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This article is about the Greek musician. For the auditory illusion, see Yanny or
Laurel. For other uses, see Yanni (disambiguation).
Yanni
Yanni in 2007
Yanni in 2007
Background information
Birth name Yiannis Chryssomallis[1]
Born November 14, 1954 (age 65)[2]
Kalamata, Greece
Genres Contemporary instrumental,[3] instrumental[3][4] crossover,[5] world,
new-age (disavowed by artist)[4][6][7]
Occupation(s) Musician, composer, record producer
Instruments Piano, keyboards
Years active 1980–present
Labels Private Music/Windham Hill/BMG
Virgin/EMI
Image Entertainment
Yanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.comer
Instruments Piano, keyboards
Years active 1980–present
Labels Private Music/Windham Hill/BMG
Virgin/EMI
Image Entertainment
Yanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.comer
Instruments Piano, keyboards
Years active 1980–present
Labels Private Music/Windham Hill/BMG
Virgin/EMI
Image Entertainment
Yanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.comer
Instruments Piano, keyboards
Years active 1980–present
Labels Private Music/Windham Hill/BMG
Virgin/EMI
Image Entertainment
Yanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.comer
Instruments Piano, keyboards
Years active 1980–present
Labels Private Music/Windham Hill/BMG
Virgin/EMI
Image Entertainment
Yanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.comer
Instruments Piano, keyboards
Years active 1980–present
Labels Private Music/Windham Hill/BMG
Virgin/EMI
Image Entertainment
Yanni Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.
i Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.
i Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumy Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received
internationalasdfasdf recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and
by producing videos that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough
concert, Live at the Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video
of all time.[12][13][14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have
included India's Taj Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj
Khalifa,[15] Russia's Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's
ancient city of Byblos,[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi
Vilas Palace,[20] the Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the
Amman Citadel.[23]
n public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the Acropolis, yielded
the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13][14] Additional
historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj Mahal, China's
Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's Kremlin,[16]
Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,[18] Tunisia's
Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the Egyptian
pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]
n public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the Acropolis, yielded
the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13][14] Additional
historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj Mahal, China's
Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's Kremlin,[16]
Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,[18] Tunisia's
Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the Egyptian
pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]
n public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the Acropolis, yielded
the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13][14] Additional
historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj Mahal, China's
Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's Kremlin,[16]
Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,[18] Tunisia's
Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the Egyptian
pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumy Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumy Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumy Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumy Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumy Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumulated more than 40 platinum and gold
albums globally, with sales totaling over 25 million copies.[26][27] A longtime
fundraiser for public television,[3][28] Yanni's compositions have been used on
commercial television programs, especially for sporting events.[14][29][30] He has
written film scores and the music for an award-winning British Airways television
commercial.[29]

Yanni popularized the combination of electronic music synthesizers with a full

symphony orchestra.[31] He has employed musicians of various nationalities and has
incorporated a variety of exotic instruments[5] to create music that has been
called an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds.[8] Influenced by his encounters with
cultures around the world,[28][32] Yanni has been called a "true global artist"[31]
and his music is said to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]nni
Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumulated more than 40 platinum and gold
albums globally, with sales totaling over 25 million copies.[26][27] A longtime
fundraiser for public television,[3][28] Yanni's compositions have been used on
commercial television programs, especially for sporting events.[14][29][30] He has
written film scores and the music for an award-winning British Airways television
commercial.[29]

Yanni popularized the combination of electronic music synthesizers with a full

symphony orchestra.[31] He has employed musicians of various nationalities and has
incorporated a variety of exotic instruments[5] to create music that has been
called an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds.[8] Influenced by his encounters with
cultures around the world,[28][32] Yanni has been called a "true global artist"[31]
and his music is said to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]nni
Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumulated more than 40 platinum and gold
albums globally, with sales totaling over 25 million copies.[26][27] A longtime
fundraiser for public television,[3][28] Yanni's compositions have been used on
commercial television programs, especially for sporting events.[14][29][30] He has
written film scores and the music for an award-winning British Airways television
commercial.[29]
Yanni popularized the combination of electronic music synthesizers with a full
symphony orchestra.[31] He has employed musicians of various nationalities and has
incorporated a variety of exotic instruments[5] to create music that has been
called an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds.[8] Influenced by his encounters with
cultures around the world,[28][32] Yanni has been called a "true global artist"[31]
and his music is said to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]nni
Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumulated more than 40 platinum and gold
albums globally, with sales totaling over 25 million copies.[26][27] A longtime
fundraiser for public television,[3][28] Yanni's compositions have been used on
commercial television programs, especially for sporting events.[14][29][30] He has
written film scores and the music for an award-winning British Airways television
commercial.[29]

Yanni popularized the combination of electronic music synthesizers with a full

symphony orchestra.[31] He has employed musicians of various nationalities and has
incorporated a variety of exotic instruments[5] to create music that has been
called an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds.[8] Influenced by his encounters with
cultures around the world,[28][32] Yanni has been called a "true global artist"[31]
and his music is said to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]nni
Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additioaid to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]nni
Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additioaid to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]nni
Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additioaid to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]nni
Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additioaid to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]nni
Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumulated more than 40 platinum and gold
albums globally, with sales totaling over 25 million copies.[26][27] A longtime
fundraiser for public television,[3][28] Yanni's compositions have been used on
commercial television programs, especially for sporting events.[14][29][30] He has
written film scores and the music for an award-winning British Airways television
commercial.[29]

Yanni popularized the combination of electronic music synthesizers with a full

symphony orchestra.[31] He has employed musicians of various nationalities and has
incorporated a variety of exotic instruments[5] to create music that has been
called an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds.[8] Influenced by his encounters with
cultures around the world,[28][32] Yanni has been called a "true global artist"[31]
and his music is said to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]nni
Wake/Disney Pearl Series
Associated acts Chameleon, Shahrdad Rohani
Website www.yanni.com
Yiannis Chryssomallis[1] (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, born November 14, 1954),
known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist,
pianist, and music producer who has resided in the United States during his adult
life.

Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child,[8][9]

blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music[5] to create predominantly
instrumental works.[10] Although this genre of music was not well suited for
commercial pop radio and music television,[4][11] Yanni received international
recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos
that were broadcast on public television.[11] His breakthrough concert, Live at the
Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time.[12][13]
[14] Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj
Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa,[15] Russia's
Kremlin,[16] Puerto Rico's El Morro castle,[17] Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos,
[18] Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage,[19] India's Laxmi Vilas Palace,[20] the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza,[21][22] and the Amman Citadel.[23]

At least sixteen of Yanni's albums have peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age
Album" category,[24] and two albums (Dare to Dream and In My Time) received Grammy
Award nominations.[14] Yanni has performed in more than 30 countries on five
continents,[25] and through late 2015 Yanni had performed live in concert before
more than 5 million people and had accumulated more than 40 platinum and gold
albums globally, with sales totaling over 25 million copies.[26][27] A longtime
fundraiser for public television,[3][28] Yanni's compositions have been used on
commercial television programs, especially for sporting events.[14][29][30] He has
written film scores and the music for an award-winning British Airways television
commercial.[29]

Yanni popularized the combination of electronic music synthesizers with a full

symphony orchestra.[31] He has employed musicians of various nationalities and has
incorporated a variety of exotic instruments[5] to create music that has been
called an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds.[8] Influenced by his encounters with
cultures around the world,[28][32] Yanni has been called a "true global artist"[31]
and his music is said to reflect his "one world, one people" philosophy.[28]

Contents
1 Early life
2 Music career
2.1 1980s to early 1990s: Emergence and recognition
2.2 1990s: Acropolis, world concerts, exhaustion and renewal
2.3 2000s to 2010: After a hiatus, new perspectives
2.4 2010s: New sound designs, and a return to world tours
3 Influences, music and concerts
3.1 Musical Influences
3.2 Music genres distinguished from the "new age" spiritual movement
3.3 Unconventional career track
3.4 Music
3.5 Concerts and live streaming
4 Honors, awards and distinctions
5 Charitable and humanitarian activities
6 Autobiography
7 Discography
7.1 Original studio albums
8 References
9 Bibliography
10 External links
Early life
Yanni was born November 14, 1954 in Kalamata, Greece,[2] the son of a banker,
Sotiri Chryssomallis,[33] and a homemaker, Felitsa (short for Triandafelitsa, which
means "rose"[34]). He displayed musical talent at a young age, playing the piano at
the age of 6.[2] His parents encouraged him to learn at his own pace and in his own
way, without formal music training.[2] The self-taught musician continues to use
the "musical shorthand" that he developed as a child, rather than employ
traditional musical notation.[8][9]

Yanni set a Greek national record in the 50-meter freestyle swimming competition at
age 14.[14][35]

In November 1972, Yanni moved from Greece to the United States to attend the
University of Minnesota beginning in January 1973, majoring in psychology.[2] For a
time he earned money by washing dishes at the student union.[36] Yanni later
explained that learning English forced him to read each paragraph several times in
what he called a slow and frustrating process, but which helped him memorize the
material and do well on tests.[36] He received a B.A. degree in psychology in 1976.
[14]

During his time as a student, Yanni played in a local rock band and continued to
study piano and other keyboard instruments.[2] Upon graduating, when he dedicated
himself exclusively to music for one full year and found he was the happiest he had
ever been, he said he decided music would be his life's work.[36]

Music career
In 1977, Yanni joined the Minneapolis-based rock group Chameleon, performing with
its founder, drummer Charlie Adams[2][37] with whom he would work into the 2010s.
[38] While in Minneapolis, Yanni also worked with choreographer Loyce Houlton to
provide music for dance works produced by the Minnesota Dance Theatre.[citation
needed] After touring with Chameleon from 1980 to 1984,[38] Yanni moved to Los
Angeles in pursuit of movie soundtrack work.[14][39]

1980s to early 1990s: Emergence and recognition

In 1980, Yanni recorded his first album Optimystique, which Atlantic Records re-
released in 1984 and Private Music re-released in 1989.[2][29]

Yanni formed a band in 1987 and began to tour in 1988 with an ensemble including
pianist/singer John Tesh and drummer Charlie Adams, promoting his early albums Keys
to Imagination, Out of Silence, and Chameleon Days.[14][29] A highlight of the tour
was a performance with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra that elicited a positive
review, considered seminal to Yanni's public recognition, from a Dallas Times
Herald critic.[29] Yanni's emergence was said to be "timed perfectly" with the
growing popularity of contemporary instrumental music.[29] In this time frame,
Yanni wrote motion picture soundtracks for Steal the Sky (1988), Heart of Midnight
(1988), I Love You Perfect (1989), She'll Take Romance (1990), When You Remember Me
(1990), Children of the Bride (1990), and Hua qi Shao Lin (1994).[40]

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the Acropolis of Athens, site of Yanni's September
1993 breakthrough concert Yanni Live at the Acropolis, performed in his native
country Greece.
Yanni gained visibility as the result of his November 1990 appearances in People
magazine[41][42] and on The Oprah Winfrey Show with actress Linda Evans,[11][41]
with whom he had been in a relationship since 1989.[29][43] However, high-
visibility appearances on public television, best-selling records and videos, and
overflow concerts earned him recognition beyond his relationship with Evans.[43]

Dare to Dream, released in 1992, was Yanni's first Grammy-nominated[14] album. It

included "Aria," a song based on Léo Delibes' The Flower Duet (Lakmé, 1883) and
popularized by an award-winning[29] British Airways commercial. A second Grammy-
nominated[14] album, In My Time, followed in 1993.

