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11/09/2019 - The Great Hall of the People Banquet Hall / Xicheng, China
11/10/2019 - The Great Hall of the People Banquet Hall / Xicheng, China
11/13/2019 - Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Arena / Shanghai, China
12/03/2019 - KeyBank State Theatre / Cleveland, OH
12/05/2019 - Rialto Square Theatre / Joliet, IL
12/07/2019 - Horseshoe Hammond / Hammond, IN
12/09/2019 - Benedum Center for the Performing Arts / Pittsburgh, PA
12/11/2019 - Crest Theatre at Old School Square / Delray Beach, FL
02/07/2020 - Maraya Concert Hall / Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
03/12/2020 - Arena Monterrey / Monterrey, Mexico
03/14/2020 - Arena Cuidad de Mexico / Mexico City, Mexico
03/16/2020 - Auditorio Telmex / Guadalajara, Mexico
03/19/2020 - Movistar Arena / Bogota, Colombia
1 Renee Fleming: I Genitori  
2 Vittorio Grigolo: Come Un Sospiro  
3 Placido Domingo: Ode alla Grecia  
4 Katherine Jenkins: L'ombra dell'Angelo  
5 Nathan Pacheco: Amare Di Nuovo  
6 Placido Domingo & Renee Fleming: Hasta el Ultimo Momento  
7 Placido Domingo & Nathan Pacheco: Riconoscimento  
8 Russell Watson: Incanto  
9 Placido Domingo: Il Primo Tocco  
10 Lauren Jelencovich: Usignolo  
11 Rolando Villazon: La prima luce  
12 Pretty Yende: Ode a L'Humanite  
13 Katherine Jenkins & Nathan Pacheco: Nello specchio  
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The beautiful instrumental melodies of internationally renowned composer YANNI have gained him over 40 platinum and gold albums throughout the world. Now his popularity looks set to cross even more borders. Working in partnership with the legendary operatic superstar Plácido Domingo and Ric Wake, YANNI has assembled a stellar line-up of the greatest singers to perform on his new album, INSPIRATO, available April 29th on Sony Music Masterworks. His timeless compositions have been transformed by the addition of lyrics and tell the story of the loves of YANNI's life. 

12 NEW 'ON'  34 TOTAL
SYND: The Bill Miller Show
Markets include: New York, Cleveland, New Orleans, Berkeley CA, Chattanooga TN, Baton Rouge LA, Jacksonville FL, Wichita KS, Ft. Wayne IN
Online: Live 365, Billboard, Classicalite, MusiClassical, Blogcritics, WGOE

  • Yanni and the PBS pledge drive on Studio360 / SLATE
    Posted At: March 15, 2019

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} On this studio360, Kurt Andersen talks with Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck about his new film, Never Look Away, and why the director interviewed the artist Gerhard Richter extensively to make a film that is only kind of about Richter. Plus, how Yanni, John Tesh, and other musicians discovered an improbable vehicle ...

  • Mirrored concert hall appears as a giant mirage in the desert / designboom
    Posted At: February 27, 2019

    In north-western saudi arabia, the region of ​​​al-ula is home to archeological treasures, natural beauty and magnificent monuments that span millennia. sited on the ancient incense route between southern arabia and egypt, al-ula became a hub of commercial and cultural exchange. here, the wadi al-qura (the valley of villages) - a lush oasis valley that runs through al-ula - created an i...

  • Yanni will celebrate 25th anniversary of 'Live At The Acropolis' with world tour / Vents Magazine
    Posted At: December 13, 2017

    Legendary performer and composer Yanni has announced he will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of "Live At The Acropolis" with a world tour that will launch this spring in the United States. The maestro will kick off the "Yanni 25 – Live At The Acropolis Anniversary Concert Tour" on April 23, 2018 at the King Center in Melbourne, FL. The tour will keep him on the road through the summer, hitting citie...

