Press.

The Platonos–Farantouri collaboration at the Herodeion ↗

A report on the 19 June concert, with photographs of the performance, the audience and the artists backstage.

Greek

From the rehearsals for Μοίρες ↗

Christos Papageorgiou speaks with Lena Platonos, Maria Farantouri, Stathis Karapanos and Thanos Tsaknakis during preparations for the Herodeion concert.

Christos Papageorgiou · Greek · Radio interview

Maria Farantouri on her reunion with Lena Platonos ↗

Farantouri discusses the Herodeion programme, its women’s voices and the new electronic work written for her and Karapanos.

Thanos Mantzanas · Greek

Platonos and Farantouri: art has no age ↗

A joint interview about returning to the Herodeion with ancient poetry, electronic rhythms and the new collaboration with Karapanos.

Katerina Poulopoulou · Greek

Μοίρες at the Herodeion ↗

The broadcaster introduces the concert’s three programmes and the new work for Farantouri’s voice and Karapanos’s flute.

Lena Kolokytha · Greek

Farantouri on the contemporary language of Μοίρες ↗

Farantouri explains how Platonos’s music connects with younger listeners, with Karapanos joining both Μοίρες and the Sabotage selections.

Giannis Xynopoulos · Greek

Lena Platonos and Maria Farantouri together at the Herodeion ↗

A preview of the 19 June programme, including the new Μοίρες collaboration and music from Sabotage.

Greek

Farantouri previews Plato with electronic music ↗

Coverage of Farantouri’s television interview about the forthcoming Herodeion concert and Platonos’s setting of the three Fates.

Greek

Stathis Karapanos on Platonos, Farantouri and the sound of Μοίρες ↗

Karapanos discusses the meeting of flute and electronic sound, the new work written for him and Farantouri, and his approach to artistic responsibility.

Ilenia Christou · Greek

A special evening with Platonos and Farantouri ↗

The festival preview outlines the ancient poets, Μοίρες and Sabotage, with Karapanos as flute soloist.

Greek

Platonos and Farantouri at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus ↗

A preview of the Athens Epidaurus Festival programme, including music written for Maria Farantouri and Stathis Karapanos.

Greek

MOYSA’s national-anniversary concert ↗

A preview of the Thessaloniki concert before the youth orchestra’s Sofia and Bucharest tour, naming Karapanos in the Zorbas Suite and detailing the Greek-composer programme.

Greek · Concert preview

Voices and Memories at the Megaron ↗

A report on the Athens concert with Maria Farantouri, Tassis Christoyannopoulos, Achilleas Wastor and Stathis Karapanos.

Greek · Advertorial / concert report

Theodorakis: Orchestral Works ↗

Gary Higginson reviews the Genuin recording, including the Sinfonietta with Karapanos and Titos Gouvelis. He values its introspective and dance-like writing while taking a more critical view of the Guitar Rhapsody.

Gary Higginson · English

Ein fulminanter Auftakt in Fautenbach ↗

The music school’s report describes the opening student performances and the flute-and-piano recital by Karapanos and Jean-Paul Gasparian, with a photograph taken after the concert.

German · Organizer report

French chamber music in Fautenbach

A review of the recital with pianist Jean-Paul Gasparian at the opening of the Fautenbach chamber concert season.

“dank der fantastischen Spieltechnik der beiden Künstler”

Albrecht Zimmermann · German · Print archive

Saint-Saëns and Theodorakis in Hof ↗

Gelobte Länder: the Hofer Symphoniker with Johannes Wildner, Stathis Karapanos and cellist Young-Phil Hyun.

Michael Thumser · German

Eschenbach & Friends in Rendsburg ↗

Christian Strehk reviews the SHMF reunion with Niek Baar, Stathis Karapanos, Kian Soltani and alumni of the festival orchestra.

Christian Strehk · German

Jolivet and Carmen with the Detmolder Kammerorchester

A review of the orchestra’s third subscription concert, conducted by Daniel Stabrawa.

“makellose Verbindung von technischer Virtuosität und expressiver Phrasierung”

Thomas Krügler · German · Print archive

Eschenbach and the Osaka Philharmonic ↗

A concertgoer’s account of the Expo celebration records Bernstein’s Ḥalil, Karapanos’s Piazzolla encore and Beethoven’s Ninth, with particular admiration for the chorus.

