Nicole'a Macris nicole'[email protected] 410-900-1151 YANNI 2016 North American Tour Stops in Bal9more at The Lyric July 8th! TICKETS GO ON SALE Monday April 11th @10:00am [Bal*more, MD- April 2016] Internaonally renowned composer and mul=- instrumentalist ar=st Yanni stops in Bal=more at The Lyric on his 2016 North American Tour on Friday July 8th 2016 at 8pm. Tickets will go on sale Monday, April 11th at 10:00am. Purchase at *cketmaster.com, 410-547-SEAT, or by visi*ng The Lyric box office Tuesday-Friday 10:00am-4:00pm. Yanni, accompanied by his 15-member master musician internaonal orchestra, will perform beloved fan favorites as well as pull out a few surprises. Composing, producing and recording his brand new album and launching an extensive tour is seemingly not enough for Yanni: hot on the heels of the release of Sensuous Chill, the ar=st will also be the focus of a spectacular new PBS Special YANNI: THE DREAM CONCERT - LIVE FROM THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT –which will air naonwide in March. A DVD and Blu-Ray of the Special will be available as well. Yanni explains his mo=vaon for this project, “This album represents several years of collabora8on with some of the brightest ar8sts in the world! That is what brings the uniqueness the beauty and the color on this album. I have thought long and hard in order to decide which songs to pick, and in which sequence they should appear. I wanted to create a sensuous melodious and sexy environment for the listener; and I wanted it to last a long 8me! This album "knows" what it wants to be! And it is unmistakably Yanni!! The whole collecon contains 17 songs 10 of which have never been released before. Put it on repeat and enjoy!!!” For complete details – including a full i=nerary and remaining =cket availability – please visit www.yanni.com/tour. Sensuous Chill can be ordered here: iTunes - h'p://smarturl.it/SensuousChill-iTunes, Amazon - h'p://smarturl.it/SensuousChill-amcd Google Play h'p://smarturl.it/SensuousChill-google Yanni is a mul=ple GRAMMY® Award-nominated composer, mul=-instrumentalist, producer, and performer whose extraordinary body of work has both pioneered contemporary instrumental music and re-imagined the live concert-going experience. Since making his solo debut with 1984’s OPTIMYSTIQUE, Yanni has had 15 albums reach #1 on Billboard’s “Top New Age Albums” chart – more than any other ar=st ever – with 1994’s LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS also reaching the top 5 on the overall “Billboard 200” on its way to 4x planum cer=ficaon from the RIAA and total worldwide sales in excess of 7 million. For over two decades, Yanni has been one of the world’s top selling live acts, performing on every con=nent bar Antarc=ca, in more than 35 countries, before a cumulave worldwide audience of more than 5 million and coun=ng. In North America alone, Yanni’s 1995, 1998, and 2003-2005 concert tours were each named among Pollstar’s top 10 concert tours of the year. In the past decade Yanni has performed more than 500 concerts in over 25 countries. Yanni has also taken his universal music to such iconic landmarks as India’s Taj Mahal and China’s Forbidden City, captured for posterity on 1997’s concert film and chart- topping RIAA planum cer=fied album, TRIBUTE. Other live highlights include 10 consecu=ve sold out shows at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, performing inside the Kremlin in Russia, fes=val events at Tunisia’s Roman Theatre of Carthage and Lebanon’s ancient city of Byblos, and an historic concert beneath the world’s tallest skyscraper, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. Yanni’s inimitable work has long found a home on soundtracks for film, television, and commercials including Bri=sh Airways’ award-winning “Face” campaign. YouTube now provides fans around the world with unprecedented access to Yanni’s music and videos, generang close to 400 million individual views over the past year alone. For more informa*on: www.yanni.com www.facebook.com/OfficialYanni twi'er.com/yanni (@yanni) instagram.com/officialyanni www.youtube.com/yannivideos plus.google.com/+Yanni/posts. Media Contacts: Missing Piece Group: Michelle Gutenstein Hinz ([email protected]) (862)-368-6576 Jus=n Schmidt ([email protected]) (201) 218-4362 Michael Krumper ([email protected]) (862) 234-0801 Sony Music Masterworks: Angela Barkan ([email protected]) 212-833-8575 Larissa Slezak ([email protected] 212-833-6075 About Sony Music Masterworks: Sony Music Masterworks comprises the Masterworks, Sony Classical, OKeh, Portrait, Masterworks Broadway and Flying Buddha imprints. For email updates and informa8on please visit www.portraitrecords.com Yanni | North American Tour The Lyric | 140 W Mount Royal Ave | 410-900-1150 | lyricoperahouse.com Tickets star*ng at $38.50 Purchase Tickets at: *cketmaster.com, 410-547-SEAT, or at The Lyric Box office Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm. Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: The Lyric- Bal*more Twier: @lyricbalmore Instagram: balmorelyric Tumblr: lyrictheaterbalmore.