beethoven, and Mussorgsky.

Mozart’s Fantasy in C minor, K. 475 and Beethoven’s Fantasy in G minor, Op. 77 reveal two distinct facets of musical freedom, through dramatic contrasts, unexpected shifts, and bold sonic explorations.

The journey culminates in Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a masterpiece inspired by the paintings of Viktor Hartmann, which transforms painting into sound and the piano into an entire world of colours, forms, and impressions.

A recital in which the power of pianistic artistry meets painting and imagination, in an evening devoted to the enchanting beauty of musical creation.

Thursday, December 10, 2026 | 20:30

Tickets: €20, €15, €10

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Aris Graikousis was born in Athens. He graduated from the Hellenic Conservatory of Athens, receiving First Prize and a gold medal. He completed his postgraduate studies (Reifeprüfung – Diploma / Master of Music) with distinction at the University of Music in Detmold, Germany, where he studied with M. Kellig and the internationally renowned French pianist J. E. Bavouzet.

He has given recitals and chamber music concerts throughout Germany, including in Detmold, Hannover, Bielefeld, Wittmund, Paderborn, Essen, Dortmund, Herford and Bochum. In Poland, he performed as part of the “Musical Thursdays” series in Gdańsk.

In Greece, his performances have taken place at the Athens Concert Hall, the B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation, the Athenaeum International Art Centre and Conservatory, the Thessaloniki State Conservatory, the Parnassos Literary Society, the Michalis Cacoyannis Foundation, and numerous festivals and cultural venues across the country. These include the Heraklion Festival in Crete, the Rethymno Renaissance Festival, the Chania Festival, the Symi Festival, the Municipal Regional Theatre of Corfu (DI.PE.THE.), the Historical Museum of Hydra, the “Altar Hall” of the National Archaeological Museum, and the Epigraphic Museum.

As a soloist, he has performed with the Detmold Academy Chamber Orchestra and the Rethymno Experimental Symphony Orchestra.

In May 2019, he gave a recital at the Great School of the Nation (Patriarchal Great School of the Nation) in Istanbul. In recognition of his artistic contribution, he received commemorative plaques from the school’s headmaster and the publisher of the newspaper Icho, marking three years of the newspaper’s nationwide circulation.

He has also led a three-day piano seminar for students of all levels at the Kos branch of the Hellenic Conservatory and at the Trofonio Conservatory in Livadeia.

He teaches piano at the “Musical Horizons” Conservatory and Art Centre.