1990s: Acropolis, world concerts, exhaustion and renewal

From Live at the Acropolis (1994):

"Nostalgia"
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At the 1993 Acropolis concert, Yanni dedicated "Nostalgia" to the people of his
homeland Greece, where he had not lived since 1972.
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Yanni's breakthrough[5][8] concert, Live at the Acropolis, was filmed in September
1993 at the 2,000-year-old Herodes Atticus Theater at the Acropolis of Athens, an
album, VHS and Laserdisc being released in 1994.[14] Acropolis was Yanni's first
live album, and used his core band with a full sixty piece orchestra,[14] the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra which was arranged and conducted by Iranian-American
musician Shahrdad Rohani.[44][45]

Without financial backing, Yanni risked $2 million of his personal fortune in the
Acropolis production[5] in a strategy to boost his artistic profile and open new
markets for his music.[8] The resulting video was broadcast on PBS and became one
of its most popular programs ever, seen in 65 countries by half a billion people.
[14][46] It became the second best-selling music concert video of all time (after
Michael Jackson's Thriller[13]), selling more than 7 million copies worldwide.[12]
[14]

In March 1997, Yanni became one of the few Western artists permitted to perform and
record at the Taj Mahal in India.[47] Yanni followed in May 1997 with performances
at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, becoming the first Western artist in
modern times permitted to perform at the historic site.[47] Live broadcasts of the
two concerts were seen by 100 million television viewers throughout the world.[48]
The two events formed the live album and video, Tribute, released in November 1997.
[47]

After negotiating the demands of gaining permission to perform at the Taj Mahal and
Forbidden City in 1997, breaking up with Linda Evans in early 1998, and completing
a long world tour later in 1998, Yanni halted his music career.[11][49] Yanni later
related that he had become depressed, and returned to Greece to live with his
parents for three months before traveling the world.[11] He didn't do an interview
for two years, later explaining, "I traveled. I wanted to see other people's ideas
of life, get out of the American dream."[11]

2000s to 2010: After a hiatus, new perspectives

In 2000, after the two-year hiatus, Yanni released If I Could Tell You, his first
studio album in seven years. The album sold 55,000 copies in its first week and
landed at No. 20 on the Billboard charts, his highest debut to date.[11] Yanni
described the album as more of an even-tempered "listening" album, less dramatic
than the live concert albums Live at the Acropolis or Tribute.[50] He explained
that he himself created all the album's sounds, including apparent vocalizations,
through the manipulation of sound in his studio.[50]

The music in Yanni's 2003 album Ethnicity represented many of the world's cultures,
Yanni saying it uses ethnicity to reflect the color and beauty of a multicultural
society.[51] The album was released near the publication date of Yanni's
autobiography, Yanni in Words.[51] On October 23, 2003, Yanni performed a keyboard
instrumental version of The Star-Spangled Banner before Game 5 of the 2003 World
Series.[52]

For the first time in his career, Yanni brought vocalists to the forefront in the
Ric Wake collaboration Yanni Voices, the artist's first studio album in six years.
[53] PBS broadcast video of a November 2008 Voices Acapulco concert weeks before
the album's March 24, 2009 release by Walt Disney Records' Disney Pearl Imprint,
the album release preceding a tour produced by Pearl's Buena Vista Concerts
division.[53]

The album Mexicanisimo, released in November of Mexico's bicentennial year 2010,

was a tribute to that country through Yanni's collaborative interpretation of its
folk music.[54] It involved collaboration with singer-songwriter Pepe Aguilar and
singer-actress Lucero.[54]

2010s: New sound designs, and a return to world tours

Yanni onstage with his orchestra and vocalists. While performing, Yanni divides his
time among two decks of electronic keyboards and an acoustic piano, and conducts
his orchestra.[55]
The Truth of Touch album was released in February 2011, Yanni's first studio album
of new material since Ethnicity eight years earlier.[14] Truth of Touch's varied
content reflected contemporary instrumental, electronic, and cinematic influences,
and crossed over into popular, new age, and world music.[56] Though Yanni said that
Truth of Touch was started by experimenting with new sound designs,[12] Allmusic's
James Christopher Monger said that the album shows Yanni returning to his
instrumental roots, and should appeal to fans of his music from the mid-1990s.[57]
Three of fifteen tracks on the predominantly instrumental album included vocals
from respective Yanni Voices vocalists.[57]

In April 2012, Yanni released the Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico live album CD and
DVD which were recorded and filmed at two outdoor concerts on December 16 and 17,
2011 on the grounds of the Castillo (Fort) San Felipe del Morro ("El Morro"), a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[58] The recorded concerts were
broadcast on PBS beginning in March 2012, the production constituting Yanni's tenth
collaboration with that organization.[58]

Yanni performed again in China in the February 9, 2013, CCTV Spring Festival Gala
(annual audience 700 million[59]) with Chinese zither artist Chang Jing[60][61] in
what was the first year that CCTV had invited foreign artists to perform.[59] For
the performance, Yanni released a single "East Meets West" which was a mashup of
his several famous songs (Santorini, North Shore of Matsushima) together with a
solo part performed on Chinese zither.

Yanni's 2010s tours included new vocalists, distinct from the 2008–2009 Yanni
Voices vocalists, though the setlists remained predominantly instrumental.[62]

In March 2014, Yanni released his seventeenth studio album, Inspirato, a

collaboration with operatic tenor Plácido Domingo and producer Ric Wake that, like
Yanni Voices five years earlier, highlighted vocal performances.[63] In Inspirato,
distinguished operatic vocalists performed remakes of songs that Yanni had
previously released over his career, the songs' titles and lyrics being
predominantly in the Italian language.[63]

In March 2015, Yanni released the title soundtrack for a Chinese documentary movie
Hexi Corridor.[citation needed]

On October 30 and 31, 2015, Yanni performed two concerts on the grounds of the
Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza, his first performance in Egypt.[21] The
concerts included fireworks and a video broadcast from International Space Station
commander Scott Kelly,[21][64] and were recorded in 4K HD for subsequent broadcast
on PBS.[65] To convey an image of stable security after the Egyptian Crisis (2011–
14), an Egyptian security force of 3,000 people secured the concert area.[22]

In December 2015, Yanni produced a song, "Seven Billion Dreams," for a NASA video
that marked the 15th anniversary of the International Space Station.[66]

In January 2016, Yanni released his eighteenth studio album, Sensuous Chill, which,
being built around synthesizers, programmed rhythms and electronic sounds, was said
to "come full circle" to his early-1980s albums.[67]

Yanni's single, "When Dreams Come True", called a "minimal piano-led" piece, was
composed incrementally throughout a 60-date North American tour as a series of
improvisations performed during successive shows.[68] Its first complete live
performance was in February 2019 at the Winter at Tantora Festival in Al-`Ula,
Saudi Arabia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[69]

Yanni's August 2019 single honoring his daughter Krystalán is called "Ladyhawk",
alluding to how she watches over him like a guardian angel.[70]

In November 2019, Yanni released single "Blue", taking inspiration from the ocean.

