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Moderato 7:29

Andante 6:01

Presto 7:57

Michael Shapiro :

In The Light Of The Sun

MICHAEL SHAPIRO's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. Performed by Stathis Karapanos, flautist, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Shapiro, conductor

Michael Shapiro has written over 100 works for orchestral, theatrical, film, chamber, choral, and vocal forces and conducts internationally. His music has been performed by many of the world’s great orchestras (including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in the UK) and performers in North America and Europe. Much of his music is recorded and available on major platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music and is regularly broadcast throughout the world, including SiriusXM, National Public Radio, BBC, CBC, ABC-Australia, Polskie Radio, and over 50 commercial radio stations in North America. His score for the classic film Frankenstein is his most popular work and has been performed over 60 times internationally including the premieres recently of the new operatic version at the LA Opera and Atlanta Opera. His music is exclusively published by Universal Edition/Wien.

The search for inspiration is a never-ending and vital journey in a person's life. In the case of Stathis Karapanos, he was able to find this inspiration by playing the flute. He studied at the National Conservatory in Athens, the University of Music in Karlsruhe, and the Conservatoire National Supérieurde Musique et de Danse de Paris and has had teachers and mentors such as Pirmin Grehl, Mathieu Dufour, Vangelis Papathanassiou, Petra Müllejans, Henrick Wiese, Peter Lukas Graf, as well as Philippe Bernold. After his graduation, he was appointed principal flute of the Athens State Orchestra. Since 2018, Stathis Karapanos has been invited to perform with renowned conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Christoph Eschenbach, Michael Shapiro, Valery Gergiev, Yutaka Sado and orchestras like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, Kremerata Baltica between others. As a chamber musician, he has been invited to perform with artists such as Gidon Kremer, Vilde Frang, Matthias Goerne, Nicolas Altstaedt, Daniel Hope, Chen Reiss and Marisol Montalvo.

Stathis has received several awards such as the "Leonard Bernstein Award" of the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, the "Lotto Prize" of the Rheingau Festival and in 2021, was accepted into the Development Programme of the Orpheum Foundation for the Advancement of Young Soloists.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s mission to enrich lives through orchestral experiences that are uncompromising in their excellence and inclusive in their appeal, places it at the forefront of music-making in the UK and internationally. Typically performing approximately 200 concerts a year and with a worldwide live and online audience of more than 60 million people, the Orchestra is proud to embrace a broad repertoire and reach a diverse audience. Whilst artistic integrity remains paramount, the RPO is unafraid to push boundaries and is equally at home recording video game, film and television soundtracks and working with pop stars, as it is touring the world performing the great symphonic repertoire.
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1. Moderato 7:29
2. Andante 6:01
3. Presto 7:57

The copyright in the recording is owned by Michael Shapiro.

Recorded at Angel Studios, Abbey Road Institute, Islington, London, UK
Gordon Davidson, engineer
Photos by Louisa Rosi
Cover art by Greg Shapiro
With special thanks and appreciation to Ian Maclay and Eleanor Clements