{"id":6329,"date":"2019-07-31T16:54:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phifestival.com\/history\/"},"modified":"2019-08-14T10:08:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T10:08:29","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phifestival.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>History<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23dd3333&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pianist and Professor Ivelina Ivantcheva, of the Musical Academy of Sofia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pianist Dubravka Jovicic, Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Belgrade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The late Austrian Conductor Miltiades Karidis<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Austrian flutist Michael Koffler, Professor at the Mozarteum Academy in duet with flutist Brigitte Koffler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Russian violinist Dmitri Kogan. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Russian pianist Vladimir Korolev.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bulgarian violoncellist Anatoli Krassev Vice &#8211; Rector of the Bulgarian National Academy of Music.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; columns_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564567851009{background-image: url(https:\/\/phifestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Scan20567-e1564567241311.jpg?id=6229) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Swiss Violist Matthias Maurer , Professor at the University of Graz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Isabelle Petrosjan violinist, Professor at the University of Hamburg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Duo Ribarsky with Kiril Ribarski trombonist and pianist Milica Sperovic Ribarski both Professors at the Musical University of Skopje.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Professor and Vice-Rector of the Bulgarian National Academy of Music Dr Penzo Stoyanov.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dr Alexander Vorontsov,\u00a0 Conductor of the Togliatti Orchestra in Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Juri Vorontsov, saxophonist, Director of the Russian Ministry of Culture , who came twice to the festival with a Symphonic Orchestra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Israeli Professor Ouriel Zohar theatrologist of the University of Haiffa.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Among all the students that have come to the Festival over the years some are pursuing very successful careers outside of Greece. Three names especially stand out:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Tassis Christoyannis, baryton, who received in 2005 the Prize of \u201cLyrical Artist of the Year\u201d in Germany and is constantly appearing in Europes\u2019 most important Operas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Loukia Spanaki , soprano, has won several international competitions (Sicily, Milan), and has appeared in Operas in Greece, Germany, Italy and Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pianist and Professor Gregory Zambaras is a brilliant and renowned soloist who also teaches at the University of Tampa in the United States.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; columns_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1564569263874{background-image: url(https:\/\/phifestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC02194-e1564569216790.jpg?id=6194) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Among all the students that have come to the Festival over the years some are pursuing very successful careers outside of Greece. Three names especially stand out:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Tassis Christoyannis, baryton, who received in 2005 the Prize of \u201cLyrical Artist of the Year\u201d in Germany and is constantly appearing in Europes\u2019 most important Operas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Loukia Spanaki , soprano, has won several international competitions (Sicily, Milan), and has appeared in Operas in Greece, Germany, Italy and Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pianist and Professor Gregory Zambaras is a brilliant and renowned soloist who also teaches at the University of Tampa in the United States.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;History&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23dd3333&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Pianist and Professor Ivelina Ivantcheva, of the Musical Academy of Sofia. Pianist Dubravka Jovicic, Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Belgrade. The late Austrian Conductor Miltiades Karidis Austrian flutist Michael Koffler, Professor at the Mozarteum Academy in duet with flutist Brigitte Koffler. Russian violinist Dmitri Kogan. 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