Politis, Evgenios

  1. Person
  2. Male
  3. 08 May 1958
  4. Thessaloniki
  5. Greek
  6. Musician
  7. Double bassist
    • 1992, Α’ βραβείο στον 2ο Πανελλήνιο Διαγωνισμό Μουσικής Δωματίου της Hellexpo-ΔΕΘ
  8. 1985
  9. University of Macedonia (2003-2025) | Synchrono Conservatory of Thessaloniki (1985-2003)
  10. The City of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra (21/11/1987-30/06/2003)
  11. Tangos a Cuatro (1999-2009) | QuArto Basso (1997-2000) | Macedonian Chamber Music Ensemble (1990-1994)
  12. Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (1985-1995)
  13. Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας | University of Macedinia | Μέγαρο Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης | ΕΒΕ | Audio Mp3s Website | DNB | OBV
  14. Original: AltSol Company - Rules: RDA
  15. Die Griechische Konzertliteratur für Kontrabass - Vienna: Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, 2002
    Το λεξικό της ελληνικής μουσικής : από τον Ορφέα έως σήμερα - Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Γιαλλελής, 1998 , p.τόμος.5, σελίδα 126
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    • He first began to study the double bass with prof. Dimitris Xenarios in Thessaloniki's State Conservatory (1977) and continued with Prof. Heinrich Schneikart at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien, graduated with Diploma in Double Bass (1985) and attended also master classes with Duncan Mc Tier (1996) and Jorma Katrama (2001). Elaborating the Thesis "Die Griechische Konzertliteratur fϋr Kontrabass", he was awarded the “Magister der Künste” title of the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien (2002) and after his DMA/PhD dissertation "The Greek composers’ unpublished works for double bass and piano in the 20th century Greece" he nominated “Doctor” of the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University in Corfu (2014) sections of which were presented in 2010 in concerts-lectures in Komotini, in “The International Double Bass Convention” at the University of Arts in Berlin and at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki.

      From the beginning of his career, he participates in chamber music ensembles, such as: Thessaloniki’s Nonet (1986-1990), Macedonian Chamber Music Ensemble (1991-1994) with which he won the 1st Prize at the 2nd Panhellenic Chamber Music Competition of TIF HELEXPO S.A. (1992), QuARTo Basso (1998-2000), Tangos a Cuatro (2001-2009) with which he released two CD’s, pianoContrabasso (2010-) and ContraVento Quintet (2015- ), thus presenting a wide range of the double bass chamber music works.

      He was a founding member and the principal double bassist of the Symphony Orchestra of the Municipality of Thessaloniki (1987-2003) with which he appeared as soloist in concertos for double bass and orchestra of Giovanni Bottesini (1989, AUTh Ceremonial Amphitheater) and Georgios Sachinidis (First Performance, 2006, Megaron Thessaloniki) and in 2005 with the S.O. of the Music School of Serres in the concerto of Serge Koussevitzky.

      In collaboration with the Music House of Athens "Orpheus - M. Nikolaidis", he edited the adaptation of "Five songs for for double bass and voice" (2021, ISMN: 979-0-801150-93-6),  the no.21 e-minor sonata for violin and piano of W.A. Mozart for double bass and piano (2015, ISMN: 979-0-801150-64-6) and with Christina Sidiropoulou (piano) the critical edition of the concerto for double bass and piano of Georgios Sachinidis with thw recording in incuded CD included (2007, ISMN: 979-0-801150-30-1).

      He taught double bass and chamber music at the Synchrono Conservatory of Thessaloniki (1985-2003). Since 2003 he has been teaching at the Department of Music Science and Art of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts of the University of Macedonia. He participated in workshops, masterclasses and conferences, served also as the President of the Department (2015-2019) and as founding member Coordinator (2016-2023) of the "Laboratory for Sound and Video Technologies (ARTS-Lab)".

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