An Evening with Yanni

Yanni, music’s true world citizen and most popular contemporary composer, will bring his new live show, An Evening with Yanni, to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a one-night-only concert on July 18, 2012. The show will feature some of the music from Yanni's most recent album, Truth of Touch, which is the composer’s first album of original studio music in almost a decade. This is Yanni returning to his roots with a live performance that will deliver longtime and new fans the very best of Yanni… Show more and his music.

After an extensive world tour, Yanni is returning to the U.S. and Canada with this all-new show. It’s Yanni as you know him best, performing his instrumental hits from the shows that have become famous around the world. Fans will witness Yanni and his world-class musicians as they take the stage to perform his greatest instrumental hits made famous in his shows from the Acropolis in Greece, the Taj Mahal in India, the Forbidden City in China and the Royal Albert Hall in England.

Truth of Touch returns Yanni to the contemporary instrumental form that made him an international superstar. The album his 19th overall and 16th studio release is Yanni’s first collection of primarily instrumental music since 2003. It was recorded with producer-songwriter Ric Wake, Yanni’s key collaborator on his last two albums, Yanni Voices and the Spanish-language Yanni Voces. The project grew organically out of a six-month break from touring and recording.
Born Yanni Chryssomallis in southern Greece, he moved to the United States and released his first album, Optimystique, in 1980. He delved into instrumental composing and had his first platinum album with Reflections of Passion in 1990. Two years later, Dare To Dream netted his first Grammy® nomination; its follow up, In My Time, earned another nod. Yanni’s major breakthrough came with 1993’s Yanni Live at the Acropolis, an album/video/PBS project seen by half a billion people in 65 countries. It marked the beginning of Yanni’s long association with PBS and built a truly global audience for his music. To date, Yanni has sold more than 35 million albums globally, and his 2003 autobiography, Yanni In Words, made The New York Times bestseller list. His music is also a staple as a soundtrack for television, especially major sporting events, including the Olympic Games since 1988.

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