Japanese · Audience review

Dances with the Winds in Vilnius ↗

Živilė Ramoškaitė reviews Rautavaara with Robertas Šervenikas and the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, alongside Martinaitis and Strauss.

“žaismingam ir dinamiškai jautriam pokalbiui su vėjais”

Živilė Ramoškaitė · Lithuanian

Bernstein’s Ḥalil with Eschenbach in Osaka ↗

A concertgoer’s review praising the flute’s projection, rhythmic agility and expressive range in Ḥalil and the Syrinx encore.

Yasushi Murakami · Japanese · Concertgoer review

Four flutes and a Martinaitis premiere ↗

The Lithuanian National Philharmonic introduces the 12 April programme with Šervenikas and Karapanos.

Lithuanian National Philharmonic · Lithuanian

World premiere in Bloemfontein ↗

Yolanda Maartens speaks with Free State Symphony Orchestra CEO Daniel Boico about the April concert with Karapanos as flautist and conductor, including David Winkler’s Second Flute Concerto.

English · Radio preview · interview with Daniel Boico

Muzyczna uczta z greckim akcentem ↗

The orchestra’s report follows the 22 February concert, praising Karapanos’s subtlety and dynamic range in Weinberg’s First Flute Concerto alongside Skalkottas and Tchaikovsky.

Polish · Organizer report

An encore before the interval in Prague ↗

A review of Karapanos’s Mozart and Penderecki performances, with Debussy’s Syrinx prompted by the audience’s applause.

“Jeho projev je básnivý a uvolněný”

Lenka Dohnalová · Czech

Mozart and Penderecki at the Rudolfinum ↗

Vojtěch Mojžíš reviews the 19 January concert with Łukasz Borowicz and Prague Philharmonia, praising the soloist’s tone, virtuosity and understated presence.

Vojtěch Mojžíš · Czech

Osaka Philharmonic × Christoph Eschenbach ↗

The official listing for the 19 April 2025 Osaka Expo celebration, with Bernstein’s Ḥalil and Beethoven’s Ninth.

Japanese · Official concert listing

Tosender Applaus für klassisches Duo in Marburg ↗

The newspaper covers Karapanos and Jean-Paul Gasparian at the Erwin-Piscator-Haus. Its public headline and performance photograph identify the recital; the full review requires a subscription.

German · Subscription required

Dance and flute at Prague Philharmonia ↗

A preview of the Rudolfinum programme, connecting Mozart, Penderecki, Gluck and Martinů under Łukasz Borowicz.

Czech

Martin and Mozart in Lübeck ↗

The Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck and Takahiro Nagasaki, with Martin’s Ballade and Mozart’s D-major Flute Concerto.

“Wie Vogelgesang schweben seine Solopartien im Raum.”

Andreas Ströbl · German

Also published by Klassik begeistert ↗

Bewegendes Konzert der Philharmoniker ↗

A second review of Martin’s Ballade and Mozart’s D-major concerto with Takahiro Nagasaki, praising the soloist’s sensitivity and unforced phrasing.

“mit unaufdringlicher Freude”

German

Hindemith and the Flute ↗

Mary Claire Murphy talks with Karapanos about Hindemith’s musical language and his recording of the complete flute works.

Mary Claire Murphy · English · Audio interview

Contrasts with Karapanos, Salado and the OEX ↗

Andrea Lorenzo Lancho reviews the 25 October Cáceres programme: Takemitsu, Nielsen’s Flute Concerto and Elgar’s Enigma Variations.

Andrea Lorenzo Lancho · Spanish

A conversation about Hindemith and Michael Shapiro ↗

A 20-minute podcast on the Hindemith album and In the Light of the Sun, with excerpts from the recordings.

Hilary Seabrook · English

Rediscovering Hindemith’s flute music ↗

An assessment of the complete flute works recording for Ondine, from solo pieces to chamber and orchestral works.

Giorgio Koukl · English

Hindemith: Complete Works for Flute ↗

A review of the Ondine recording with Stathis Karapanos and his chamber and orchestral collaborators.

“Das interpretatorische Niveau ist durchweg sehr hoch”

Frank Armbruster · German

Farantouri sings Theodorakis in Vienna ↗

A report on the Vienna concert, including Stathis Karapanos’s flute performance with pianist Achilleas Wastor.

Greek

Hindemith’s complete flute works on Ondine ↗

An introduction to the repertoire and performers on the complete works recording.

