DASHO KURTI

Dasho Kurti was born in 1973 in Elbasan, Albania. At the age of 6 he started studying violin and then accordion, piano and tsifteli (traditional Albanian instrument) at the music school ONUFRI. In 1990 he was admitted to the Music Academy of Tirana where he studied classical composition. In 1991 he took part in an International Composition Competition for young people aged 18-22 in Italy, won 4th place and at the same time won a scholarship to the Academy of Music in Milan. In 1993 he immigrated to Greece. In 1995 he appeared as an accordionist on the music scene “Hammam” alongside composers George Zikas and Takis Bourmas. In 1996 he became a member of the “Orchestra of Colors” by Manos Hatzjidakis. Participates in albums of great Greek artists such as Lizeta Kalimeri, Melina Kana, Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Costas Makedonas, Dimitra Galani, Michalis Hatzigiannis and others. At the same time, he participates in numerous events and concerts in Greece and abroad, including: George Dalaras and Marinella at the Athens Concert Hall, George Dalaras, Dulce Pontes and Eddy Napoli at the Herodion and Metropolitan Opera in New York in collaboration with American Ballet Theater. Through collaboration with Giorgos Dalaras, he writes the music for “Έρημα Χωριά” – his first personal album released in 2006. He is a partner of ΕΝ ΧΟΡΔΑΙΣ & ΟΡΓΑΝΟΙΣ {The Great School of Mark} giving accordion lessons.