2024 |
| October 18 | (October 18th) New CD project release under the title "Barbad's Fables" Music for Solo Guitar by Latin American Composers (DaVinci Classics, 2024) https://davinci-edition.com/product/c00931/ |
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| August 1 | (August 1st) Pau Festival (Pilio-Greece) - Recital "Tribute to the legendary guitarist-composer Sergio Assad" (Pau Monastery, 9.30pm) |
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| July 3 | (July 3rd) International Summer Music Academy - Recital (Cultural Center of Drama City, 9pm) |
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| July 2 | (2-7 July) International Summer Music Academy (Munic.Conserv.of Drama City) Recital - Master-Classes - Guitar Orchestra |
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| June 28 | (June 28th - 30th) Music Diaries Festival and Music Workshops (Panorama-Thessaloniki) - Master classes |
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| May 17 | (May 17th) Guitar Art Festival (Belgrade) - Concert (details TBA) |
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| May 15 | (May 15th - 19th) Guitar Art Festival (Belgrade) - Concert / Master class / Jury |
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| May 12 | (May 12th) Athens International Guitar Festival - Participation to the "Tribute Concert to the Assad Music Family" (details TBA) |
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| May 9 | (May 9th-12th) Athens International Guitar Festival - Recital / Master classes / Jury |
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| April 25 | (April 25th) University of Arizona (Tucson) - Recital (details TBA) |
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| April 21 | (April 21st) University of Arizona (Tucson) - Recital (details TBA) |
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| April 18 | (April 18th-25th) University of Arizona (Tucson) - Lecture & Master-Classes |
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2023 |
| November 25 | (November 25th& 26th) National Competition "T.Pappas" (Thessaloniki) - Jury |
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| July 11 | (11-16 July) Sinaia International Guitar Festival (Romania). Recital/Master-Class/Jury |
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| May 13 | (May 13th) Orpheus Soloists Competition (Thessaloniki State Conservatory) - Jury |
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| May 12 | (May 12th) Concerto Competition (Univers.of Macedonia-Greece) - Jury |
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| April 19 | (19 April) 36th Athens International Guitar Festival. Recital (Concert Hall of The Athens Conservatory, 6pm) |
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| April 18 | (18-22 April) 36th Athens International Guitar Festival. Master-Class & Jury (Athens Conservatory) |
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2022 |
| October 24 | (September 24) Master Class in the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln/Aachen |
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| September 24 | (September 24) Aachen Guitar Festival - Solo recital "A Tribute to Sergio Assad" , Saturday 13.00, Konzertsaal der HfMT Köln, Standort Aachen, Theaterplatz 16, 52062 Aachen |
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| April 30 | (April 30) Αnniversary concert for the 200 years after the martyric "Holocaust" of the Heroic City of Naousa (the concert will be attended by the President of Greek Democracy) |
| World premiere presentation of "Naousa Concerto" composed by Sergio Assad for guitar & symphony orchestra (in collaboration with Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra). Cond.: Vladimiros Simeonidis. Guitar: Thanos Mitsalas
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| April 29 | (April 29) Pre-concert presentation of the recently composed "Naousa Concerto" for Guitar & Symphony Orchestra. The presentation will be coordinated by the musicologist Dr. Julius Papadopoulos. Sergio Assad will attend the presentatipn as well! |
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| January 10 | (January 10-14) Recording of a new CD in collaboration with Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra - Two World Premieres : Sergio Assad "Naousa Concerto" & "Concerto popular do Rio" |
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2021 |
| December 4 | (December 4th) Festival Internazionale Propatria - Roma (Italy) / Solo Recital (Sala Baldini -Piazza Campitelli, 7pm) |
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| October 30 | (October 30th) Ιntrernational Guitar Festival "Guitar United" (Sarajevo / Bosnia & Herzegovina) / Solo Recital (Cultural Center Sarajevo East, 8pm) |
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| October 28 | (October 28th - 31st) Ιntrernational Guitar Festival "Guitar United" (Sarajevo / Bosnia & Herzegovina) / Master Class & Jury (Cultural Center Sarajevo East) |
