On 26 February, English Touring Opera opened their revival of James Conway’s 2015 production of La bohème at Hackney Empire Theatre. Dionysis Grammenos made his conducting debut ““Anyone who has heard Beecham or Karajan’s recordings of Bohème will know that, like all great opera, the starting point is an exceptional conductor. Here we get one with Dionysis Grammenos, whose command of Puccini’s idiom is impressive”: Outstanding reviews for Grammenos’ debut at the English Touring Opera”
January 1st, 2022 finds Dionysis Grammenos at the Crans-Montana Classics conducting again the renown Milanese Orchestra from the Teatro alla Scala, and virtuoso Renaud Capuçon performing Mendelssohn’s violin “Grammenos reinvited in Switzerland to conduct New Year’s gala 2022 with the Cameristi della Scala and Renaud Capuçon”
The English Touring Opera presents Puccini’s masterpiece with more than 20 performances across the UK in Spring 2022. Read more about the production here.
“The audience doesn’t want to let the orchestra go. The debut of Greece at the Young Euro Classic festival is so triumphant…” Read here the ““The GYSO and conductor Dionysis Grammenos thrilled at the Young Euro Classic in the Berlin Konzerthaus”. Sybill Mahlke/Der Tagesspiegel , August 2021″
A new era begins for the Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO), as it becomes Orchestra in Residence at Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall. The “GYSO becomes the new Orchestra in Residence at Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall”
After a long period of absence due to the COVID pandemic, Grammenos returns on stage at the wonderful hall of the Konzerthaus Berlin to perform “Returning on stage at the Konzerthaus Berlin”
After Rachmaninov’s 2nd piano concerto with the Cameristi della Scala & Khatia Buniatishvili earlier this year, Grammenos returns to the podium at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. “Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl”
What could be more exciting than celebrating New Year’s day conducting the prestigious Cameristi della Scala and the world renowned soloist Khatia Buniathishvili, on Rachmaninov’s piano concerto No 2 “New Year’s Gala with the Cameristi della Scala & Khatia Buniatishvili”
Passionate about Opera, Grammenos conducts Mozart’s last operatic masterpiece, The Magic Flute, with the Chamber Orchestra of Belgium on the 28th of December 2019, in a concertante performance “Mozart’s Magic Flute with the Casco Phil – the Chamber Orchestra of Belgium”
In his debut concert with the Athens State Orchestra, Grammenos conducts Brahms’ masterpiece for the opening concert of the season, which will take place on the island of Tinos on “Opening the season of the Athens State Orchestra with Brahms’ First Symphony”
For the French-speaking friends (and not only!) : Grammenos’ letter to Europe, published by the French magazine La Lettre du Musicien! https://www.lalettredumusicien.fr/s/articles/6058_0_lettres-de-musiciens-a-leurope-grece?idarticle=6058
After his debut in April 2019 with the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland at the Glasgow City Halls, guest conductor Dionysis Grammenos will lead the NYOS “Thrilled to lead the NYOS for the second time this season”
Dionysis Grammenos was selected for the European Young Leaders programme by Friends of Europe, under the patronage of Jean-Claude Juncker. The programme aims to promote “Grammenos has been selected for the ‘European Young Leaders’ programme by Friends of Europe”
Dionysis Grammenos has been selected by David Zinman to work with him and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich from May 19th to 21st. Repertoire includes Bernstein’s “David Zinman selects Grammenos to conduct the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich at his annual masterclass”
This September, Dionysis Grammenos returns to the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto to work with Johannes Debus on a production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. The “Grammenos returns to the Canadian Opera Company for Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin”
Dionysis Grammenos has been invited by Johannes Debus, Music Director of the Canadian Opera Company, to work with him on Die Entführung aus dem Serail on a production “In Toronto for Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio”
It has been a great honour for Grammenos to conduct the New Year’s Concert of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, at the presence of her Excellency Mary “New Year on the podium of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra”
New CD release on Warner Classics together with harpist Anneleen Lenaerts featuring works by Schumann & Schubert! You can watch here the promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hejog9S3dgU
Dionysis Grammenos is leaving the clarinet – almost – behind and starts his season conducting two concerts with Vienna Young Philharmonic Orchestra at the Manoel “On tour with the Vienna Young Philharmonic Orchestra and Daniel Ottensamer”
Dionysis Grammenos is the first Greek who will participate as conductor at the American Academy of Conducting of the Aspen Music Festival in 2016. Festival Director Robert “First Greek conductor chosen for the Aspen Music Festival”