YANNIS XYLAS, Pianist & Conductor
"For the seventh consecutive year the “Petros Patridis Cultural Center” was transformed into an opera stage. Maestro and Artistic Director Yannis Xylas had under his baton an 82-piece orchestra, a combined chorus of 60singers, 15 soloists and 10 dancers. The talented musicians, singers and dancers presented to us a spectacular program consisting of opera, symphony, operetta, ballet and Greek music and earned a well-deserved and warm applause from the audience."The full 72-member symphonic orchestra of the Hellenic Music Foundation complemented by a large extra section of woodwinds and brass was conducted by Maestro Yannis Xylas"
GREEK NEWS, November 7th, 2016
Mr. Xylas was an attentive partner for the vocal soloists in all the operatic excerpts, his tempos, though pushing the orchestra to its limits felt ideally driven for the dancers and singers alike, and indeed the orchestra sounded gorgeous and assured under his baton......
....special mention was made to the conductor Mr. Xylas whose tireless effort, talent and dedication was the creative force behind this substantial and impressive musical evening of this magnitude."
GREEK NEWS, November 5, 2013
"Η συναυλßα περιελÜμβανε Üριες απü τις καλýτερες üπερες του ΒÜγκνερ, του ΒÝρντι, του ΣτρÜους, του Οφφενμπαχ, του Γκουνþ, του ΧÝντελ και το φινÜλε απü το μπαλÝτο «ΖορμπÜς» του Μßκη ΘεοδωρÜκη, τα οποßα ερμÞνευσαν διακεκριμÝνοι ομογενεßς και Αμερικανοß σολßστες με τη συνοδεßα της συμφωνικÞς ορχÞστρας του Ιδρýματος ΕλληνικÞς ΜουσικÞς.
ΠρωταγωνιστÞς αυτÞς της προσπÜθειας Þταν ο διακεκριμÝνος πιανßστας και μαÝστρος ΓιÜννης ΞυλÜς ο οποßος, üπως Ýγραψε ο «Ε.Κ.» Ýχει ξεκινÞσει την προσπÜθεια απü τον ΜÜρτιο."...
ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ, Νεα Υóρκη, 22 Οκτωβρßου 2012
The 61 piece Hellenic Music Foundation Symphony Orchestra was skillfully conducted by Yannis Xylas.
GREEK NEWS ONLINE, November 21, 2011
Pianist Yannis Xylas provided beautiful tone in his devoted, graceful and full bodied accompaniments for all the soloists. "
GREEK NEWS DECEMBER 1, 2008
"Frühlingsfeier (Spring Celebration) .......was a very impressive showpiece both for soprano Mary Ellen Duncan who shined in the abundant high notes of the piece as well as pianist Yannis Xylas who provided a thick orchestra-like accompaniment."
HELLENIC NEWS OF AMERICA November 2007
Performance at Lincoln Center (Avery Fischer Hall), the Kennedy Center & other concerts in the US & in Europe.
"... Yannis Xylas rendered a wonderful reading of Astrinidi's instrumental work "Two pieces in the Greek Style, Op. 16a"
METROPOLIS, May 1999
"... the closing number included contributions on the piano by masterful keyboard artist Yannis Xylas"
THE HELLENIC TIMES
June 11,1999
