DINO MASTROYIANNIS 
 

Greek concert pianist 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 has built an international career distinguished by artistic versatility, a deep commitment to Greek music, and a lifelong dedication to performance, chamber music and musical education. Praised by the legendary Greek composer 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀 as “𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰”, Mastroyiannis has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist in major concert halls, international festivals and cultural institutions throughout Europe and beyond. Critics and fellow musicians have recognised the breadth of his pianistic technique, his strong sense of rhythm, expressive range and sincerity of musical communication. His international appearances have taken him to such venues as 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 in Manchester, the 𝗚𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰, the 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗲𝘂𝗺 in Bucharest, the 𝗥𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗺 in Prague, the 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 in Zagreb, the Poznań Philharmonic Hall, the Reduta Concert Hall in Bratislava, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall in Ankara, the Saidashev State Grand Concert Hall in Kazan and Bulgaria Hall in Sofia. He has also performed at historically significant venues including the Bertramka Mozart Museum in Prague, the Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik and the 𝗢𝗱𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀 in Athens. Mastroyiannis has appeared in numerous international festivals and has collaborated with orchestras and musicians from many countries. Following a performance at the Montenegrin National Theatre during the International A Tempo Festival, the newspaper Dan described him as a pianist whose artistry could transform even a seemingly simple work into a compelling experience for audiences of all ages, adding that the title “𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲” was fully justified. A central part of Mastroyiannis’ artistic identity is his long-standing commitment to the music of 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀. Their relationship developed into a particularly close artistic connection, and Theodorakis repeatedly expressed his appreciation for Mastroyiannis’ understanding and interpretation of his music. Among the composer’s works for piano and orchestra, Mastroyiannis achieved particular distinction through the 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼, a work that had remained unheard for forty-four years. The concerto was first presented in Finland in 2005 with the Mikkeli City Orchestra, conducted by Swiss maestro Robert Sélitrenny, and was subsequently performed with orchestras in other countries. His dedication to Greek musical culture is also reflected in his recordings. His album 𝗭𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗮’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 – 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼, released internationally by MSR Classics, received enthusiastic reviews from the international music press. Writing in Fanfare Magazine, Peter Burwasser praised the performances for their “𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲”, while other American critics highlighted the sincerity, conviction and communicative power with which Mastroyiannis brought rarely heard works of Greek piano literature to international audiences. Dino Mastroyiannis began his musical studies with 𝗘𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺, his first piano teacher and an important early influence. He later graduated from the Athens Conservatory, where he studied with Aliki Vatikioti and received the 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲. He continued his artistic development with the internationally renowned Bulgarian pianists and pedagogues 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘃, former students of Heinrich Neuhaus at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. His further studies in solo and chamber music took him to Austria, Germany and the Sion Music Academy in Switzerland. A particularly important influence on his artistic development was his long association with the Brazilian pianist 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘇𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗻, a former student of Claudio Arrau and Artur Rubinstein. What began with masterclasses in Greece in 1992 developed into an enduring artistic relationship and a deep personal friendship. Under Szidon’s guidance, Mastroyiannis further developed his approach to interpretation, sound, pianistic technique and musical expression. Their collaboration continued for many years in Greece and abroad and remains one of the most important influences on his artistic life. Mastroyiannis has also devoted significant attention to the music of 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁, both as a soloist and chamber musician. He was the only musician from Greece to receive written permission from the Austrian organisation Mozart 2006 to use its official logo for a special concert project devoted to the piano four-hands repertoire. His interpretations of Mozart’s chamber music were warmly received in Italy, where the newspaper Libertà described his artistic approach as “𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁.” Throughout his career, Dino Mastroyiannis has recorded for numerous radio and television organisations in Europe. His discography also includes a recording of 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁-𝗦𝗮ë𝗻𝘀’ 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗼. 𝟰 with the Catanzaro Symphony Orchestra, as well as a live recording of 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁’𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵ö𝗻𝗲 𝗠ü𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻 with Austrian baritone Georg Lehner, released by the Italian label Sheva Collection. Alongside his performing career, Mastroyiannis has devoted several decades to 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀. As a professor of piano and chamber music at the Volos Conservatory, he has educated hundreds of students, many of whom have received prizes in national and international competitions, developed professional careers and performed in important concert venues internationally. He has served as a juror in international piano competitions and has been invited to give masterclasses in Greece and abroad. His pedagogical work is founded on the close relationship between 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Mastroyiannis has also played an important role as a cultural organiser and artistic director. In 2001–2002, he founded and served as Artistic Director of the 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, which presented ten concerts, welcomed approximately two hundred artists, ensembles, choirs and orchestras from many countries, commissioned and presented world premieres, organised masterclasses and produced an extensive archive of audio and video recordings. In 2011, he founded the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 “𝗘𝘃𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮” and became its Artistic Director. Developed in collaboration with the Porphyrogenis Foundation, the festival brought together performers, ensembles and composers from Greece and abroad. Through its first seven editions, Evmelia established itself as a significant cultural institution in the region of Thessaly and contributed to the presentation of major works, international artistic collaborations and innovative concert programmes. In 2010, at the height of his concert activity, Mastroyiannis was affected by 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱, a neurological movement disorder that has ended or severely altered the performing careers of many musicians. Following an intensive period of retraining and artistic re-evaluation, he successfully regained the functional use of his hand with the guidance of Belgian pianist and specialist Laurent Boullet. This experience profoundly broadened his understanding of pianistic movement, technical coordination and the relationship between physical freedom and musical expression. His return to the concert platform was marked by a successful performance of Schubert’s 𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵ö𝗻𝗲 𝗠ü𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻 with Georg Lehner at the Evmelia Festival in 2014. Since then, he has continued to perform as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist, presenting programmes that reflect his particular affinity with the art of song, opera, Greek music and the great traditions of the piano repertoire. Among the notable projects of his later career are his recital 𝗟’𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂é 𝗮𝘂 𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼, inspired by the expressive worlds of opera and Lied; a concert at the Bösendorfer Hall in Mozart’s House, Vienna, with soprano Olivera Tičević and baritone Georg Lehner; performances of 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁’𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗼. 𝟵 “𝗝𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲” with the State Symphony Orchestra of the Moldova Philharmonic; and recital appearances in Istanbul and Ankara. In Istanbul, he gave the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗭𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸, a new jazz-inspired arrangement by Russian composer Vladimir Titov, written for and dedicated to him. The work was subsequently performed in Ankara in a concert organised by the Embassy of Greece in Turkey. His artistic individuality has also inspired contemporary composers. The Dutch pianist, composer and arranger 𝗙𝗿é𝗱é𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 composed and dedicated to him 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻 for piano left hand and string orchestra, while Ukrainian composer 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮 dedicated to him her 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮. Today, Dino Mastroyiannis continues to pursue a multifaceted artistic life as a 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿. His work is guided by the belief that musical interpretation is not merely the reproduction of a score, but 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — one that brings together knowledge, imagination, technical freedom, historical awareness and profound respect for the composer.