Michel Dutrieue · Dutch

Fine, Mozart and Beethoven in Barcelona ↗

Christoph Eschenbach and the Franz Schubert Filharmonia at the Palau de la Música Catalana, with Stathis Karapanos and José Antonio Domené.

“El sonido luminoso, la musicalidad y el virtuosismo técnico de Karapanos”

Javier Pérez Senz · Spanish

Fine, Mozart and Beethoven at the Palau ↗

Joan Sebastià Colomer’s critical assessment of the Barcelona programme, discussing the soloists, balance and orchestral interpretation.

Joan Sebastià Colomer · Spanish

An evening with Christoph Eschenbach ↗

The orchestra’s concert report and official photograph gallery from Barcelona.

English / Catalan

La juventud brilla entre la leyenda viva ↗

Luis Suárez reviews the 3 March Tarragona concert, highlighting the flute-and-harp partnership in Mozart.

“El dúo entre Karapanos y Domené se lució de manera memorable”

Luis Suárez · Spanish

Ibert with Eschenbach in Vilnius ↗

A review of the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra concert on 20 January 2024, including Ibert’s Flute Concerto.

Rita Aleknaitė-Bieliauskienė · Lithuanian

Eschenbach and Karapanos reunite in Vilnius ↗

The public broadcaster carries the Philharmonic’s announcement of the 20 January Ibert, Haydn and Brahms concert.

LRT.lt / Lithuanian National Philharmonic · Lithuanian

In the Light of the Sun ↗

Darren Rea finds Shapiro’s concerto thematically rich and rewarding, while questioning the recording’s synthetic-sounding production. He awards it seven out of ten.

Darren Rea · English

Bernstein and a flute duet in Vienna ↗

A report on Karapanos with Yutaka Sado and the Tonkünstler at the Musikverein, including their Mozart encore together.

Greek

A life devoted to the flute ↗

Bis ins kleinste Detail: a portrait tracing the decisions, teachers and encounters that shaped a musical life.

Jan-Hendrik Maier · German

Die klare Ansage ↗

Coverage of Sinfonietta Passau’s inaugural concerts and conductor Eleni Papakyriakou.

German · Subscription may be required

The Athens State Orchestra fills Mesolongi with music ↗

A concert report and photograph gallery from the orchestra’s appearance on 1 April, with conductor Ilias Voudouris and Stathis Karapanos.

Greek

Geburtsstunde eines neuen Klangkörpers ↗

The first Sinfonietta Passau concert, including Nielsen’s Flute Concerto, reviewed by Edith Rabenstein.

Edith Rabenstein · German

Gelungener Einstand: Sinfonietta Passau ↗

Zenaida des Aubris reviews Nielsen’s Flute Concerto at the new orchestra’s inaugural concert under Eleni Papakyriakou.

Zenaida des Aubris · German

Letting the arts take us on a journey ↗

A conversation about the flute, growing up across countries and creating the Zorbas Suite with Achilleas Wastor.

Greek

A benefit concert for Iran in Kiel ↗

A review of the Iran benefit concert with Justus Frantz, the Philharmonie der Nationen and Karapanos in Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos; an accessible reprint is preserved by the organizer.

German · Subscription may be required

An open-air remembrance concert in Thessaloniki ↗

A report from Aristotelous Square with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, Zoi Tsokanou and Karapanos, including Wastor and Theodorakis.

Newsroom · Greek

The Festival Orchestra in Rendsburg and Elmshorn ↗

SHMF concert coverage under Holly Hyun Choe.

German · Subscription may be required

The youth orchestra closes its season ↗

The institutional report documents the 2 July concert with Karapanos and Fuad Ibrahimov, including Gordeli’s Concertino and the premiere of Mdinaradze’s 145 / Christ.

Georgian · Organizer report

Transatlantic: colour, atmosphere and luminous flute playing ↗

Günter Buhles considers the Berlin Academy of American Music’s debut, including Urquhart and Takemitsu.

Günter Buhles · German

Eschenbach conducts the NHK Symphony ↗

The reviewer hears an individual, freely shaped Mozart concerto from Karapanos and a strongly coloured Syrinx encore, followed by Eschenbach’s concentrated Beethoven Seventh.

iio · Japanese · Concert diary · 9 April performance

Das Konzert für den Frieden ↗

A report on the 2 April concert with Justus Frantz and the Philharmonie der Nationen, including Craig Urquhart’s Lamentation.

