Nicolas Economou - Recognition and Awards

Recognition and Awards

In acknowledgement of his services and contribution to Culture and the Arts in general, Economou was honored on various occasions by several bodies.

• The city of Munich honoured him in 1979 for his contribution to the Arts, as a composer and interpreter of classical and modern music, with the award for "Best Interpreter of the Year".
• In 1983, the Bavarian TV produced a television portrait of Economou, more than an hour in duration, in which he is shown in all facets of his creative life. The film, called Kreisleriana (after the work for piano by Schumann), was directed by Klaus Voswinkel.
• Since 1988, a seat bearing his name has stood in the Prinzregententheater of the City of Munich, next to seats of other prominent artists.
• In Cyprus he was honoured with the 1991 "Tefkros Anthias and Theodosis Pierides Award".
• Because of his outstanding contribution to music, he was accepted in 1992 into one of Europe’s prominent societies, the Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea (The European Academy of Sciences and Arts) members of which are Nobel Prize winners, politicians, artists, church dignitaries and others.