Global phenomenon Yanni is a self-taught composer, keyboardist, pianist and international superstar . Throughout his storied career, Yanni has touched the hearts of people from Chicago to Athens, Tokyo to Agra and everywhere in between, his music transcending all cultural barriers. He has accumulated more than 35 platinum and gold albums globally, and has sold over 35 million albums to date.
Billboard’s top New Age artist of 2011, Yanni has performed live for over 20 million people in some of the most revered landmarks around the world. He currently has over 930,000 fans on the world’s biggest social networking website, Facebook, and the numbers are growing daily.
Live At El Morro is a brand new live album and DVD which were recorded and filmed during Yanni’s two concerts at El Morro in Puerto Rico in December 2011. Yanni fulfilled a 20-year-old dream to perform at this beautiful and historic 16th-century venue, Castillo San Felipe Del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which made a spectacular setting for the DVD. He is the first artist to ever perform at El Morro, a famed Puerto Rican landmark and recognized UNESCO Heritage Site. Other spectacular sites such as the Taj Mahal in India, the Acropolis in Greece and the Forbidden City in China have played host to Yanni’s world-renowned performances.
Yanni and his world-renowned orchestra performed in front of 7,000 people each night – the concerts were completely sold out. Yanni performed an inspiring two-hour set of favourites from throughout his career including “Santorini,” “Felitsa,” “Voyage,” “The End of August,” “The Rain Must Fall,” “Nightingale,” “Arcoyali,” “Marching Season,” and more, as well as two encores featuring “Standing in Motion,” “Nostalgia,” “The Storm” and “One Man's Dream”
The album “Live from El Morro, Puerto Rico” will be released as a special deluxe combo package with DVD. DVD Bonus Features include:
‘Yanni in Puerto Rico’ – coverage of Yanni visiting a music school performance and visiting El Morro and historic sites in Old San Juan.
‘Making Of The Show’ - behind the scenes excitement as the stage and set is built. Includes the weather challenges, the midway cancellation of the show due to 60 mph winds and torrential rain and the attempt to restart the show and then protect the stage and equipment for the next night's show!