In the 2010s, Yanni's international tours included performances in over thirty

countries on five continents, including (alphabetically) Argentina, Armenia,
Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech
Republic, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Mexico, Oman, Panama, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia,[71]
Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom, United States (including Puerto Rico), and Uzbekistan.
[25]
Influences, music and concerts
Musical Influences
From childhood, Yanni accepted a wide variety of musical styles, listening to radio
stations from Northern Africa, Arab countries, and Europe.[6] He observed that
"there were no rock stations or classical stations—each station would just play
everything."[6] Yanni's music is said to reflect his encounters with cultures
around the world[28][32] and embody his philosophy of "one world, one people."[28]
In this vein, Booth Newspapers' Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk perceived the eclectic
inspirations of Yanni's music to be an element of his success: Yanni's "Middle
Eastern and Oriental scales and mixed meters sound just exotic enough to entice his
middle-of-the-road fans, but not so authentic as to mystify folks who grew up with
a backbeat, so you can't lose it," adding that certain songs "leave you with a
sense that you've just heard a bit of a steel drum or a Greek bouzouki or a
Japanese koto or possibly all three."[72]

Samples of Yanni's work, early in his career and more recently.

"Butterfly Dance" (recorded 1980)
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Liner notes from Yanni's first album Optimystique say he recorded the album in 1980
(age 25). Early in his career Yanni focused heavily on the electronic side of
music.[12]
"Truth of Touch" (released 2011)
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The title track from the Truth of Touch album is more orchestral than his earliest
work, but Yanni said that even this 2011 album was started by experimenting with
new sound designs.[12]
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Yanni's musical influences include music from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle
East, as well as classical, rock and roll, and electronic music.[12] Yanni
explained that the 1970s, with its new technology and electronic instruments, were
particularly influential at that stage in his career, and that even recently his
Truth of Touch album (2011) was started by experimenting with new sound designs.
[12] Having been exposed to classical music very early in life—listening to Bach at
age 8[39]—he counts several classical pianists and composers among his influences,
citing Beethoven as a favorite[10] and Chopin as "No. 2 favorite."[39] Yanni
mentioned being influenced not only by classical composers like Mozart and Bach,
but also rock and roll bands such as Led Zeppelin, the People!, and Black Sabbath.
[39]

Yanni explained that "the most influence I've ever had from music was doing
(soundtracks for) movies ... mostly instrumental music," mentioning his love for
the work of Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams.[39] The Augusta Chronicle's Kelly
Jasper noted that most of Yanni's music is instrumental, indicating that Yanni
surmised that the lack of lyrics is what allowed his music to become popular
internationally.[10] Yanni went on to say, "There are no lyrics in my music for the
most part, so the whole message is transmitted through the rhythm, melody, and
sounds, and I think that has to do with crossing all the borders and being able to
go to different countries."[10] "It is very difficult, if not impossible, to lie
with instrumental music because it deals in emotions only."[50] He has also said
that words operate in a different area of the brain,[9] and lyrics "tend to put a
song into a box."[13]

However, Yanni performed with four vocalists in the forefront in Yanni Voices
(2008–2009),[53] and performed with vocalists on tours and in the Live at El Morro,
Puerto Rico concerts (December 2011) and CD/DVD (2012).[62] In late 2011 Yanni
remarked that he tends to prefer instrumental music "because it's more open, but
the human voice too can be the most expressive instrument known to man. There is
power to it."[13] Referring to his creative experiences on the 2009 Voices project,
Yanni explained that "while most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to
use the human voice as another instrument."[73]

Music genres distinguished from the "new age" spiritual movement

Lines on maps
These lines really don't exist. They are made up—completely—and they perpetuate
this illusion that somehow we're all different from each other. I think the world
would be a much better place if some day, we stopped pretending that these lines
exist and we concentrated on our similarities rather than our differences.
—Concert's closing comments,
Live at the Acropolis
September 1993
While Yanni has said that new age is "a spiritual definition more than a musical
definition,"[4] his music is said to be "adopted by"[3][12] the New Age movement as
it gained mainstream momentum. His music is also called contemporary
instrumental[3] and has been described as "an instrumental blend of fusion-jazz,
world music, classical, and soft rock."[5] However, at least as early as 1988,
Yanni was said to shun labels such as "Greek" and "new age," emphasizing that "when
someone says new age music, I think of something that you put on in the background
while you're vacuuming the house. I don't want to relax the audience; I want to
engage them in the music, get them interested."[6] Distinguishing his work from
what others have called ambient mood music, Yanni pointed out in 1994: "New age
implies a more subdued, more relaxed music than what I do. My music can be very
rhythmic, very energetic, even very ethnic."[74]

In 2012, Yanni remarked that he has never liked putting art into categories or
assigning labels, adding that he always composed music "to honestly reflect the
lessons learned and the experiences I have shared throughout my life."[12] For
example, Yanni's university study of psychology influenced his music: "When I
create music, it is a reflection of my soul, my experiences in life and my
relationships with other people and cultures. Psychology, and understanding who we
are as people in this world, is present in almost every creative thought I
have."[12]

Unconventional career track

The genre of Yanni's music made it unsuitable for most commercial radio or for
music television.[4][11] In 2012 Yanni expressed the importance of PBS to his
career, saying that the network "always allowed me to present my music without any
censorship or influence, and encouraged me to be the artist that I am," and had
been "a great part of my career for over 20 years."[75]

Yanni took an unconventional path to recognition, for example, by risking his

personal fortune to fund historic-monument events such as his 1993 Acropolis
concerts, by producing specials on public television, by creating alone in his
home-built studio, and by performing many of his own production duties—thus by-
passing the conventional music industry.[11] In 2000, The Washington Post's David
Segal wrote that Yanni was "a living metaphor for 'success on your own terms,' the
dream of every American with an idea that is either ridiculed or ignored."[11]

Music
In an early-career review in the Dallas Times Herald in the late 1980s, Yanni's
concert with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra was described as "exhilarating, moving
and inspiring."[29] In 1995, The Los Angeles Times' Don Heckman wrote that Yanni's
music is "based on sweeping romantic melodies underscored with energetic
Mediterranean rhythms."[43] More analytically, the Hartford Courant's Steve Metcalf
"deconstructed" Yanni's music as being "from a harmonic standpoint, constructed of
materials found in a lot of late-19th, early 20th century classical music. It is
essentially tonal, tinged with mild whiffs of dissonance here and there, sometimes
rhythmically frisky, graspable on first listening, and self-evidently mood-
inducing. There are two basic moods to Yanni music: struttingly heroic with martial
overtones, and dreamily contemplative ... A kind of peaceful, easy-feeling link
between pop music and classical music."[7]

