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Yanni Live At The Acropolis (Album) by Yanni

Artist Biography For Yanni

Yanni Real Name Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης / Yiannis Hrysomallis Is A Greek Self-Taught Pianist Keyboardist And Composer Who Was Born In November 14 1954 In Kalamata Greece. Starting His Career In 1977 Joining Up The Minneapolis-Based Rock Group Chameleon His Musical Efforts Have Spanned Over Three Decades And Brought Him International Popularity. Although Many Fans And Critics Call His Music "New Age" Yanni Himself Has Distanced Himself From That Label. In His Autobiography Yanni Devotes An Entire Chapter To The Subject Stating That He Prefers To Call His Music "contemporary Instrumental". Yanni Is A Self-Taught Pianist Who Began His Musical Interest By Giving Recitals For Family Members Though He Had No Formal Training And Could Not Read A Note. At The Age Of 18 He Attended The University Of Minnesota Having Moved Out Of His Native Greek To Immerse Himself Into American Culture. While A Student There Yanni Joined An Up-And-Coming Local Group Called Chameleon Where He Met Drummer Charlie Adams. Chameleon Earned Some Modest Commercial Success Touring Throughout The Midwest. After Receiving A B.A. In Psychology Yanni Determined That Sought A Life In Music Making It His Life's Work. He Moved To California In Pursuit Of Opportunities To Work On Movie Soundtrack Works. His First Solo Album Titled 'Optimystique' Was Recorded In 1980 And It Showed His Debt To Instrumental Electronic Music Of The Past As Well As Other Styles Such As Jazz Smooth Pop And The Like. The Album Saw A General Release In 1984. In 1987 He Put Together A Small Band Which Included John Tesh And Charlie Adams And Began Touring To Promote His Earliest Works. Other Examples Of His Albums In His Early Days Include 1986's 'Keys To Imagination' And 1987's 'Out Of Silence' Both Of Which Have Recieved Retrospective Critical Acclaim. The Tail End Of The 80s Saw Yanni's Career Start To Kick Into High Gear A Result Of His Determination In Promoting His Iconic Sound. In 1992 Dare To Dream Was Released. It Was Yanni’s First Grammy-Nominated Album And Featured "Aria" A Song Based On The Flower Duet And Popularized By An Award-Winning British Airways Commercial. A Second Grammy-Nominated Album In My Time Was Released In 1993. His Music Has Been Used Extensively In Television And Televised Sporting Events Including The Super Bowl Wide World Of Sports Tour De France World Figure Skating Championships The Olympics And ABC News. Yanni's Breakthrough Commercial Success Came With The Release Of His Album And Video Yanni Live At The Acropolis Filmed On September 23 1993 At The 2 000-Year-Old Herod Atticus Theater In Athens And Released In 1994. This Was Yanni’s First Live Album And Utilized A Full Orchestra Under The Supervision Of The Iranian Conductor Shahrdad Rohani In Addition To His Core Band. Subsequently The Concert Was Broadcast In 65 Countries And Seen By Half A Billion People. It Has Almost Continuously Remained On The Charts Since Its Release And Is The Second Best-Selling Music Video Of All Time Selling More Than 7 Million Copies Worldwide. A Composition From This Album "Acroyali/Standing In Motion" Was Determined To Have The "Mozart Effect " By The Journal Of The Royal Society Of Medicine Because It Is Similar To Mozart's K 448 In Tempo Structure Melodic And Harmonic Consonance And Predictability. In March 1997 Yanni Became One Of The Few Western Artists Permitted To Perform And Record At The Taj Mahal In India. Later That Year He Performed At The Forbidden City In China. From These Two Events He Created His Next Live Album And Video Tribute Which Was Released In 1997. Armen Anassian Conductor Concedes That He Had Some Doubts About The Artist's Plans To Perform At India's Taj Mahal And China's Forbidden City For Tribute "To Be Honest A Few Years Ago When He Was Talking About It The Idea Was So Amazing. I Myself Was Very Skeptical Understandably So. But The Truth Is It Happened. We Did It." Anassian Describes Yanni As "very Optimistic" And Has Observed That "nothing Really Fazes Him." That Outlook Carries Over Naturally To His Music. "I Don't Think It's A Goal Per Se. He's Very Honest With His Own Feelings. His Music Really Comes From The Heart. He Writes Music With Ease The Music Comes Out With Relative Ease. The Feel-Good Portion Of The Music Is A By-Product. It Coincides With What The People Love To Hear." Lighting Designers Lee Rose And David "Gurn" Kaniski Received An Emmy Nomination For "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Lighting Direction Electronic For A Drama Series Variety Series Miniseries Or A Special" For Both Live At The Acropolis And Tribute . In 2000 After A Two-Year Sabbatical Yanni Released His First Studio Album In Seven Years If I Could Tell You. Yanni Also Toured In 2003–2004 With The Debut Of The Ethnicity Album Extending His "One World One People" Philosophy. This Album Sparked What Would Become The 4th Largest Concert Tour Of The Year Ranked By Billboard Magazine. He Kicked Off His 2004–2005 "Yanni Live!" Tour At Mandalay Bay In Las Vegas Nevada And His Next Live Album And Video Yanni Live! The Concert Event Was Released In 2006. In 2008 In Collaboration With Producer Ric Wake Yanni Showcased Vocal Artists Singing His Songs On Yanni Voices. On March 24 2009 Disney Pearl Imprint Released Yanni Voices The Artist's First Studio Album In Six Years And Its Buena Vista Concerts Division Produces The Tour That Began In April 2009. Website Http //www.Yanni.Com/

