Name: Thomas Athanaselos, guitar
Start: 2025-12-31T13:10:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-31T14:00:00+00:00
Location: St James's Church, Piccadilly

Athanaselo’s playing is full of crisp colors and feeling; it’s a piece of light and darkness, joy and melancholy
About this Event

Experience inspiring performances by top emerging artists in our historic venue, renowned for its superb acoustics. Our recitals are programmed in collaboration with leading music colleges and charities, providing a platform for the stars of tomorrow. Discover exceptional talent in a unique settting.

Free admission | Donations welcome

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Programme

A programme of romantic and tango music for guitar, including some well known pieces by Astor Piazzola , Chopin, Albeniz etc.”..a musical journey from romantism and Spanish temperament to the lyrical tangos of Argentina…”

Artist Bio

Thomas was born in Larissa Greece in 1990. He started his studies on classical guitar at the age of 11. He graduated from Modern Conservatory of Larissa at the age of 20 from Mr.Theodoros Charos guitar class. He attended postgratuate lessons in Thessaloniki with Pr.Fotis Koutsothodoros along with seminars at International Guitar festivals of Greece.He also has a distinction in electric guitar from RGT University of London.

He has performed as a soloist in various cities of Greece ,Vienna and Budapest, also collaborated with other artists (Guitartetto,The Blue Jazz Duo,Steelmuse) and he has presented and recorded his own compositions. His latest works were published by Bergmann Edition and Candyrat Records, getting great reviews.His repertoire includes classical and modern composes as well his own compositions. From 2015 until 2018 he was the artistic director of the Larissa Guitar Festival (Greece).

Thomas has released two solo albums ( In Memoriam 2018, Iguazu 2021) with music of Astor Piazzolla , well known Jazz standards , Brazilian composers and his own compositions.
Since 2010 until now he teaches guitar at various guitar conservatories of central Greece. Thomas plays with a M. Contreras handmade classical guitar.