Sgouros Dimitris

He was born in Athens and began playing the piano at the age of six, giving his first concert at the age of seven. At the age of 12, he graduated from the Athens Conservatory with diplomas as both a pianist and piano teacher, winning the first prize and a gold medal.
In 1982, at the age of 12, he performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 at Carnegie Hall in New York, with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich. He was wildly applauded with the performance being described as one of the most impressive musical debuts of the century. "The boy is a miracle of nature, a musical phenomenon sent by God," said Rostropovich.
Sgouros continued his studies at the Royal Academy of London and later at the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. He graduated from both institutions with the highest marks. Besides his unusual musical talents, the artist is fluent in six languages and graduated with honors from Athens University's mathematics faculty.