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| September 16 | (September 16th) Focsani Classical Music Festival -"Classic for Teens" (Romania) / Solo Recital (Focsani, Ateneul Theatre, 7pm) |
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| September 15 | (September 15th & 17th) Focsani Classical Music Festival -"Classic for Teens" (Romania) / Master Classes (Focsani, Ateneul Theatre) |
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| June 11 | Official release of the new CD (works for solo guitar) under the title "Seikilos Epitaph's Fantasy" / Da Vinci Classics (Japan) |
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| April 18 | (April 18th) Jury for the EGTA - Cyprus Guitar Competition |
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| April 16 | (April 16th) Solo Recital - The Shoe Factory, Nicosia, 8.30pm (EGTA - Cyprus Guitar Festival) |
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2019 |
| December 11 | (December 11th) Solo Recital - "Tribute to the music of Sergio Assad" for SESC TV & Movimento Violao, Sao Paolo - Brazil (SESC Consolacao, 8pm) |
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| December 1 | (December 1st) Solo Recital - "Tribute to the music of Sergio Assad" . "Dimopoulos" Conservatory Concert Hall - Kozani , 7pm |
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| October 15 | Recording of a New CD project which will contain mainly new music dedicated to Thanos by renowed contemporary composers |
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| July 14 | (14-17 July) Master Classes & Jury Member at the competitions of the 35th International Guitar Festival of Volos (Munic.Conserv.Volos) |
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| July 13 | (13 July) Volos Int. Guitar Festival. Concert by Assad Brothers Duo & Thanos Mitsalas. "Tribute to Assad Brothers Duo & the music of Sergio Assad".Munic.Conc.Hall - N.Ionia, 9pm |
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| April 20 | (April 20-21) Master-Class - Music School "Seirios" - Thessaloniki (www.seirios.eu) |
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| April 16 | (16 April) Chamber Music Concert - "Chiaroscuro" in collaboration with the Greek distinguished artists M. Moumoulidis (clarinette), K. Vavalas (bassoon), D. Dimopoulos (piano). Main Concert Hall - Univer. of Macedonia, Thessaloniki- Greece, 8.30pm |
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| April 13 | (13 April) Chamber Music Concert - "Chiaroscuro" in collaboration with the Greek distinguished artists Miltos Moumoulidis (clarinette), Kostas Vavalas (bassoon), Dimitris Dimopoulos (piano). Dimopoulos Conservatory (Concert Hall) – Kozani, 8.00pm |
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| March 31 | (31 March) Recital at the "Melina Merkouri" Concert Hall - State Conservatory of Thessaloniki , Greece (6.30pm) |
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| March 18 | (18 March) Recital - International Guitar Festival of Kalamata (Gallery of Contemporary Greek Art , 8pm) - Greece |
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| March 16 | (16-17 March) Seminar & Master-Class - International Guitar Festival of Kalamata ("Th.Aggelopoulos" Concert Hall, Kalamata, 8pm) - Greece |
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2018 |
| November 11 | Recital at "20th Gliwice Internatiomal Guitar Festival" (Poland) |
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| September 21 | MusicWeb International and Jonathan Woolf write an excellent review on Thanos's recording project "Sergio Assad - Chamber Works for Guitar & Strings" |
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| September 5 | MusicWeb International and Jonathan Woolf write an excellent review on Thanos's recording project "Tribute" |
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| August 7 | Solo recital in Dengfeng City (inside the artistic frame of Zhengzhou's "Yellow RIver International Guitar Festival") |
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| August 5 | Master Classes at "Yellow River International Guitar Festival" (Zhengzhou University) |
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| August 4 | Solo Recital at "Yellow River International Guitar Festival" - Zhengzhou (Queen's Grand Theatre) |
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| August 2 | Master Class (Huanren CIty) |
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| July 31 | Gala Concert by the Hun River at "China Shenyang International Guitar Festival" |
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| July 28 | (28-29 July) Master Classes at "China Shenyang International Guitar Festival" |
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| July 27 | Solo recital at "China Shenyang International Guitar Festival" |
