Stelios Petrakis, a virtuoso from Crete, has masterfully fused the rich legacy of Cretan music with innovative global influences. His journey, beginning with the lyra at age eight, led to collaborations across Mediterranean cultures, enhancing his unique style. His craftsmanship as a luthier adds authenticity to his music, evident in his acclaimed album “Spondi,” which topped EthnoCloud’s Music Charts, spotlighting Cretan music on the world stage.
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The album “Spondi” peaked (#1) on the World Music Charts Europe for the month of July 2022 and #4 on the annual charts for 2022.
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Live in Philharmonie of Paris. “Traditions d’Épire et de Crète” feat. Petroloukas Chalkias, Vasilis Kostas, Stelios Petrakis Quartet.
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Το περασμένο Σάββατο, το Κρητικό μουσικό κουαρτέτο του Στέλιου Πετράκη «υπνώτισε» το διψασμένο για «έθνικ» Νεουορκέζικο κοινό. Ο Φώτιος Καλιαμπάκος ήταν εκεί και μεταδίδει. read more..
By Eleni Sakellis November 21, 2018
NEW YORK – The Stelios Petrakis Cretan Quartet performed the music of Crete at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall on November 17 to an enthusiastic audience. With Stelios Petrakis on lyra and laouto, Thanasis Mavrokostas on askomandura, cello-lyra, and dance, Antonis Stavrakakis on mandolin, laouto, and vocals, and Giorgos Manolakis on laouto and vocals, the concert was one of the best Greek music concerts of the year. read more..
MJ Gilmore, Box Office and Office Manager, conversed with Stelios Petrakis through Skype from The Cedar’s green room, while Stelios joined her from his workshop in Heraklion, Greece, where two lyras were in the process of drying. He talked about his passion for traditional Cretan music, collaborations, his mentor Ross Daly, his creative process and style, the process of making instruments, and his life philosophy. read more..
Τρεις εξαιρετικοί μουσικοί, τρεις κουλτούρες, ένα ιδιαίτερο project, το Trio Petrakis-Lopez-Chemirani. Μια καλλιτεχνική συνάντηση, ένα μοίρασμα επιρροών, μουσικών ιδιωμάτων, ηχοχρωμάτων και ρυθμών της Μεσογείου. Ένας αριστοτεχνικός συνδυασμός της κρητικής μουσικής με μεσαιωνικούς ήχους και στοιχεία της περσικής μουσικής παράδοσης.
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À l’occasion des 10 ans du Prix France Musique-Ocora des Musiques du Monde, l’émission Couleurs du Monde propose une scène ouverte exceptionnelle lundi 2 mai, au studio 105 à 20h. read more..