{"id":1840,"date":"2024-06-09T12:15:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T09:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/yannis-mantakas\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:31:49","slug":"yannis-mantakas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/en\/the-choir\/yannis-mantakas\/","title":{"rendered":"Yannis Mantakas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1840\" class=\"elementor elementor-1840 elementor-185\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fc6d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04fc6d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8d927 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd8d927\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-id=\"22dfa5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c4c5b event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62c4c5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yannis Mantakas (1932 \u2013 1998) was a distinguished contemporary musician, music educator, and choir conductor. As a law student in 1953, he founded the Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and served as its conductor from 1953 to 1993. He was also the director of the Macedonian Conservatory from 1966 to 1979. He taught music at the School of Education of AUTH from 1985 to 1993.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b307339 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b307339\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1008ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1008ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mantakas1.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"mantakas1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTgyMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3lhbm5pc21hbnRha2FzY2hvaXIuZ3JcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA2XC9tYW50YWthczEud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mantakas1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1822\" alt=\"Yannis Mantakas in his office.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23c755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a23c755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mantakas2.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"mantakas2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTgyMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3lhbm5pc21hbnRha2FzY2hvaXIuZ3JcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA2XC9tYW50YWthczIud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mantakas2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1823\" alt=\"The honorary volume dedicated to Yannis Mantakas. Published by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2001.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23370b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e23370b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0111dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0111dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Timeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b0dcd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9b0dcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f13d04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f13d04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0876600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0876600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1932<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a48514 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a48514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He was born in Thessaloniki on March 4. His father, Nikolaos, was originally from Chania, Crete, and his family played an active role in the Revolution, the Macedonian Struggle, and the National Resistance. His mother, Margarita, was the daughter of Argyrios Zachos, who, as a diplomat, offered his services to the Macedonian Struggle alongside Ion Dragoumis. These roots directed his interest toward the history of his homeland, the arts, and European culture, shaping him into a cosmopolitan individual with open-minded ideas and refined aesthetic sensibilities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a842a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a842a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4abc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db4abc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1949<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e02a1d event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e02a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He began formal music studies under the guidance of Epameinondas Floros, director of the Macedonian Conservatory, and his son Konstantinos. He attended classes in Counterpoint, Fugue, and Choir Conducting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d786e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6d786e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ce77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45ce77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1951<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2d02a event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb2d02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He began writing music criticism articles for the newspapers of Thessaloniki, a practice he continued until 1978. Over the years, he collaborated with the newspapers \u201cTo Fos\u201d, \u201cNea Alitheia\u201d, \u201cMakedonia\u201d, and \u201cEllinikos Vorras\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bdaf3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bdaf3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62706d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62706d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1953<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8ef4a event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef8ef4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Already a law student, he founded the Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), and shortly afterward, the Music Department of the University Student Club of AUTH. This area became his primary field of activity, for which he received the greatest recognition for his contribution to Greece\u2019s musical life. He revitalized choral music by introducing new repertoire and presenting many premieres of Greek and international works, especially from the Renaissance, Baroque, and contemporary periods. He organized numerous concerts and events in Thessaloniki, Athens, and many other cities across Greece.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, he participated consistently in major international choral festivals. He produced several recordings, numerous radio and television programs, music publications, choir gatherings, music education seminars, and choral music workshops. All these activities continued uninterrupted until 1993.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f57230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f57230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mantakas3.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1814\" alt=\"Photograph \u2013 The first concert of the \u201cYannis Mantakas\u201d Choir, 1953.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1953. The choir's first appearance accompanied by an orchestra<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4220d2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4220d2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d894641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d894641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1954<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd84213 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd84213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A regular collaborator with the National Radio Foundation and the Radio Station of Macedonia, he presented a series of programs through which he showcased the work of dozens of Greek composers and documented the history of Greece\u2019s musical avant-garde of the 20th century. His collaboration with radio ended in 1991.