Karen Birkner and Holger Kasnitz · German

Mozart with the NHK Symphony Orchestra ↗

An audience review of the April Tokyo programme under Christoph Eschenbach, with Mozart’s G-major concerto and Debussy’s Syrinx.

Japanese · Concertgoer review

Mozart’s Flute Concerto in Tokyo ↗

The orchestra’s official record of the April 2022 concerts with Christoph Eschenbach at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre.

Japanese · Official concert archive

Transatlantic ↗

Karl W. Nehring reviews the album’s eclectic repertoire, intimate orchestral textures and recording quality.

Karl W. Nehring · English

Transatlantic · five stars ↗

A five-star review of the Berlin Academy of American Music’s debut, featuring Urquhart’s Lamentation and Takemitsu’s Toward the Sea II.

English · Review excerpt via Presto Music

Transatlantische Musikbeziehungen ↗

The Austrian broadcaster’s programme introducing the music and musicians of Transatlantic.

German · Radio broadcast

Holly Hyun Choe and the SHMF Festival Orchestra ↗

Festival coverage: the conductor steps in to lead the orchestra.

German · Subscription may be required

Transatlantic: the soloists at the centre ↗

The review highlights Karapanos’s tonal beauty and sensitive shaping in Takemitsu’s Toward the Sea II.

“ungemein klangschönen, sensibel ausgeleuchteten Interpretation”

Thomas Schulz · German · Review excerpt

Eschenbach returns to the Houston Symphony ↗

A preview of the January 2022 concerts featuring Jan Lisiecki and Stathis Karapanos.

English

Transatlantic: colours from Berlin ↗

A review of the Berlin Academy of American Music’s debut, including Takemitsu’s Toward the Sea II and Urquhart’s Lamentation.

Remy Franck · German / English

Transatlantic ↗

The story and music of the ensemble’s first album, recorded at Teldex Studios in Berlin.

English

Transatlantic: Copland, Dorman, Stravinsky, Takemitsu and Urquhart ↗

A review of the Onyx recording and its origins in the collaboration around Urquhart’s Lamentation.

German

The Berlin Academy of American Music’s debut ↗

Gelungener Einstand: a review of Transatlantic under Garrett Keast.

Ecki Ramón Weber · German

Reinecke with Eschenbach in Zurich ↗

A detailed review of the 6 November Tonhalle concert, with praise for the flute’s clarity, dynamic control and the Debussy encore.

“the warmth, the roundness, the depth of the sonority”

Rolf Kyburz · English / German

Transatlantic — Berlin Academy of American Music ↗

Hugues Rameau-Crays on the album’s American connections and Karapanos’s expressive playing in Urquhart and Takemitsu.

Hugues Rameau-Crays · French

A conversation with Karapanos and Georgi Cherkin ↗

Georgi Mitov-Gemi interviews the duo about their Sofia recital, the demanding flute repertoire and their experience judging young instrumentalists. The original page includes the radio audio.

Georgi Mitov-Gemi · Bulgarian

Was lange währt, wird endlich bunt ↗

Susanne Bánhidai reports on Bamberg’s audience award and the 23 October concert, dedicated to Penderecki, with Eschenbach conducting and Karapanos as flute soloist.

Susanne Bánhidai · German

Tsinandali Festival 2021 ↗

A published festival recap includes Karapanos among the artists who appeared in the third Tsinandali Festival, held under pandemic restrictions.

English · Festival press release

Mit Dirigent besser ↗

Wolfram Quellmalz describes Karapanos entering the Frauenkirche playing C. P. E. Bach. He finds the interpretation personal and engaging, while considering some quiet passages exaggerated and discussing the church’s acoustic challenges.

Wolfram Quellmalz · German

Ein singender Schwan und eine Flöte auf hoher See ↗

A review of the hr-Sinfonieorchester with Christoph Eschenbach, Bruno Philippe and Stathis Karapanos, in Saint-Saëns, Jolivet and Martin.

German

Musik kennt keine Grenzen ↗

A sponsored feature introduces the Bernstein Award recipient and announces the portrait-and-concert film with Christoph Eschenbach, streamed on 28 August.

German · Sponsored feature

Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Leonard Bernstein Award 2020 ↗

The official Bernstein news page describes the filmed award presentation and recital with Eschenbach in Rendsburg, and the forthcoming online premiere.

