Jannis Agraniotis
Violin
Greek violinist, Jannis Agraniotis, was born in Athens and began taking violin lessons at the age of six. After graduating from the German School of Athens and finishing his violin studies in Greece with Vladislav Halapsis, he moved to Germany and studied at the Rostock Music Academy as one of the last students of Werner Scholz and graduated in 2009. He attended master-classes with Heime Mueller, Petru Munteanu, Sergei Kravtchenko and the Petersen String Quartet and has taken lessons with Eberhard Feltz in Berlin.
Jannis has appeared in the major Greek concert halls and around Europe as a recitalist and chamber musician and in Festivals around Greece. He has worked for the Greek National Opera, the Athens State Orchestra and collaborates with the Athens Camerata/Armonia Atenea in recordings and concerts in major concert halls around Europe and Greece in both modern and historically informed productions. He has served as a jury member in national violin competitions.
He has been founder and co-director of the Saronic Chamber Music Festival since 2011.
Jannis plays a violin made by Stephan von Baehr, Paris 2010.
- 2025
- Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 7720/08 Poros · 21/08 Hydra
- Kostis Kritsotakis (b. 1973)Games for Piano, Strings and Wind21/08 Hydra · 22/08 Galatas
- 2023
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)Piano Trio No. 3 in Bb, K. 50222/08 Hydra
- Robert Schumann (1810–1856)6 Studies in Canon, Op. 5622/08 Hydra
- 2022
- Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 6526/08 Hydra
- 2019
- Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)String Quartet in F major, 'American', Op. 9631/07 Methana · 02/08 Poros · 03/08 Hydra
- Robert Schumann (1810–1856)Piano Trio No.3 in G minor, Op. 11001/08 Galatas · 04/08 Hydra
- 2018
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)Piano Trio in Bb major, Op. 97 "Archduke"02/08 Galatas · 04/08 Hydra
- 2017
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9, 'Kreutzer'02/08 Galatas · 06/08 Hydra
- Robert Schumann (1810–1856)Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op. 4402/08 Galatas · 05/08 Hydra
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 51603/08 Poros · 04/08 Spetses · 09/08 Kythira
- 2016
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)String Quintet in C minor, Op.10404/08 Hydra
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)String Quintet No. 6 in Eb major, K. 61405/08 Spetses · 07/08 Poros · 09/08 Kythira
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 1809/08 Kythira
- 2015
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)Piano Trio in Eb major, Op. 70 No. 202/08 Spetses · 04/08 Hydra
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 41402/08 Spetses
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)String Quintet in C minor, K. 40605/08 Galatas · 07/08 Poros
- 2014
- Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, "Gypsy"04/08 Spetses · 09/08 Hydra
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)String Sextet No.1 in B-flat major, Op.1805/08 Poros · 07/08 Hydra · 10/08 Galatas
- 2013
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1 No. 327/07 Hydra · 28/07 Galatas
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)String Quintet in C, K. 51528/07 Galatas · 01/08 Poros
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)Octet in Eb major, Op. 2002/08 Hydra · 03/08 Poros
- 2012
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 3431/07 Galatas
- Nikos Skalkottas (1904–1949)Seven Greek Dances02/08 Poros
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 53104/08 Poros
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)Flute Quartet in D major, K. 28507/08 Methana
- 2011
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 11106/08 Poros
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K.49307/08 Galatas · 08/08 Hydra