More recently, Allmusic's Mark Deming characterized Yanni's compositions and

performances as having "a pronounced sense of drama, dynamics, and romanticism,"
writing that Yanni has a "commanding performance style."[2] Rob Garratt wrote in
The National that Yanni "breaks all the rules" in producing music "typically in two
modes – poundingly heroic or reflectively ambient."[76] In 2012 Howie Grapek
remarked in The Palm Beach Post's PBPulse that "there are few modern-day composers
with a unique sense of music and style which is truly their own. To compare new-age
music with classic rock is a stretch, but for Yanni, it is possible. This Greek
composer marries contemporary new-age spirituality with today's pop attitudes and
delivers a unique sound."[77] Yanni popularized the combination of electronic music
synthesizers with a full scale symphony orchestra.[31]

Having been called a "true global artist,"[31] Yanni has employed musicians of
various nationalities, and has incorporated a variety of exotic instruments from
around the world from an Australian didgeridoo to a Peruvian charango, to perform
with his classical orchestra, rock rhythm section, and electronic keyboards.[5] His
music is described as "an eclectic fusion of ethnic sounds, from Native American
chants to African rhythms and Asian harmonies."[8] Before his 2015 concerts at the
Egyptian Pyramids Yanni said that emotions are the same throughout the world, and
that his predominantly instrumental music can communicate those emotions with
people everywhere because it bypasses language.[78]

The Morning Call's John L. Moser wrote that "trends come and trends go," but that
Yanni's music "seems to defy trends and ... feels like it's music for all
time."[39] Moser interviewed the composer, asking if he intentionally tries to
create "something that's going to last forever as opposed to something that's just
going to sell 1 million copies right away," Yanni replied that "There's no way you
can create art to last forever ... so you can't have that in your mind."[39]
Instead, describing his creative process, Yanni explained that his knowledge of
music and instruments and his experience in different cultures is a "primordial
soup that comes together and it shows itself and it appears. And it's fluid. It's
effortless."[39]

Yanni's popularity with the public and his success on public television have
contrasted sharply with views of some critics.[7][68] The more extreme criticisms
include statements that Yanni's music is "aural wallpaper ... lacking in
substance"[68] or characterizing Yanni as a "no-talent poseur" whose music has
little intellectual weight,[7] while his fans' opinions have been paraphrased as
calling Yanni a "highly original artist whose profound spirituality has created a
unique kind of music."[7] In this regard, one commentator wrote in 2019 that
Yanni's songs are "hazy and undefinable" and "unstructured in the traditional way",
paraphrasing Yanni's statement that listeners' responses depend on the degree to
which they "invest themselves in the music", which has a "relentless focus on
feeling rather than hooks".[68]

Yanni claims to have had perfect pitch since childhood.[10][28] He continues to use
the "musical shorthand" that he developed as a child rather than employ traditional
musical notation,[8][9] and hires someone to perform the tedious process of making
conventional written charts for orchestra members.[50] Even so, since music is an
auditory domain, Yanni must train the musicians in what cannot be conveyed in that
writing.[50]

A single thought
Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought
in someone's mind. And if any one of us is capable of such a thought, then all of
us have the same capacity and capability, because we're all the same.
—Concert's closing comments,
Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico
December 2011
Concerts and live streaming
The Palm Beach Post's Howie Grapek remarked about an April 2012 performance that
the show was not a one-man keyboard show, but spotlighted individual long solos
showcasing the band members' talents, and that Yanni "loves giving them the
opportunity to shine individually."[77] Booth Newspapers' Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk
commented that Yanni "has great sidemen – always has."[72] Further, Yanni expands
sound variety by using multiple interchangeable keyboards that are interconnected
so that playing one keyboard can cause other keyboards to play corresponding notes
emulating different instruments.[79]

Yanni's concerts, known for their lighting and other technical aspects,[80] require
over 2,000 timing cues for a show's lighting.[81] Yanni's longtime lighting
designer remarked in 2013 that the lighting is critically timed to Yanni's music
itself, accommodating its variety of time signatures, further observing that since
Yanni plays mostly theatrical venues rather than arenas, the lighting can include
subtle moves and color.[82] The lighting also emphasizes band members' solos, as
well as specific moments in the concerts.[82]

Commenting on Yanni's "great lighting" on the stage and "plenty of reverb in the
audience," Booth Newspapers' Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk remarked that a Yanni concert "can
be an intoxicating experience."[72]

In early 2017 Yanni began his "An Evening in Conversation with Yanni"[83] or "An
intimate Conversation with Yanni"[84] tour in which audience questions and on-stage
participation guided the show, and Yanni played a piano without a band.[83][84] In
May-June 2019, Yanni performed a multi-night residency at New York’s Lunt-Fontanne
Theatre, two videos for which topped Billboard's Top Facebook Live Videos chart[85]
before other Yanni videos topped the same chart in October[86] December 2019,[87]
and February 2020.[88]

Honors, awards and distinctions

In addition to performing at historic venues such as Royal Albert Hall[89] (London;
1995 & 2014), Yanni has been permitted to perform at such world landmarks as the
Acropolis of Athens (Greece; 1993), the Taj Mahal (Agra, India; 1997), the
Forbidden City (Beijing, China; 1997), the Burj Khalifa (the world's tallest
building; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2011),[15] the Kremlin (Moscow, Russia;
2011),[16] the Castillo San Felipe del Morro ("El Morro" UNESCO World Heritage
Site, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. territory; 2011),[17] the ancient city of
Byblos (UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lebanon; 2013),[18] the Roman Theatre of
Carthage (Tunis, Tunisia; 2014),[19] Laxmi Vilas Palace (Vadodara, India; 2015),
[20] the Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza (Egypt, 2015),[21][22] the
Amman Citadel (Jordan, 2016),[23] the Prambanan Temple (Indonesia, 2019)[90] and
Al-`Ula (UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saudi Arabia; 2019).[68][69]

