Petroloukas Chalkias
Petroloukas Chalkias | |
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| Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς | |
Chalkias performing in 2019 | |
| Born | 27 July 1934 |
| Died | 15 June 2025 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Occupation | Traditional musician |
| Years active | 1945–2025 |
Petroloukas Chalkias (Greek: Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς; 27 July 1934 – 15 June 2025) was a Greek traditional musician.[1]
Life and career
Chalkias was born on 27 July 1934 in Delvinaki, his father, Pericles, came from the village of Kastaniani in Pogoni, and was a clarinetist.[2] He began his involvement with the clarinet at the age of 11, despite the refusal of his father, with whose help he made his first public appearance at that age.[3] After this event he went to Athens where he played with his father and his violinist brother Achilleas (1937–2015) and where he made his first radio appearance.[4]
In 1960, he emigrated to the United States where he stayed for 20 years and spread Greek traditional music.[5]
In 1979, he returned to Greece and settled in Athens. He played in well-known music centers and concerts, appeared in radio and television shows and participated in recordings and albums with well-known artists.[6]
Chalkias died on 15 June 2025, at the age of 90.[7]
References
- ^ ΤΣΑΒΑΛΟΣ, ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ (16 June 2025). "Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς: Η συνάντηση με Λούις Άρμστρονγκ και Μπένι Γκούντμαν -Οι «ύμνοι» από Μπιλ Κλίντον". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "O Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς κάποτε είδε άλογο να σηκώνεται όρθιο, ακούγοντας το κλαρίνο του | LiFO". www.lifo.gr (in Greek). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Πέτρο Λούκας Χαλκιάς". www.e-delvinaki.gr. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Administrator. "Το βιογραφικό του Πέτρο Λούκα Χαλκιά". ipirosparadosi.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Vendora.gr". vendora.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ NEWSROOM (15 June 2025). "Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς: Πέθανε ο μεγάλος δεξιοτέχνης του κλαρίνου". News 24/7 (in Greek). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ NEWSROOM (15 June 2025). "Πετρολούκας Χαλκιάς: Πέθανε ο μεγάλος δεξιοτέχνης του κλαρίνου". News 24/7 (in Greek). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
External Links
- Petroloukas Chalkias discography at Discogs
- Petroloukas Chalkias at IMDb