About
Biography
Konstantinos is 21 years old. He is studying orchestra conducting on scholarship at the Malko Academy for Young Conductors in Copenhagen with Henrik Vagn Christensen and Ole Faurschou. At the same time, he is a fourth-year undergraduate of the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University in orchestral conducting, class of Miltos Logiadis. He has completed higher studies in orchestral conducting and solo piano performance at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, working for four years with Dominique Rouits, Julien Masmondet, David Lively, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Bruno Rigutto and Victoria Melki. He holds a diploma in piano and violin from the Athens Conservatoire, classes of Natalia Michailidou and Franc Shestani. In addition, he has attended orchestra and choir conducting courses for one semester at the University of Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, as part of a student exchange program with Marc Piollet, Wolfgang Doerner and Johannes Prinz.
He has given concerts in Greece and abroad, in countries such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Italy and Bulgaria. In addition, he holds a diploma in Byzantine music and a special diploma in harmony. Since childhood, he has played in orchestras as a violinist and sings in choirs of all levels. In particular in the Underground Youth Orchestra, the Animato Choir and the chamber choir of the Graz University of Performing Arts. He has performed in halls such as the Athens Concert Hall, the Parnassus Hall, the Salle Cortot in Paris and the Salon des Beaux Arts in Louvre, the Graz Musikverein and the Konzerthaus Berlin.
He has conducted the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra, the City of Athens Symphony Orchestra, the Savaria Symphony Orchestra and the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, amongst other ensembles. He is also starting a two-year collaboration with the Athens State Orchestra as guest conductor, after exceeding in the orchestra’s auditions in April 2024.
Finally, he has taken part in masterclasses with Jorma Panula, Johannes Schlaefli, Fabio Luisi, David Lively, Geffrey Patterson, Dmitry Matvienko, Louis Langree, Dr. Therees Hibbard, Nikolai Demidenko, Lionel Sow, Michalis Economou, and soon with Martina Batic, in June 2024. Finally, in the autumn of 2020, he recorded his first CD as a pianist in Paris, with works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Franck.
Distinctions and Competitions
2022-2024 | Scholarship for conducting studies from Malko Academy for Young Conductors, Copenhagen, Denmark |
2018-2022 | Scholarship for piano and conducting studies from the Potier Foundation |
April 2018 | 1st prize in the International piano Competition "De Bach Au Jazz", Athens, Greece |
2012-2020 | Piano scholarship from the Athens Conservatory |
2012-2019 | Violin scholarship from the Athens Conservatory |
Masterclasses
January 2024 | Conducting Masterclass with Johannes Schlaefli in Copenhagen, Denmark |
November 2023 | Attended David Robertson’s Conducting Class in Juilliard, New York, USA |
September 2023 | Conducting Masterclass with Dmitry Matvienko, Copenhagen, Denmark |
June 2023 | Conducting Masterclass with Geffrey Patterson, Copenhagen, Denmark |
April 2023 | Conducting Masterclass with Dmitry Matvienko, Copenhagen, Denmark |
April 2023 | Conducting Masterclass with Bertrand de Billy in Graz, Austria |
March 2023 | Orchestra Conducting Masterclass with Fabio Luisi, Copenhagen, Denmark |
May 2022 | Choir conducting masterclass with Lionel Sow, at Église Saint-Étienne du Mont, Paris, France |
March 2022 | Orchestral conducting masterclass with Jorma Panula in Helsinki, Finland |
February 2022 | Orchestra conducting masterclass with Dominique Rouits in Paris, France |
November 2019 | Orchestra conducting masterclass with Louis Langree, in Salle Cortot, Paris |
October 2019 | Orchestra conducting masterclass – Dominique Rouits & Julien Masmondet in Salle Cortot on Chopin’s piano concertos in collaboration with the Orchestra of the Opéra de Massy for the 100th anniversary of École Normale de Musique de Paris |
September 2019 | 12th Panhellénique orchestra conducting masterclass with Michalis Economou and the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, Greece |
August 2019 | 6th choir conducting masterclass with Dr. Therees Hibbard (St. Olaf College, USA), Mytilene, Greece |
September 2018 | 11th Panhellénique orchestra conducting masterclass with Michalis Economou and the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, Greece |
August 2018 | 5th choir conducting masterclass with Dr. Therees Hibbard (St. Olaf College, USA), Mytilene, Greece |
July 2018 | Piano masterclass with Nikolaï Demidenko, Nafplio, Greece – Musical Odyssey Master classes |
July 2018 | Piano masterclass with Yekaterina Lebedeva, Nafplio, Greece – Musical Odyssey Masterclasses |
April 2018 | Piano masterclass with David Lively, Athens, Greece –EPTA Masterclasses in the Concert Hall of the Athens Conservatory, Greece |