  • Yanni ready to rock Abu Dhabi / Khaleej Times
    Posted At: September 29, 2016

    Yanni is going to cast his magical spell on the capital's fans with no less than two shows -- one on Thursday and another on Friday at the du Forum in Yas Island. He is happy to be in Abu Dhabi and "excited" about his debut in the capital. "I have been to Dubai and Sharjah. It's nice to be here. I wanted to come here for some time now but never managed to get the dates correctly. I am beginning t...

  • Yanni plays Jones Beach Theater / Digital Journal review
    Posted At: July 14, 2016

    On July 13, global music star Yanni performed at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on Long Island, as part of his summer tour. As he greeted his New York fans, he noted that the Jones Beach Theater is a "magical place," and he shared that he and his orchestra have been coming to New York for the past 15 to 20 years. His Long Island set was highly eclectic, where he performed old songs, newer tunes and eve...

  • 5 reasons why we love Yanni / axs
    Posted At: July 6, 2016

    The No. 1 selling, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and global phenomenon Yanni has performed his distinctive music in exotic and historic locations all across the world. Yanni's special brand of New Age music has endured for more than 35 years, and from his groundbreaking concert at the Acropolis to his most recent televised performance at El Morro, Puerto Rico, Yanni has pushed the bo...

  • Yanni set to play Amman's mountainous Citadel this September / Al-Bawaba
    Posted At: June 20, 2016

    The No. 1 selling, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and global phenomenon - His fabulousness, international Greek musician Yanni, will be gracing Amman, Jordan with his presence for the first time in his fruitful career. Having put on a spectacular show at Cairo's Pyramids in October 2015, he is now returning to the Middle East for what is predicted to be yet another magical evening on 25 Se...

  • Yanni - a solution to global stress? / PRI - The World
    Posted At: February 4, 2016

    Call his music what you will: New Age, jazz, classical, soft rock, global. Since the 1980s, this has been Yanni's stock in trade. He was born in Greece, raised in the US and has managed to grace historic stages around the globe. And in the process, he has planted himself right next to some politically dicey situations. Need an example? Take July 2014. Tunisia. He performed at the International Fe...

  • Yanni retrospective from The New Yorker
    Posted At: January 29, 2016

    Yanni has a new album coming out! It drops today! It's called "Sensuous Chill." As a longtime admirer of the New Age composer's work, I couldn't be more excited. I've been a follower of his music ever since his early years. And I'm not talking about "Live at The Acropolis," which climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard charts, in 1994. I was into Yanni before that, when he was still working the local...

  • Yanni discusses New Album and Pet Panda with WSJ
    Posted At: January 29, 2016

    Global superstar Yanni announces a new album and PBS Special with corresponding DVD and Blu-Ray. His new album, SENSUOUS CHILL, is available worldwide via Sony Music Masterworks imprint Portrait Records on January 29th. His new PBS Special - YANNI: THE DREAM CONCERT - LIVE FROM THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT – will air nationwide in March. A DVD and Blu-Ray of the special will be available as well. SE...

  • Yanni plays Bethlehem PA's Sands Center / Allentown Morning Call review
    Posted At: August 17, 2014

    The recent Yanni concert at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center was one of the best performances I have ever seen in my life. Yanni, of course, is always great, but the solo performances were over-the-top amazing.   READ THE FULL Allentown Morning Call REVIEW    ...

  • Yanni interviews with Pittsburgh's Tribune-Review
    Posted At: August 14, 2014

    Yanni returns to Pittsburgh on Aug. 16 as part of his World Tour 2014, which will take him to more than 20 countries. Born in Greece and is self-taught, musically, in 1972, Yanni moved to the United States, and embarked on a career that reulted in more than 25 million albums sold and 40 platinum albums worldwide. An avid performer, his concert Live at the Acropolis, in Greece, in September 1993 was an im...

