The composer Panagiotis Karousos is a candidate regional councilor for the prefecture of Attica, led by the candidate Regional Governor of Attica Yiannis Sgouros, in the upcoming municipal elections of October 8, 2023 with "Yiannis Sgouros - Attica Independent Self-Government" of the Regional Unity of the Central Sector of Athens
Panagiotis
Karousos, composer
For
over 20 years, Panagiotis Karousos has had an uninterrupted presence on the
international music scene as a composer and pioneer in contemporary Greek
music.
He
has distinguished himself in the USA, Canada, Argentina, and European countries
with appearances in concert halls such as Lincoln Center, Place des Arts, Royal
College of Music, Sofia National Opera and Ballet, Amphithéâtre Richelieu
Université Paris-Sorbonne, Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, Small Theater of
Ancient Epidaurus, Ancient Messina, Veakeio Theater, UN at the United Nations
in Manhattan, etc. He has given hundreds of concerts at international festivals
and major music centers, presenting his operas "Prometheus Bound",
"Trachiniae - Olympic Flame", "Alexander the Great", and
works such as the "Liberty Symphony", "Piano Concerto",
"Montreal Suite", the Oratorio: "The Song of the Nations".
In 2014, the Athens Symphony Orchestra performed Symphony No. 4 "of the
Earth", while his works have been presented in the Third Program of ERT
(Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation).
He
is Director of Opera and Classical Music for the Club for UNESCO of Piraeus and
Islands.
Political participation:
Greece: 2023, Deputy Member
of Hellenic Parliament at PASOK Movement for Change, Panhellenic
Socialist Movement
2023, Candidate Member of the Hellenic
Parliament at PASOK Movement for Change (PASOK-KINAL)
under
President Nikos Androulakis,
Party of European Socialists - The Progressive
Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D).
2019, Candidate Municipal Councilor for the 6th district
of the Municipality of Athens with the “Open City” led by Nasos Iliopoulos in
the Greek local elections 2019
He was a member of SYRIZA, Coalition of the Radical Left
– Progressive Alliance under Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. With SYRIZA, he was
involved in the positions, Coordinator of OM Victoria Square, Coordinator of
the Department of Culture of Prefectural A Athens.
Canada: He was
a member of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2000 to 2010.
He worked at the Canadian Elections, Federal, Provincial
- Provincial (Quebec), and Municipal in Montreal.
He was a member of Electoral Commissions as Electoral
Secretary, Scrutateur, poll-watcher and Electoral representative of the Liberal
Party of Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, in Montreal.
USA: He is a
member of Aldo's Democratic Club in Astoria, New York, USA.