Rising in popularity with the new age music boom of the 1980s and 1990s, Yanni's
music became more well known through adult alternative radio airplay, appearances
on public television and in television commercials, as well as international music
tours.[2] Yanni's music has been used in television shows and televised sporting
events, including the British Open (golf),[91] the Super Bowl, Wide World of
Sports, U.S. Open tennis championships, the U.S. Open (golf), the Tour de France,
the World Figure Skating Championships and the Olympic Games.[14][29][30] He also
wrote music for ABC's World News Now.[4]
From Live at the Acropolis (1994):
"Acroyali/Standing in Motion"
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The Allmusic review of the Acropolis album characterized this song as "exotica,"
beginning with atmosphere and chime effects and evolving into an "adventurous
orchestral and synth explosion" perceived as more ambitious than Yanni's studio
recordings.[44] This composition was thought by researchers to have the "Mozart
effect."[92]
"Santorini"
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Santorini, the name of a Greek island and also the name Yanni in 2011 gave to his
symbolically adopted panda cub,[93][94] is a song included in primary school
teachings throughout China.[12] The Allmusic review of the Acropolis album selected
this song as epitomizing musical balance, opening with percussive string fanfare
but then allowing Yanni to be simply expressive on the acoustic piano as the
orchestra toned down.[44]
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Yanni's "Acroyali/Standing in Motion" was determined to have the "Mozart effect" by
the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (April 2001) because the composition
is similar to Mozart's K 448 in tempo, structure, melodic and harmonic consonance
and predictability, characteristics thought to decrease seizure activity and to
enhance spatial-temporal performance.[92]

During Yanni's October 2011 tour of China, Yanni became the first Western artist to
be invited to adopt a giant panda (bear) cub at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant
Panda Breeding, a "privilege ... usually reserved for countries rather than
personalities."[93] "Officials from the research base invited the musician to adopt
the animal, saying their decision was made from the inspiration and harmony that
derives from his music."[94] Yanni named the panda "Santorini," also the name of a
Greek island, explaining that the Greek word irini means 'peace'."[93][94]

In February 2013, Yanni and Celine Dion were the first non-Chinese artists invited
to perform (separately) in China at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, a CCTV televised
event with an annual audience of 700 million.[59][60][61]

Billboard named Yanni their No. 5 "new age album artist of 2016".[95] He was named
to the same list in 2014 (No. 6), 2012 (ranked No. 5), 2011 (No. 1), 2010 (No. 4),
2009 (No. 3), 2007 (No. 4), and 2006 (No. 4).[95]

Yanni's albums Dare to Dream (1992) and In My Time (1993) received Grammy Award
nominations for Best New Age Album."[14]

The PBS specials Live at the Acropolis and Tribute received Emmy Award nominations
for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a
Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special, in 1994[96] and 1998,
[97] respectively. Lee Rose and David "Gurn" Kaniski Lighting Designers.[97]

At least sixteen Yanni albums peaked at No. 1 in Billboard's "Top New Age Album"
category, more than anyone except Jim Brickman and Mannheim Steamroller.[24]

In addition to earning a B.A. in psychology in 1976 from the University of

Minnesota, Twin Cities,[14] Yanni received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
from the same institution on May 6, 2004.[32][36][98]

Charitable and humanitarian activities

Yanni has had a collaborative relationship with the Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) in its fundraising efforts since the early years of his career,[89]
reportedly raising more than $13 million for that organization.[3] The Yanni Live
at El Morro, Puerto Rico production (2012) was Yanni's tenth collaboration with
PBS.[58]

Yanni has assisted the conservation efforts of the World Wide Fund for Nature (the
World Wildlife Fund, WWF),[99] sponsoring a symbolic "Panda Adoption Kit" program
in which he guaranteed $50,000 in donations.[100] Yanni has also been a spokesman
for NASA.[99]

Yanni has performed concerts in troubled areas of the world, such as in Tunisia[19]
one week after the July 17, 2014, terrorist attack that killed 14,[101] and in
Egypt to convey an image of stable security after the Egyptian Crisis (2011–14) but
between whose two Great Pyramids concerts occurred the October 31, 2015, terrorist
downing of Metrojet Flight 9268 in the Sinai Peninsula.[22]

Autobiography
Yanni's autobiography, Yanni in Words, co-authored by David Rensin, was published
in February 2003, coinciding with the release of his Ethnicity album. The book
became a New York Times best seller in the nonfiction category on March 2, 2003.
[102]

Discography
Main article: Yanni discography
Original studio albums
Studio albums

Optimystique (1984)
Keys to Imagination (1986)
Out of Silence (1987)
Chameleon Days (1988)
Niki Nana (1989)
Reflections of Passion (1990)
In Celebration of Life (1991)
Dare to Dream (1992)
In My Time (1993)
If I Could Tell You (2000)
Ethnicity (2003)
Yanni Voices and Yanni Voces (Spanish version) (2009)
Mexicanisimo (2010)
Truth of Touch (2011)
Inspirato (2014)
Sensuous Chill (2016)
Live albums

Live at the Acropolis (1994)