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a9424 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34a9424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668be23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"668be23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1955 - 1957<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527da97 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"527da97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He becomes a member of the Union of Greek Theatre and Music Critics. He completes his military service and studies theory and choir conducting in Germany with H. Lemacher and K. Thomas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d7ba3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96d7ba3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f3276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08f3276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1958<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4994a92 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4994a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He founded the Choir of the Radio Station of Macedonia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b677a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06b677a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33eeb52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33eeb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1959<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b5cbb event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8b5cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He attended a seminar in Germany on the Carl Orff music education system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df3bc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5df3bc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcbe93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bcbe93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1962<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5e708 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad5e708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHe married Eleni Sefertzi, a pianist and French language teacher in secondary education.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac51f4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac51f4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd86c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bd86c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1964<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3d749 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b3d749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His daughter Margarita was born, who is now a prominent choreographer. He began his international presence by participating in events of the European Federation of Youth Choirs, <em>Europa Cantat<\/em>. As part of this collaboration, which lasted until 1991, he gave concerts with the Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in Nevers, France; Brussels and Namur, Belgium; Graz, Austria; Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, and Koblenz, Germany; Basel and Lucerne, Switzerland; Aarhus, Denmark; Barcelona, Spain; and Leicester, United Kingdom. He also organized and conducted international choral workshops and was recognized across Europe as one of the leading experts in the field of contemporary choral music. He attended Contemporary Music courses in Athens with Yiannis A. Papaioannou. In collaboration with musicologist Uwe Martin, he founded the Contemporary Music Workshop at the Goethe Institute in Thessaloniki.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acaeb68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acaeb68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mantakas4.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1812\" alt=\"Photograph \u2013 The \u201cYannis Mantakas\u201d Choir at the Athens Festival, 1964.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1964. \u03a6\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b2\u03ac\u03bb \u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd, \u0397\u03c1\u03ce\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bcabff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bcabff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e7ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6e7ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1965<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6072cc8 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6072cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHe organized the first &#8216;Choir Gathering,&#8217; introducing for the first time in Greece a successful model from abroad and establishing a new institution in the country\u2019s musical scene. This initiative later evolved into the &#8216;Choral Week&#8217; and the &#8216;Meeting of Youth Choirs and Orchestras.&#8217; He began his teaching career as a professor of Advanced Theory at the Macedonian Conservatory. In total, he taught Theory, Choir Conducting, and contemporary music education systems at conservatories for approximately 40 years. He attended composition seminars in contemporary music at the Darmstadt Music Academy with Pierre Boulez and Gy\u00f6rgy Ligeti.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e4c98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1e4c98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6100cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6100cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1966<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4da19d event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4da19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He organized the first &#8216;International Choral Week&#8217; in Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the European Federation of Youth Choirs, <em>Europa Cantat<\/em>. Three more events followed in 1980, 1983, and 1986.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95dc4d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95dc4d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e3973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51e3973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1961 - 1971<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a33da6 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a33da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He participated in the &#8216;Greek Weeks of Contemporary Music,&#8217; where he presented the premiere performances of works by contemporary Greek and international composers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1e566 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e1e566\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8a6ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b8a6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1966 - 1979<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4efa8c3 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4efa8c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director of the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki. From this position, he worked systematically and achieved significant reforms in the curriculum of conservatory education in Greece. He frequently participated in committees and working groups of the Ministries of Culture and Education, as well as in music education conferences and seminars abroad.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07adce4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07adce4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901e1c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"901e1c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1967<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38df80 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c38df80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His second daughter, Chrysa, was born, who is a distinguished set and costume designer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a89bdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a89bdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647aec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"647aec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1970 - 1973<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4021d09 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4021d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of the Board of Directors and President of the Greek Section of the International Heinrich Sch\u00fctz Society.