October 2017 | Violin masterclass with Ariadne Daskalakis, Greece |
July 2017 | Piano masterclass wth Yekaterina Lebedeva, Nafplio, Greece – Musical Odyssey Master classes |
April 2017 | Piano and orchestral masterclass with Dimitris Toufexis, Greece |
2013 | Piano masterclass with David Lively at the French Institute in Athens, Greece –EPTA Masterclasses |
Studies and Diplomas
2022-2024 | Orchestra Conducting studies at Malko Academy for Young Conductors with Henrik Vagn Christensen and Ole Faurschou, Copenhagen, Denmark |
December 2022 | Got accepted as an Erasmus+ incomer to study orchestra conducting at the University of Performing Arts, Graz, Austria for the spring semester 2022-23 |
2021-2022 | Orchestra Conducting studies - Classe de Perfectionnement at École Normale de Musique de Paris |
September 2021 | Started studying orchestra conducting at the Ionian University of Music Studies, Corfu, Greece |
June 2021 | Received his Diplome Superieur de Chef d' Orchestre from Ecole Normale de Paris with unanimity |
May 2021 | Received his Diplome Superieur de Concertiste (solo piano performance) from Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris |
January 2020 | Diploma in piano from the Athens Conservatory, Greece. The judges were unanimous in giving him a perfect score and first prize |
2019-2020 | Preparation of Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste (piano) at École Normale de Musique de Paris class Jean-Bernard Pommier and Natalia Michailidou Preparation of Diplôme Supérieur of Orchestral Conducting (2nd year) class Dominique Rouits & Julien Masmondet at École Normale de Musique de Paris Preparation of Diploma in Byzantine Music Violin lessons with Igor Volochine at École Normale de Musique de Paris |
2018-2019 | Diplôme Supérieur d’Exécution (piano) at École Normale de Musique de Paris, class Bruno Rigutto |
June 2019 | Diploma in violin from the Athens Conservatory, Greece. The judges were unanimous in giving him a perfect score and first prize |
2017-2018 | Diplôme Supérieur d’Enseignement (piano) at École Normale de Musique de Paris class Natalia Michailidou and Victoria Melki |
2016-2017 | Diplôme d’Exécution (piano) at École Normale de Musique de Paris class Natalia Michailidou |
June 2016 | Diploma in Harmony |
Concerts – Recordings
January 2024 | Concert as a piano soloist in the Athens Concert Hall with conductor Catherine Larsen-Maguire |
January 2024 | Debut concert with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra |
November 2023 | Choir Conducting Concert Participant with University Choir ‘Lille MUKO’ at Sankt Jakobs Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark |
January 2023 | Performed Beethoven's Triple Concerto as a pianist in collaboration with the Underground Youth Orchestra and Jean-Paul Reinke in Manheim, Germany |
October 2022 | Started working as Assistant Conductor at the Old Philharmonic Orchestra of Corfu |
July 2022 | Piano recital at Église Sainte-Croix des Arméniens, Paris, France |
May - June 2022 | Worked as an Assistant Conductor at Opera de Massy, Paris on an opera by Olivier Calmel |
May 2022 | Piano recital in Temple Protestant, La Rochelle, France |
January 2022 | Piano recital in Auditorium du Petit Palais, Paris, France |
November 2020 | Piano concert participant in Salle Cortot, Paris |
October 2019 | Performed as a soloist, (Beethoven – Concerto No. 3) with the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, Bulgaria, under the baton of Giancarlo di Lorenzo |
October 2019 | Piano concert in Grande Salle de l'Opéra de Massy for the 30th anniversary of the Orchestra of Opéra de Massy |
September 2019 | Conducted the Athens State Orchestra, Greece |
July 2019 | Participated, as a first violinist, in the International Festival "Young Euro Classic" at Konzerthaus Berlin under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach in collaboration with “The Underground Youth Orchestra” and "Julius Stern Orchestra" of the University of Arts, Berlin |
April 2019 | Piano concert in Salle Cortot, Paris. Concert for the Peace organised by the Artists Association with the participation of Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris |
November 2018 | Piano recital at the City University Performance Space in London |
September 2018 | Conducted the Athens State Orchestra, Greece |
August 2018 | Piano recital at the International Festival in Xiropigado, Greece |
July 2018 | Participated in the Choir Festival « Petko Staynov » in Sofia, Bulgaria |
May 2018 | Piano recital at the 11th Festival and Forum in Rhodes, Greece |
March 2018 | Piano concert dedicated to Chopin at the Athens Concert Hall, Greece |
July 2017 | Choir concert in Venice with the Animato choir |
August 2016 | Piano concert at the 2nd International Festival of Molyvos, Greece |
June 2015 | Recording of a video clip as a first violinist in collaboration with "The Underground Youth Orchestra". The recording took place at “Sierra” Studios Athens, Greece |
March 2015 | Violin Concert at the Athens Concert Hall, Greece |