Tribute (1997)
Yanni Live! The Concert Event (2006)
Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico (2012)
The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt (2016)
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Yanni; Rensin, David (2002). Yanni in Words. New York: Miramax Books / Hyperion.
Page 10 ("our name, Chryssomallis, means golden hair") and page 17 ("In English my
name means John ... In proper Greek, if you were to talk about me, you'd refer to
me as Yiannis ... Speaking to me, you'd call me Yanni.").
Deming, Mark, "Yanni" / "Biography" (WebCite archive), Allmusic, written in 2011
or in 2012 before archive date of April 29, 2012.
Puckett, Jeffrey Lee, "Yanni up close: Musician known for larger-than-life venues
also loves the Louisville Palace" (WebCite archive (full article)), The Courier-
Journal, April 26, 2012.
Catlin, Roger, "New Age Artists Want A New Label" page 1 at WebCite (archived
2012-07-11) and page 2 at WebCite (archived 2012-07-11), Hartford Courant, April
26, 1992.
Kot, Greg, "7 Million Yanni Fans Can't Be Wrong! / Or Can They?" (WebCite archives
of pages 1, 2, and 3), Chicago Tribune, February 15, 1998.
Wager, Greg, "Artists Bring a Variety of Styles to New-Age Music" (WebCite
archive), Los Angeles Times, December 2, 1988.
Metcalf, Steve, "As An Aid To Understanding, We Deconstruct / Yanni" Page 1 at
WebCite (archived 2012-07-09) and Page 2 at WebCite (archived 2012-07-09), Hartford
Courant, June 25, 1995.
McCulloch, Craig, "Yanni is Idol of New Age Instrumental Music - 2003-06-15"
(WebCite archive), Voice of America News, June 15, 2003.
"Famous Greeks / Yanni" (WebCite archive of 2012-07-10), Hellenism.net,
publication date unknown.
Jasper, Kelly, "Yanni to bring world music to Augusta fans" (WebCite archive), The
Augusta Chronicle, May 22, 2012.
Segal, David, "Yanni's Back—and Ready for a Group Hug With the World" (WebCite
archives of page 1 and page 2), Los Angeles Times, October 24, 2000.
Burnett, Richard, "From the Acropolis to America, Yanni still sits on top of the
world" (WebCite archive), The Gazette (Montreal), June 14, 2012.
Klangboonkrong, Manta, "On a high with Yanni" (WebCite archive), The Nation
(Thailand), October 13, 2011.
Bekheet, Diaa, "Yanni’s North America Tour, Truth of Touch" (WebCite archive),
Voice of America News, Jazz Beat, January 23, 2012.
Rai, Bindu Suresh, "Burj Khalifa: Yanni's next landmark concert venue" (WebCite
archive), Emirates 24/7, September 21, 2011.
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"Yanni live in Moscow, Russian Federation" (WebCite archive), bandsintown.com.
"Yanni to play at CMAC in June" (WebCite archive), Finger Lakes Times, December
12, 2011. ● "Mañana inicia venta de boletos para concierto de Yanni en El Morro"
(Tomorrow begins concert tickets sales for Yanni in El Morro) (WebCite archive),
PrimeraHora, September 23, 2011.
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archive), L'Orient-Le Jour, July 2, 2013. (UNESCO WHC).
Zine, Imen, "Tunis : Yanni, «The crazy musician» qui a conquis nos cœurs et nos
âmes!" (WebCite archive), L'Économiste maghrébin, July 23, 2014.
"Musical genius Yanni enthralls audience at Vadodara Fest" (WebCite archive), Z
News (India), January 24, 2015.
"In pictures: Yanni brings ancient Cairo to life with his magnificent music". Al
Bawaba. November 1, 2015. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. (Video).
"3,000 security personnel to secure Yanni's 'Dream Concert' at pyramids". The
Cairo Post, a Youm7 Publication. October 22, 2015. Archived from the original on
October 23, 2015.
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Citadel justice at tonight's debut concert". Al Bawaba. Archived from the original
on September 26, 2016.
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Archived from the original on February 13, 2016.
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concerttour.org, concerttour.net, pollstar(1) pollstar(2), concertful(1),
concertful(2), and/or bandsintown(1), bandsintown(2). Find specific WebCite archive
dates using drop-down list in upper right. ● Wayback Machine archives are at the
Internet archive (archive.org). ● See references in Yanni discography#Live
albums/tours/videography for links re concerts in specific countries.
"Yanni Returns to the Segerstrom Center for U.S. Tour" (WebCite archive), Broadway
World, September 2, 2015.
"A Conversation with Yanni" (WebCite archive), Grammy Museum, circa September
2014.
Sickler, Linda, "Yanni to Savannah: 'I can't wait to see you'" (WebCite archive),
Savannah Morning News, (SavannahNow.com), May 26, 2012.
Heckman, Don, "Sound Philosophy: New Age luminary Yanni reflects on his musical
exploration, the struggles of the planet and performing at the base of the
Parthenon" (WebCite archive), Los Angeles Times, June 13, 1993.
Myers, Alex, "Enough about Johnny. Is this the last U.S. Open to feature Yanni?
The story behind one of sports' greatest theme songs" (WebCite archive), Golf
Digest, June 12, 2014. • Myers, Alex, "Yanni's 'In Celebration of Man' is back—and
it's as glorious as ever," (archive), Golf Digest, July 14, 2016.
"World famous composer Yanni to perform in India soon" (WebCite archive), Daily
News and Analysis (DNA) India, January 22, 2015.
Francisco, Mollee, "Let's Go: Around the world with Yanni" (WebCite archive), The
Chanhassen Villager, April 28, 2012.
Winters, Kelly (2004). "Yanni". Cengage Learning's Gale Publishing. Archived from
the original on March 7, 2016.
Yanni; Rensin, David (2002). Yanni in Words. New York: Miramax Books / Hyperion.
p. 13.
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March 11, 2004 (News-Sentinel document ID 10143A590B0C184F).
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degree at the Wayback Machine (archived July 4, 2007), posted to alumni section of
University of Minnesota website.
Deming, Mark, "Yanni", (WebCite archive), Billboard, after 2014 release of
Inspirato.
Lounges, Tom (January 28, 2016). "Global superstar Yanni's Region rock past". The
Times of Northwest Indiana. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016.
Moser, John L. (interviewer), "Yanni speaks: World music icon talks about
influences, the foibles of fame, and his future" (WebCite archive), The Morning
Call's "Lehigh Valley Music," June 22, 2012.
"Yanni (Yanni Hrisomallis) - musician who works in the style of New Age under the
pseudonym Yanni", Greek.ru, June 19, 2010 or earlier (date based on date of
archive.org's archive).
Sanders, Linda, Selling Passion (WebCite archive), Entertainment Weekly, Issue 49,
January 18, 1991.
Gliatto, Tom, "From Krystle to Blissful" (WebCite archive), People, November 26,
1990.
Heckman, Don, "No Yanni Come Lately: It Was a Long Trip From Obscure Immigrant to
Orchestral Pop Superstar, Though the Learning Continues" (WebCite archive), Los