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Yanni Live At The Acropolis Is The Name Of Both An Album And Video By Contemporary Instrumental Musician Yanni Recorded Live At The Herodes Atticus Theatre Athens Greece On September 25 1993 And Released In 1994. See 1994 In Music And 1994 In Film . This Album Peaked At #1 On "Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" Chart And At #5 On The "Billboard 200" Chart In The Same Year. The Film Received An Emmy Nomination In 1994 For "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Lighting Direction Electronic For A Drama Series Variety Series Miniseries Or A Special". In A Three-Year Television Deal With PBS The Live Television Special Was One Of The Top Fundraising Subjects For PBS Raising $13 Million With More Than 750 000 Home Videos And More Than 7 Million Albums Sold Worldwide. It Has Been Seen In 65 Countries By Half A Billion People Has Almost Continuously Remained On The Charts Since Its Release And Is The Second Best-Selling Music Video Of All Time. The Composition Acroyali/Standing In Motion From This Album Was Determined To Have The "Mozart Effect" By The Journal Of The Royal Society Of Medicine Because It Was Similar To Mozart's K 448 In Tempo Structure Melodic And Harmonic Consonance And Predictability. The Corresponding Concert Tour Of The Year Was "Yanni Live The Symphony Concerts 1994". BAND * Charlie Adams – Drums * Karen Briggs – Violin * Kalani – Percussion * Ric Fierabracci – Bass Guitar * Julie Homi – Keyboards * Bradley Joseph – Keyboards * Violin Duet On "Within Attraction" Karen Briggs And Shardad Rohani * Vocalists For "Aria" Darlene Koldenhoven And Lynn Davis HISTORY This Was Yanni's First Live Album And Utilizes The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Under The Supervision Of Conductor Shardad Rohani In Addition To His Core Band. Yanni Said "Ever Since I Left Greece More Than Two Decades Ago It Has Been My Dream To Return And Perform At The Acropolis. This Project Took More Than A Year And A Half To Plan And Accomplish And I Would Like To Thank My Band And Crew And The Scores Of People Involved In Helping My Dream Become A Reality". In A 2004 Interview Drummer Charlie Adams Was Asked To Point Out Which Shows Stood Out In His Mind In The Last 25 Years Of Working With Yanni. Adams Replied "Obviously The Most Exciting One For Me Was Live At The Acropolis. Playing In Front Of Over 10 000 People Every Night Right Below The Parthenon In Athens Greece. The Thing That Made It So Exciting Was It Was The First Time For Yanni To Be Playing At Home In Front Of His Fellow Greek Citizens It Made You Feel Warm In The Heart For Him. Also I Was Playing A Drum Solo In Front Of A Majority Of People Who Did Not Speak English Yet Responded To My Drums I Really Felt That The Drums Communicated With Them You Know. Like Drumming And Music Is In Fact An International Language. A Great Experience That Will Stay With Me The Rest Of My Life." Similarly Keyboardist Bradley Joseph Recounts "When I Reflect Back Over The Years One Of The High Points That Stand Out Include Performing At The Acropolis With Yanni. Imagine All These Different Cultures Coming Together With The Challenges Of Language Equipment Travel And Weather Problems. I Still Picture The Police Running Their Dogs Through The Dressing Rooms To Sniff Out Any Bomb Possibilities Right Before The Show. People Still Come Up To Me And Comment How That Show Has Affected Their Lives." From This Appearance And Others With Yanni Violinist Karen Briggs Gained The Title "The Lady In Red".