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89eddc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89eddc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d82fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d82fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1972<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211d73b event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"211d73b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invited by the Lincoln Center in New York and the State Department\u2019s Cultural Exchange Program, he visited university faculties and institutions in Washington, Florida, Atlanta, Michigan, Bloomington, and Philadelphia, with the aim of studying American music education while also promoting contemporary Greek musical creation.<\/p>\n<p>He was, for many years, a member of the Board of Directors of ETOS (Special Fund for Concert Organization) of the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki and a member of the Artistic Committee of the Young Artists\u2019 Week at the Thessaloniki International Fair.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68436b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d68436b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mantakas5.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1816\" alt=\"Photograph \u2013 The choir in Barcelona, Europa Cantat 1973.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"\u03a4\u0395\u03a4\u0395\u039b\u0395\u03a3\u03a4\u0391\u0399\", 3\/9\/1973, Europa Cantat, \u0392\u03b1\u03c1\u03ba\u03b5\u03bb\u03ce\u03bd\u03b7<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e969451 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e969451\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434a3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"434a3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1977<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51a511 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51a511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the invitation of Manos Hadjidakis, he founded the Attica Choir, within the framework of the Athens State Orchestra.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22403fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22403fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb7612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cb7612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1979 - 1996<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd01f5 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbd01f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of the New Conservatory of Thessaloniki. Together with Karolos Trikolidis, they organized the first School of Music Preparatory Education in Greece.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be34e27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be34e27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d3f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1d3f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1985 - 1993<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bb394 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22bb394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He taught music at the School of Education of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602e729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"602e729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/yannismantakaschoir.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mantakas6.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1824\" alt=\"Portrait of Yannis Mantakas\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yannis Mantakas, 1985<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b6187 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18b6187\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1279e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1279e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1983 - 1995<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f274c5 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f274c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director of the Municipal Conservatory of Kavala. He organized the Kavala Music Camp, with the participation of students from conservatories across the country, a tradition that continues to this day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a0797 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72a0797\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786a3e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"786a3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1993<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1628c4c event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1628c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He was afflicted by a rare motor neuron disease.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d91737 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d91737\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b398c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b398c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1998<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9660585 event-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9660585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He passed away in Thessaloniki on December 26.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0957f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0957f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8173d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a8173d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Useful links:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6686fa4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6686fa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c81bfe elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0c81bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/invenio.lib.auth.gr\/collection\/Mantakas%20Collection?ln=el\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-external-link-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M432,320H400a16,16,0,0,0-16,16V448H64V128H208a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V80a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H48A48,48,0,0,0,0,112V464a48,48,0,0,0,48,48H400a48,48,0,0,0,48-48V336A16,16,0,0,0,432,320ZM488,0h-128c-21.37,0-32.05,25.91-17,41l35.73,35.73L135,320.37a24,24,0,0,0,0,34L157.67,377a24,24,0,0,0,34,0L435.28,133.32,471,169c15,15,41,4.5,41-17V24A24,24,0,0,0,488,0Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Archive of Yannis Mantakas (AUTH)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/el.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/\u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2_\u039c\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-external-link-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M432,320H400a16,16,0,0,0-16,16V448H64V128H208a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V80a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H48A48,48,0,0,0,0,112V464a48,48,0,0,0,48,48H400a48,48,0,0,0,48-48V336A16,16,0,0,0,432,320ZM488,0h-128c-21.37,0-32.05,25.91-17,41l35.73,35.73L135,320.37a24,24,0,0,0,0,34L157.67,377a24,24,0,0,0,34,0L435.28,133.32,471,169c15,15,41,4.5,41-17V24A24,24,0,0,0,488,0Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Yannis Mantakas (Wikipedia)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/macedonianconservatoire.gr\/\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2-\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-external-link-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M432,320H400a16,16,0,0,0-16,16V448H64V128H208a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V80a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H48A48,48,0,0,0,0,112V464a48,48,0,0,0,48,48H400a48,48,0,0,0,48-48V336A16,16,0,0,0,432,320ZM488,0h-128c-21.37,0-32.05,25.91-17,41l35.73,35.73L135,320.37a24,24,0,0,0,0,34L157.67,377a24,24,0,0,0,34,0L435.28,133.32,471,169c15,15,41,4.5,41-17V24A24,24,0,0,0,488,0Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Yannis Mantakas (Macedonian Conservatory)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/elsito.gr\/index.php\/arts\/item\/493-giannis-mantakas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg 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