English · Official award report

Karapanos receives the Leonard Bernstein Award ↗

The dpa report on the closed ceremony in Rendsburg and the forthcoming film with Christoph Eschenbach.

dpa · German

Music, freedom and the Bernstein Award ↗

An extended conversation about the flute, music education, Christoph Eschenbach and the altered plans for the 2020 award.

German

The Bernstein Award is presented in Rendsburg ↗

Reporting from the actual award presentation on 13 August, with a portrait and concert film replacing the planned public ceremony.

German

An invitation to the ICMA ceremony in Seville ↗

The announcement naming Stathis Karapanos and guitarist Pedro Rojas-Ogayar as invited young soloists.

English

Khachaturian: Images of the East ↗

A detailed review of the Athens State Orchestra concert on 7 February, highlighting Karapanos’s imagination, breath control and expressive phrasing.

“με ιδιαίτερη φαντασία και ευαισθησία”

Constantine P. Carambelas-Sgourdas · Greek

The special something in music: Eschenbach and the Bamberg Symphony ↗

David Renke’s interview explores Eschenbach’s relationship with Bamberg and his support for young musicians, including Karapanos.

David Renke · English

Growing up with music ↗

A conversation about childhood, musical studies, the Leonard Bernstein Award and returning to the Athens State Orchestra.

Greek

First flutist to receive the Leonard Bernstein Award ↗

The announcement of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival’s 2020 award to Stathis Karapanos.

dpa · German

Technisch brillant ↗

The newspaper reports the 2020 Leonard Bernstein Award.

dpa / jW · German

Leonard Bernstein Award announcement

The festival’s 2020 award announcement in the Lübeck newspaper.

German · Print archive

Leonard Bernstein Award announcement

The 2020 award announcement, covered in the newspaper and on its front page.

German · Print archive

Bernstein Award: Flötenzauber beim SHMF ↗

Coverage of the first flutist chosen for the award and the festival’s supporting partnership.

German

Flötist Karapanos erhält Leonard Bernstein Award ↗

The newspaper’s announcement of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival prize.

German

Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival

An announcement of the 2020 award, following the Rheingau festival’s recognition in 2019.

German · Print archive

Bernstein-Award für griechischen Flötisten Stathis Karapanos

The broadcaster’s report on the 2020 Leonard Bernstein Award.

German · Print archive

The first flutist to receive the Bernstein Award ↗

The original announcement of the SHMF award, before the pandemic changed the ceremony’s date and venue.

German

SHMF: Leonard Bernstein Award for Stathis Karapanos

The broadcaster’s award report, recorded in the festival’s January press digest.

German · Print archive

In conversation with the Bernstein Award recipient ↗

An interview on receiving the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival’s 2020 award.

German · Subscription may be required

Stathis Karapanos beim Rheingau Musik Festival geehrt ↗

A report on the Lotto Prize presentation at Schloss Johannisberg on 30 July, during the recital with Christoph Eschenbach.

German

Guter Rat für taube Ohren ↗

Sigurd Schulze’s critical response to the Greece–Germany Young Euro Classic programme.

Sigurd Schulze · German · Subscription may be required

Heiße Nächte auf dem Gendarmenmarkt

The Young Euro Classic report includes the new Zorbas Suite and encores with pianist Fil Liotis.

German · Print archive

Harmonien aus dem Untergrund ↗

A visit to rehearsals for Young Euro Classic’s Greece–Germany festival orchestra, including the Zorbas Suite with Stathis Karapanos.

German

Bernstein’s ideals at the Pacific Music Festival ↗

Naoki Hayashida’s festival guide includes the 17 July duo recital with Karapanos and Christoph Eschenbach at the piano.

Naoki Hayashida · Japanese

Rheingau Musik Festival awards the Lotto-Förderpreis ↗

The announcement of the 2019 prize and the recital with Christoph Eschenbach at Schloss Johannisberg.

dpa · German

Young musicians at the Nakas Conservatory ↗

Eftychis D. Choriatakis’s review of appearances by young Greek and international musicians.

Eftychios D. Choriatakis · Greek

Stathis Karapanos at PMF ↗

The festival’s artist introduction for the duo recital with Christoph Eschenbach.

Japanese · Official artist profile

Sprünge über Jahrhunderte hinweg ↗

Rebecca Pfister reviews Ensemble Zeitlose Musik in Karlsruhe, including Efstathios Karapanos and Bella Kublanova in Vivaldi’s two-flute concerto. She values the programming while noting balance problems between flute and strings.