  • Yanni...a 'New Age' artist? / Watch the WSJ.com video
    Posted At: August 13, 2014

    Yanni, the international superstar having performed in more than 20 countries and recorded more 35 platinum albums asks why he falls under the "new age" genre and questions the actual meaning behind the term. WATCH THE Wall Street Journal Video. Yanni, talks about his musical process, current tour, career and future.  WATCH THE Wall Street Journal Video...

  • Watch Yanni's new video for 'Riconoscimento' / Classicalite exclusive
    Posted At: May 19, 2014

    If you're still counting, Inspirato is celebrated Greek composer Yanni Chryssomallis' seventeenth studio album, released last month on Sony Masterworks. A record some four years in the making, Inspirato finds Yanni teamed up with tenor, baritone and Los Angeles Opera head Plácido Domingo--as well as Ric Wake (the producer behind the CD and DVD for Yanni Voices back in 20...

  • Yanni - Inspirato makes this week's Billboard Top Selling Classical Albums
    Posted At: May 8, 2014

    The beautiful instrumental melodies of internationally renowned composer Yanni have gained him over 40 platinum and gold albums throughout the world. Now his popularity looks set to cross even more borders. Working in partnership with the legendary operatic superstar Plácido Domingo and Ric Wake, Yanni has assembled a stellar line-up of the greatest singers to perform on his new album Inspirato, r...

  • Yanni - Inspirato / Blogcritics review
    Posted At: May 8, 2014

    Given all the top flight vocal talent gathered together for Inspirato, the latest album from composer/pianist/producer Yanni, it would be difficult to come up with a bad album. Given that they are singing newly written lyrics for some of the composer's best loved material, it would seem to be nigh on impossible. On the other hand, great talent doesn't necessarily guarantee a great album; the parts are at...

  • Yanni Live in Sri Lanka / Sunday Times review
    Posted At: April 28, 2014

    They simply won't let him leave. He returns to the stage three times, each time to an audience on its feet chanting his name and giving both him and his orchestra the thunderous applause they had earned that night. Having returned to the piano for his third encore, Yanni takes a moment to drink in the view before him; an audience in the thousands, deafening applause and beaming faces. With his legs folde...

  • Yanni returns to India 17 years after his performance@Taj Mahal
    Posted At: April 17, 2014

    Yanni will be performing in Bangalore as part of his upcoming India tour and audiences are lining up for this big performance which is sure to create history as Yanni is set to perform in Chennai and Bangalore 17 years after his performance at the Taj Mahal.  With over 40 platinum and gold albums throughout the world, Yanni has now embarked on a new album. Working in partnership with the legenda...

  • El Morro, Puerto Rico: Yanni's Dream Come True
    Posted At: August 15, 2012

    After twenty years of dreaming, performing at the Castillo San Felipe Del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico became a reality for 2011's Best Selling New Age Artist Yanni. Yanni: Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico is the CD and DVD collection captured from these two sold-out shows that marked the first performances at the historic UNESCO heritage site. The performance at El Morro connects the famed Puerto Ric...

  • Yanni's 2 sold out 'Live At El Morro, Puerto Rico' shows marked the first ever performances at the historic UNESCO heritage site
    Posted At: April 15, 2012

    Sony Masterworks is proud to announce the release of YANNI: LIVE AT EL MORRO, PUERTO RICO. The CD and DVD are captured from Yanni's two sold-out shows, which marked the first ever performances at the historic UNESCO heritage site. Yanni is music's true world citizen and one of today's most popular contemporary composers. Yanni's 20-year-old dream to perform at the beautiful 16th-...

  • 'Voices.' Without question. Yanni's most ambitious project yet
    Posted At: April 24, 2009

    Listen again to Yanni's melodies, composed over an incomparable 30+ year career, and it becomes clear: The man's music was meant to be sung. Revered for his sweeping symphonic pieces, intimate keyboard airs and unforgettable musical themes, Yanni long resisted having vocalists reinterpret his music with lyrics. That is, until now with his premiere Disney Pearl album, "Yanni Voices." Mor...
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