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{{short description|French musician}}
{{Short description|French musician (1944–2021)}}
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'''Tasso Adamopoulos''' (June 1944, [[Paris]], [[France]] – 2 January 2021<ref name="death">[https://www.thestrad.com/news/violist-tasso-adamopoulos-has-died-aged-76/11626.article Violist Tasso Adamopoulos has died aged 76] ''The Strad''. Retrieved 6 January 2021.</ref>) was a French [[Viola|violist]] of [[Greeks|Greek]] origin.
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<nowiki/>'''Tasso Adamopoulos''' (June 1944 – 3 January 2021)<ref name="death">[https://www.thestrad.com/news/violist-tasso-adamopoulos-has-died-aged-76/11626.article Violist Tasso Adamopoulos has died aged 76] ''The Strad''. Retrieved 6 January 2021.</ref> was a French [[Viola|violist]] of [[Greeks|Greek]] origin.


==Career==
==Life and career==
Adamopoulos was born in Paris, France. After musical studies in Israel, he became a violist soloist at the [[Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra]] at the age of 19. Subsequently, he was successively soloist at the [[Gulbenkian Orchestra]], the [[Orchestre de chambre de Paris|Ensemble orchestral de Paris]] and the [[Orchestre national de France]] from 1980 to 1990. From 1990, he was a soloist at the [[Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine]] and a member of the Sartory Trio, with Roland Daugareil<ref>[http://lamiresol.free.fr/spip/spip.php?article30 Roland Daugareil] on the site of the Conservatoire de Paris</ref> and [[Étienne Péclard]].
Adamopoulos was born in Paris, France. After musical studies in Israel, he became a violist soloist at the [[Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra]] at the age of 19. Subsequently, he was successively soloist at the [[Gulbenkian Orchestra]], the [[Orchestre de chambre de Paris|Ensemble orchestral de Paris]] and the [[Orchestre national de France]] from 1980 to 1990. From 1990, he was a soloist at the [[Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine]] and a member of the Sartory Trio, with Roland Daugareil<ref>[http://lamiresol.free.fr/spip/spip.php?article30 Roland Daugareil] on the site of the Conservatoire de Paris</ref> and [[Étienne Péclard]].


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He played a [[Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi|Landolfi]] viola dated 1755.
He played a [[Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi|Landolfi]] viola dated 1755.


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Adamopoulos, who had cancer, died on 3 January 2021, in Paris after contracting [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in France]].<ref name="death" />
Tasso Adamopoulos was the brother of violinist and conductor [https://www.asianyouthorchestra.com/thanos-adamopoulos Thanos Adamopoulos] and of violinist {{ill|Eve Adamopoulos|fr}}. He was the father of Portuguese writer and former journalist [https://sarahadamopoulos.wordpress.com/ Sarah Adamopoulos] (b. 1964), French kindergarten teacher and pedagogue Natacha Adamopoulos (b. 1966), Portuguese light designer Tasso Adamopoulos (b. 1972), French musician, composer and producer [https://soundcloud.com/drcharlz/ Charlie Adamopoulos] (b. 1973) and Constance Adamopoulos (b. 2003). He was the grandfather of Carolina (b. 1993), Faustine (b. 2007) and Pénélope (b. 2009).

Due to the quality and singularity of his musical career, he left a significant contribution to the classical music of the 20th and 21th centuries, dignifying and expanding the viola whether in the context of chamber music or big orchestras. [https://slippedisc.com/2021/01/death-of-an-influential-violist/ His students occupy positions in leading European orchestras.]

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Tasso Adamopoulos, who was fighting cancer, died in Paris on the 2nd of January 2021 after contracting [[COVID-19]] at the hospital he was in.<ref name="death" />



== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.hexagone.net/music/cvprofs/tasso%20adamopoulos.htm Biography of Tasso Adamopoulos] on Hexagone.net
* [http://www.hexagone.net/music/cvprofs/tasso%20adamopoulos.htm Biography of Tasso Adamopoulos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514093708/http://www.hexagone.net/music/cvprofs/tasso%20adamopoulos.htm |date=2006-05-14 }} on Hexagone.net
* [http://data.bnf.fr/13958479/tasso_adamopoulos/ Tasso Adamopoulos] on [[data.bnf.fr]]
* [http://data.bnf.fr/13958479/tasso_adamopoulos/ Tasso Adamopoulos] on [[data.bnf.fr]]
* [http://www.khloros.org/fr/p/artists/le-quatuor-de-bordeaux/tasso-adamopoulos/15 Tasso Adamopoulos] on Khloros International Production
* [http://www.khloros.org/fr/p/artists/le-quatuor-de-bordeaux/tasso-adamopoulos/15 Tasso Adamopoulos] on Khloros International Production
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* [https://sicnoticias.pt/especiais/coronavirus/2021-01-06-Covid-19.-Morreu-o-violetista-Tasso-Adamopoulos-antigo-solista-da-Orquestra-Gulbenkian SIC Notícias Portuguese private television channel website on Tasso Adamopoulos' death]
* [https://sicnoticias.pt/especiais/coronavirus/2021-01-06-Covid-19.-Morreu-o-violetista-Tasso-Adamopoulos-antigo-solista-da-Orquestra-Gulbenkian SIC Notícias Portuguese private television channel website on Tasso Adamopoulos' death]
* [https://theviolinchannel.com/violist-tasso-adamopoulos-died-of-covid-19-aged-76/ Obituary on The Violin Channel]
* [https://theviolinchannel.com/violist-tasso-adamopoulos-died-of-covid-19-aged-76/ Obituary on The Violin Channel]
* [https://www.opera-bordeaux.com/tasso-adamopoulos-17476 Opéra National de Bordeaux on Tasso Adamopoulos death]
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Latest revision as of 01:12, 18 June 2024

Tasso Adamopoulos (June 1944 – 3 January 2021)[1] was a French violist of Greek origin.

Life and career

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Adamopoulos was born in Paris, France. After musical studies in Israel, he became a violist soloist at the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 19. Subsequently, he was successively soloist at the Gulbenkian Orchestra, the Ensemble orchestral de Paris and the Orchestre national de France from 1980 to 1990. From 1990, he was a soloist at the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine and a member of the Sartory Trio, with Roland Daugareil[2] and Étienne Péclard.

In addition to his concert activity, Adamopoulos taught at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon and the Conservatoire de Bordeaux where he was responsible for the viola class of the development cycle.

He played a Landolfi viola dated 1755.

Adamopoulos, who had cancer, died on 3 January 2021, in Paris after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Violist Tasso Adamopoulos has died aged 76 The Strad. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ Roland Daugareil on the site of the Conservatoire de Paris
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