Rebecca Pfister · German · Publisher clipping in ensemble archive

Artist profile ↗

The orchestra’s introduction to Stathis Karapanos, his repertoire and collaborations.

English

Artist profile ↗

The orchestra’s official biography of Stathis Karapanos.

English · Official artist profile

Artist biography and appearances ↗

The festival’s introduction to Stathis Karapanos and his concert appearances.

English · Official artist profile

A successful season opening at Salle Cortot ↗

Jérémie Bigorie praises Karapanos’s suspended line in Boulez, the melodic continuity of the Rivas premiere and the expressive detail of Gabriela Lena Frank.

Jérémie Bigorie · French · Concert review

Theodorakis: charm and atmosphere ↗

Remy Franck recommends the album and highlights the Sinfonietta’s charm and atmospheric ending, while questioning historical claims in the booklet.

Remy Franck · German / English · Recording review

From chamber music to orchestral splendour ↗

Arndt Voß highlights the sensitive shaping and musical rapport between Karapanos, Takahiro Nagasaki and the orchestra in Mozart.

Arndt Voß · German · Concert review

Zorbas in Piraeus ↗

Eftychios D. Choriatakis praises tonal lightness, considered phrasing and musicality, with reservations about a few rapid cadenza passages and the repertoire.

Eftychios D. Choriatakis · Greek · Concert review

Penderecki in Rzeszów ↗

Tadeusz Stopiński praises the partnership with clarinettist Robert Mosior and records the ovation and Debussy encore.

Tadeusz Stopiński · Polish · Concert review

Transatlantic ↗

Phillip Scott discusses Karapanos’s role in shaping the programme and praises the ensemble’s elegance and rhythmic precision. The full review requires access to Limelight.

Phillip Scott · English · Recording review

Transatlantic: a varied programme ↗

Rachel Einarsson welcomes the expressive flute playing in Urquhart and Takemitsu and the ensemble’s balance, with a more mixed response to Copland.

Rachel Einarsson · Danish / English · Recording review

American expats and friends join forces ↗

Richard S. Ginell describes the plaintive flute lead in Lamentation and enjoys Takemitsu’s relaxed seascapes, while finding some Stravinsky tempos slow.

Richard S. Ginell · English · Recording review

American themes from a Berlin point of view ↗

Stephen Smoliar favours the Stravinsky selections but questions the album’s programme and its treatment of Copland.

Stephen Smoliar · English · Recording review

Khachaturian with the Athens State Orchestra ↗

Eftychios D. Choriatakis praises virtuosity, breath control, clear articulation, the cadenza and lyrical sound, while questioning the transcription as a repertoire choice.

Eftychios D. Choriatakis · Greek · Concert review

Virtuosity and lyricism in Khachaturian ↗

Giannis Svolos praises effortless virtuosity, precise articulation, sweetness of sound and lyrical sensitivity, while expressing a preference for original flute concertos.

Giannis Svolos · Greek · Concert review

For Claude Debussy ↗

Eftychios D. Choriatakis highlights Karapanos’s musicality and the exceptionally beautiful, airy sound in Bilitis at the Athens Conservatory.

Eftychios D. Choriatakis · Greek · Concert review

Ḥalil in Osaka ↗

A personal concert account admires the flute’s vivid, deep sound and the encore, while noting an individual quality in its timbre.

ksagi · Japanese · Audience account

A second account of the Osaka concert ↗

Mitoshi discusses the flute’s exchanges with the ensemble and the Piazzolla encore. This continues the same writer’s account already represented in the archive.

みとし (Mitoshi) · Japanese · Audience account

Mozart with the NHK Symphony ↗

Yusuke Suzumura’s response to the radio broadcast praises vitality, delicacy and rapport with Eschenbach and the orchestra.

Yusuke Suzumura · Japanese / English · Audience account

Warmth and lightness in Mozart ↗

A concert diary highlights the warm, soft tone, lyrical second movement and lightness of the finale.

emuto · Japanese · Audience account

A listener’s NHK concert diary ↗

A brief personal response describes the concerto as elegant and beautiful; the writer notes having dozed during part of the performance.

NaruNara · Japanese · Audience account

Eschenbach and Karapanos on television ↗

A broadcast response praises unaffected expression, the blend with orchestral strings and improvised cadenzas suited to Mozart.

a-delp (blog) · Japanese · Audience account

Karapanos’s Mozart cadenzas ↗

A listener responding to the television broadcast admires the stylistic fit of Karapanos’s own cadenzas.

