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Greek conductor nominee for this year’s Grammy Awards
[:el] George Petrou is nominee for this year’s Grammy Awards, in the “Best Opera recording” category. For a music creator, a first GRAMMY nomination represents not only an unforgettable career moment but a true form of recognition from one’s peers. Celebrating music through the GRAMMY Awards...
Greek professor awarded for his contribution to the study of ancient Greek civilization
[:el] The Royal Society of Canada inducted University of Missouri–St. Louis Professor Michael Cosmopoulos into the Royal Society of Canada, for more than 30 years of contribution to the study of ancient Greek civilization. The special induction ceremony was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Royal Society...
Greek donates $250 million to Columbia’s Medical School
[:el] Dr. Roy Vagelos, 88, the former chairman of Merck & Co., and his wife, Diana, are donating $250 million to the Columbia’s Medical School. $150 million of which will fund an endowment that the school projects will ultimately enable it to underwrite its student financial...
Greek actor joins Suits series spinoff
[:el] Kassianides has been cast in a spinoff of the wildly popular USA series “Suits”, which stars Gina Torres, Rebecca Rittenhouse, and Morgan Spector. In order to set up his character and backstory in the spinoff, Kassianides will appear in the “Suits” Season 7 finale....
Orianthi and Richie Sambora announce new tour together
[:el] One of rock music’s biggest power couples, Orianthi and Richie Sambora, has announced they are coming together once again as musical duo RSO for a 2018 tour in Australia. Orianthi, originally named Orianthi Panagaris, a Greek-Australian singer and guitarist who was born in Adelaide,...
Greek hunter of stolen antiquities identified Roman marble statue
[:el] A new identification of an ancient object which is now for sale, was made by the forensic archaeologist and Research Assistant in the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow, Christos Tsirogiannis. The auction will take place on the coming...
Smaragdis’ “Kazantzakis” impressed at the premiere
[:el] After the glorious premiere in Crete, the cinematic journey of Yannis Smaragdis’ film, KAZANTZAKIS, culminated on Monday, November 20th at the Pallas Theater, where its official premiere took place. The film will be screened on Thursday, November 23, in cinemas across the country. Ellines.com supported...
Vanity: Jewelry stories from the Cyclades
[:el] A luxurious and glittering book, like the world of jewelry, was presented at the renovated Fethiye Mosque in the Roman Agora. This is the catalog of the periodical exhibition “Vanity-Jewelry stories from the Cyclades”, carried out by the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades...
Greek researcher in the administration of the new Centre for the Universe
[:el] Perimeter Institute is launching its new Centre for the Universe, a cluster of interdisciplinary research tackling the toughest questions in cosmology. The Centre was officially launched Nov. 20, along with the announcement that three prestigious new cosmology Fellowships – named after eminent cosmologists Stephen...