Angeles Times, May 27, 1995.
Widran, Jonathan, "Yanni / Live at the Acropolis / review" (WebCite archive),
Allmusic, 1994 or later.
Dallafar, Arlene (2001). Making it in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic
Americans. Santa Barbara, California: ABC - CLIO. pp. 320. ISBN 9781576070987.
Maher, Jack, "Yanni set to perform at Red Rocks in July" (WebCite archive), KUSA
(TV) (9News.com), May 21, 2012.
Chu, Henry, "Yanni Opens the Door to the Forbidden City" (WebCite archive), Los
Angeles Times, May 30, 1997.
Joyce, Mike (January 30, 1998). "The Wide World of Yanni". The Washington Post.
Archived from the original on September 14, 2017.
Ryan, Joal. "Soul Mates Yanni and Linda Evans Uncouple". Eonline.com. Retrieved
August 21, 2014.
Wright, Carol (interviewer), "Greek Mystique: The Enigmatic Yanni Shares the
Secrets of His Success" (WebCite archive), "Artist Interview" published in Music
section of BarnesAndNoble.com, 2000 (exact date not specified).
"Yanni presenta su ambiciosa gira" (Yanni introduces an ambitious tour) (WebCite
archive), Terra Networks Mexico, dated April 4, 2007 (sic; probably was actually
2003).
Gleeman, Aaron, "Diary of a Madman (World Series, Game Five)" (WebCite archive),
AaronGleeman.com, October 24/25, 2003.
Cohen, Jonathan (November 14, 2008). "Yanni Brings 'Voices' To Disney". Billboard
Magazine (billboard.com). Retrieved November 16, 2008. (WebCite archive). Vocalists
are Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills.
 "Yanni desgrana lo mejor del repertorio popular mexicano" (Yanni reels off the
best of Mexican folk repertoire) (WebCite archive), Circuito Unión Radio
(UnionRadio.net, Venezuela), October 18, 2010.
Budzak, Gary, "Concert Review | Yanni: Artist, orchestra put on positive show"
(WebCite archive), The Columbus Dispatch, May 9, 2012.
Olsen, John P., "Yanni Truth Of Touch album review" (Webcite archive), New Age
Music World, January 24, 2012.
Monger, James Christopher, "Truth of Touch / review" (WebCite archive), Allmusic,
circa 2011.
"Yanni: Live At El Morro" (WebCite archive), KPBS, June 4, 2012.
"Celine Dion to sing Mo Li Hua for CCTV New Year's Gala" (WebCite archive),
WantChinaTimes branch of China Times (Taiwan), February 1, 2013.
"CCTV Spring Festival Evening program guide (bilingual)" (WebCite archive), China
Daily, February 8, 2013.
"CCTV Gala line-up unveiled" (WebCite archive), English-language part of China
Network Television, February 9, 2013.
Craveiro, Rodrigo, "Em show em São Paulo, pianista Yanni fez passeio por sucessos
da carreira" (In a Sao Paulo show, pianist Yanni goes for the success of a career),
Correio Braziliense, published September 23, 2010 (WebCite archive), mentions
vocalists Lisa Lavie and Ann McCormack (distinct from the Yanni Voices vocalists).
● See also archives of Yanni.com's Artists page at WebCite (archived 2010-11-10)
and Tour Schedule at WebCite (archived 2010-09-12). Vocalists Lisa Lavie and Lauren
Jelencovich performed in the Puerto Rico show and subsequent tours of Mexico,
Canada, the U.S., Eastern Europe and Asia.
"Inspirato" (WebCite archive), Allmusic album description page cites the
"international" release date of March 24, 2014.
Patel, Neel V. (November 3, 2015). "Message From Outer Space Interrupts Yanni's
Concert at the Pyramids". Inverse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015.
• Muscara, Aprille (November 3, 2015). "A message from Yanni's friend from Space!".
Al Bawaba. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015.
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Pyramids in Egypt". Broadway World. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015.
"NASA Video Celebrates Space Station Anniversary". The Wall Street Journal.
December 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015.
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instrumentation". mcall.com. The Morning Call. Archived from the original on July
8, 2016.
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necessity'". The National. United Arab Emirates. Archived from the original on
February 27, 2019.
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begin'". Arab News. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019.
"Legendary musician Yanni releases new song inspired by his daughter". Neos
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"Yanni: 'Saudis will help country take its rightful place in the world'". Arab
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concerts in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran.
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(Grand Rapids, Michigan) (mLive.com), May 8, 2012.
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archive), The Arizona Republic, July 11, 2012.
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sound of Yanni and his similarly minded pals ... is reaching far beyond its old
image of ambient mood music" (WebCite archive), Los Angeles Times, February 27,
1994.
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(PBPulse) section of The Palm Beach Post, April 18, 2012.
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External links
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90-second "1989 British Airways Commercial" on YouTube, and 60-second version from
"FlyBritishAirways" on YouTube; official YouTube channel. Song is "Aria" (recently
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Discography
Studio albums
OptimystiqueKeys to ImaginationOut of SilenceChameleon DaysNiki NanaReflections of
PassionIn Celebration of LifeDare to DreamIn My TimeIf I Could Tell
YouEthnicityYanni Voices / Yanni VocesMexicanisimo / My Passion for MexicoTruth of
TouchInspiratoSensuous Chill
Compilations
Romantic MomentsA Collection of Romantic ThemesIn the MirrorPort of
MysteryDevotion: The Best of YanniNightbirdForbidden Dreams: Encore Collection,
Volume 2Love SongsSongs From the HeartSomedayWinter LightThe Private
YearsSnowfallThe Very Best of YanniUltimate YanniThe CollectionSuper
HitsCollectionsThe Essential YanniThe Inspiring JourneyPlaylist: The Very Best of
Yanni
Live and video releases
Live at the AcropolisLive at Royal Albert HallTributeYanni Live! The Concert
EventYanni VoicesLive at El Morro, Puerto RicoThe Dream Concert: Live from the
Great Pyramids of Egypt
Concert tours
1987 Concert Series1988 Concert SeriesReflections of PassionRevolution in SoundDare
to DreamYanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts
1994Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1995Tribute World Tour 1998EthnicityYanni
Live!Yanni VoicesYanni in ConcertLive at El Morro, Puerto RicoAn Evening with
YanniWorld Without BordersWorld TourOne Man's Dream World Tour 2015North American
Tour 2016An Evening In Conversation With Yanni 201725th Anniversary 'Live At The
Acropolis' Tour 2018
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