おちくぼひめ · Japanese · Audience account

A reader’s response to the NHK concert ↗

A reader review discusses the Mozart concerto and praises the Syrinx encore.

らむーど (reader) · Japanese · Audience account

Hindemith: musical energy and assurance ↗

Guido Krawinkel praises musical energy, professionalism and Karapanos’s command of Hindemith’s varied demands. Artistic quality: 9/10; sound: 8/10; overall impression: 9/10.

Guido Krawinkel · German · Recording review

A duo recital in Sapporo ↗

An audience diary of the 17 July recital with Christoph Eschenbach expresses astonishment at Karapanos’s flute technique.

akira37 · Japanese · Audience account

Theodorakis at Cadogan Hall ↗

Composer and collaborator Aris Antoniades reflects on the concert with the Oxford Philharmonic and Karapanos’s performance of Zorbas.

Aris Antoniades website · English · Collaborator report

Ilyich Rivas et ses Atmosphères ↗

An interview with Ilyich Rivas introduces the ensemble’s artistic approach and the October programme with Karapanos, including the Rivas premiere, Boulez and Gabriela Lena Frank.

French · Interview / preview

Éclats: chamber symphonies and concertos ↗

Jean-Guillaume Lebrun previews the programme, connecting the new alto-flute concerto with Boulez and the chamber symphonies of Enescu and Schoenberg.

Jean-Guillaume Lebrun · French · Concert preview

Classical Journey: Stathis Karapanos ↗

Matt Donnelly talks with Karapanos about his career, the flute and the Hindemith album.

Matt Donnelly · English · Interview

Lena Platonos on Fates ↗

Platonos reflects on the Herodeion collaboration with Karapanos and Maria Farantouri and speaks warmly about his musicianship.

Greek · Collaborator interview

Platonos and Farantouri in conversation ↗

An advance interview introduces Fates and Karapanos’s role alongside voice and electronics.

Greek · Advance interview

With Kristjan Järvi in Sofia ↗

A concert report on the Sofia Philharmonic performance with Karapanos and Kristjan Järvi.

BTA · Bulgarian · Concert report

Michael Shapiro in conversation ↗

The composer discusses his work in a Harmonious World episode connected with In the Light of the Sun.

Hilary Robertson interviewing Michael Shapiro · English · Interview / collaboration

From Houston to Berlin ↗

A feature on Garrett Keast and the Berlin Academy of American Music, including the ensemble’s collaboration with Karapanos.

Blane Bachelor · English · Feature / collaboration

Transatlantic Music Man ↗

Ilona Oltuski profiles Garrett Keast and the Berlin Academy of American Music.

Ilona Oltuski · English · Feature / collaboration

The Greek theatre and music critics’ awards ↗

Reporting on the annual awards and Karapanos’s recognition by the Greek critics’ association.

in.gr · Greek · Award report

Music and a shared celebration ↗

HYPO NOE reports on its concert event. Coverage from the event’s partner.

HYPO NOE · German · Partner report

Hindemith: “Complete” Works for Flute ↗

Stephen Smoliar praises Karapanos’s command and the musical partnerships on the album, while questioning the scope of its “complete” designation.

Stephen Smoliar · English · Recording review

An evening of French music ↗

Giannis Svolos singles out Karapanos’s fluid, atmospheric flute in Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune with the Athens State Orchestra.

Giannis Svolos · Greek · Concert review

With Martha Argerich at the Herodeion ↗

Eftychios D. Choriatakis notes Karapanos among the outstanding orchestral solo contributions in Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals.

Eftychios D. Choriatakis · Greek · Concert review

Young Greek soloists at the Athens Festival ↗

Giannis Svolos describes Karapanos as an artistically mature professional. This is a broader critical mention, rather than a review of his performance that evening.

Giannis Svolos · Greek · Critical mention

Christoph Eschenbach on musical partnerships ↗

Eschenbach discusses his work with young musicians and his partnership with Karapanos in an interview with Hugues Rameau-Crays.

Hugues Rameau-Crays · French · Interview / collaboration

Ibert in Vilnius with Christoph Eschenbach ↗

The Lithuanian National Philharmonic’s report on the concert celebrates Karapanos’s Ibert performance and includes a substantial photo gallery.

Lietuvos nacionalinė filharmonija · Lithuanian · Organiser report