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| July 26 | Gala Concert at "China Shenyang International Guitar Festival" |
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| May 20 | Concert in memory of Kostas Basiakoulis (Former President of MCN). Municipal Conservatory of Naousa Concert Hall (12pm) |
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| May 3 | Wonderful review from Al Kunze (Soundboard Magazine) on Thanos's CD project "Tribute" (ClearNote-2017) (more details at "reviews" column of this website) |
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| April 28 | Recital at "Festival Internacional de Volcan - Colima" (Mexico) , Foro Catedral , (4.30pm) |
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| April 20 | (April 20-27) Concert and Master Class at "FIG Monterrey" - Mexico (www.guitarramonterrey.com.mx) |
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| April 15 | Recital in Naousa (Greece) - ERIA CULTURAL CENTER (8.00pm) |
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| April 13 | Solo recital in Kozani (Greece) - Concert Hall of "Dimopoulos" Conservatory , (8.00pm) |
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| March 30 | (March 30th- April 1st) Master-Class - Music School "Seirios" - Thessaloniki (www.seirios.eu) |
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| February 16 | Wonderful review from Ken Keaton (American Record Guide) on Thanos's CD project "Tribute" (ClearNote-2017) (more details at "reviews" column of this website) |
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| January 27 | Distinguished Italian composer Simone Iannarelli dedicates to Thanos his new marvellous work "Fantasia in Re" |
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| January 19 | Distinguished Polish composer Gerard Drozd dedicates to Thanos two of his new marvellous works "Two Kaleidoscopic Danses",op.167 and "Two Songs", op.172 |
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| January 18 | Wonderful review from Blair Jackson (Classical Guitar Magazine) on Thanos's CD project "Tribute" (ClearNote-2017) (more details at "reviews" column of this website) |
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2017 |
| November 28 | (November 28) Wonderful review from Fritz Balwit and online music magazine "Audiophole Audition" on Thanos's CD project "Tribute" (ClearNote-2017) (more details at "reviews" column of this website) |
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| October 19 | (October 19 - 22) Recital and master class at 2nd International Guitar Festival "Leo Brouwer"- Pafos (Cyprus) |
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| October 1 | (October 1) Thanos's new solo CD album "Tribute" is released by ClearNote (clearnote.net). Among other wonderful works for guitar includes the world premiere recording of "Sandy's Portrait" (S.Assad) |
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| September 13 | (September 13) Blair Jackson reviews Thanos's recently released CD Sergio Assad - "Mikis" Concerto Fantasia at Classical Guitar Magazine (more details at "reviews" column of this website) |
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| July 16 | (July 16-21) 34rd Volos International Guitar Festival (volosinternationalguitarfestival.com) - Concert & Master Class |
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| April 7 | (April 7-9) Recital and master class at 2nd Larisa Guitar Festival (Greece) |
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2016 |
| October 1 | (October) Ken Keaton reviews Thanos’s recently released CD Sergio Assad - "Mikis" Concerto Fantasia at American Record Guide (more details at "reviews" column of this website) |
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| July 16 | (July 17-22) 33rd Volos International Guitar Festival (volosinternationalguitarfestival.com) |
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| July 2 | (July 2) Kirk Albrecht reviews Thanos’s recently released CD Sergio Assad - "Mikis" Concerto Fantasia at Minor 7th Magazine (more details at "reviews" column of this website) |
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| May 6 | (May 6-8) Arpege Guitar Festival - Greece (arpegeguitarfestival.com) |
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| March 16 | (March 16-20) 3rd International Guitar Festival of Thessaloniki (igft.gr) |
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| March 15 | (March 15) Recital - "Dimopoulos Conservatory" Kozani |
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| February 26 | (February) New Thanos' CD release from ClearNote (USA) : Sergio Assad - Chamber Works for Guitar & Strings (presenting among other works the world premiere of Assad's fascinating "Mikis" Concerto Fantasia) |
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| January 30 | (January 30-11st) Master-Class in Thessaloniki - Music School "Seirios" (seiriosmusicschool.gr) |
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