Dora Alexiadou
violin She was born in Thessaloniki,Greece in August 1993 and she received her first violin lessons at the age of 8 with Maria Eklektou. Later she continued her studies with Maria Spanou and Omiros Yavroumis at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki but also at the Municipal Conservatory of Thermi while in February 2014 she received her Violin Diploma from ''Filipos Nakas'' Conservatory. In June 2016 she graduated from University of Macedonia (Dep.Music Science and Art) where she studied with prof.Dimitris Chandrakis.She received a Bachelor Degree in Classical Music with Violin Specialization.As an Erasmus student she studied at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar,Germany with prof.Donata Sailer.
At the age of 16 she won the first prize at the Greek competition ''Talenta-Vraveia Filona'' as well as the second prize at the International Competition in Volos in 2012.She gave personal recitals twice, once in Thessaloniki, 2013 and once in Florina,2014. Also as a member of a piano quartett, she won the first prize at an internal University competition happened in May 2014. During her study years she participated in many concerts as a soloist, an orchestra member and also as a member of chamber music ensembles.She is currently a member of Βouche Fermée and trio eξis. She took part actively at many masterclasses with well-known violinists such as Simos Papanas, Christos Galilaias, Ulf Hölscher, Pierre Amoyal, Angel Stankov, Dimitris Karakantas, George Mandilas, Alberto Martini, Christos Kanettis,Vladimir Mendelssohn, Elio Orio,Anne-Kathrin Lindig, Dr.Rachel Vetter-Huang, Andreas Papanikolaou and more. She currently works as a violin teacher at ''Filipos Nakas''Conservatory. |
Maria Gouvali
saxophone She was born in Lamia in 1990. She began her studies in saxophone and music theory in 1996 at the Municipal Conservatory of Lamia. She has obtained diplomas in Harmony, Counterpoint and Fuge with a grade of “Excellent” (Vassilis Kitsos class) and in 2011, she received her Diploma in Saxophone with the grade of “Excellent (unanimously)” (Thanos Fysekis class). She studied composition (composition class of Christos Samaras) in the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from where she graduated with the highest distinction.
As a soloist, she has given many recitals in important concert halls of Greece. Her compositions have, also, been performed by contemporary music ensembles and the National Radio of Greece. She has attended master classes with distinguished Greek and foreign saxophonists: Jean-Marie Londeix, Theodoros Kerkezos, Thanassis Zervas, Leo Saguiguit, Eric Honour etc, as well as seminars of advanced music theory and composition with Theodoros Antoniou, Nikos Kypourgos, Giorgos Hatzinikos, Giannis Gouranis etc. She has won awards in Panhellenic and Inernational Saxophone and Composition competitions. Since 2009, she is a member of the “European Center for Saxophone Study” in Bordeaux, France. From 2011 to 2016, she taught saxophone and music theory in music schools and at the “Philippos Nakas” Conservatory in Thessaloniki. She lives in Weimar, Germany, where she attends her master studies in composition (composition class of Michael Obst). |
Stavroula Mavrou
guitar She was born in Thessaloniki. She started her musical studies at the Municipal Conservatory of Thermi, Thessaloniki, from where she received her degree in Harmony (Panagiotis Diamantis class) and in classical guitar (Fotis Elmas class). She has participated in various concerts with musical ensembles (“Con fuoco” Orchestra, Mandolinata of Thessaloniki, etc.). Since 2008, she teaches classical guitar.
She is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and also works as a psychologist in the education sector. |
Iro Menegou
piano Iro Menegou was born in Thessaloniki. She studied piano at the Municipal Conservatory of Thermi with E. Alakiozidou and received her degree with the highest distinction in 2016. She has already completed her studies in advanced theory obtaining diplomas in Harmony, Counterpoint and Fuge and she is currently studying composition with E. Kateli. She has also studied double bass with Y. Polymeneris. Since 2015 she has been attending Bachelor Studies at the Department of Music Studies of Ionio University in Corfu. She has attended masterclasses in piano, chamber music and advanced theory with various artists including G. Madge, Th. Wellen, L. Thomou, M. Kollarou, V. Kitsos, P. Adam. She has participated in Contemporary Music Festival ''Synthermia'' and was an active member in Contemporary Music Workshop held by IdeeFixe Ensemble. As a member of ''eξis trio'' (violin, clarinet, piano) which focuses in contemporary music she collaborates with composers presenting first perfomances. She is also a member of Con Fuoco Orchestra. Iro Menegou has given recitals and participated in music festivals in Greece. She has collaborated with the National Theater of Northern Greece as a musician for the B.Brecht's ''Mutter Courage und Ihre Kinder''. Besides that she has graduated from the Department of Economics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and she collaborates with the non-profit organization ''beartive'' in the field of cultural management and artistic productions (International Summer Music Academy in Greece, Moni Pau Festival etc).
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Panos Bakalis
accordeon Panagiotis was born in Thessaloniki in 1987. He came into contact with music at a very early age and then studied accordion at the Municipal Conservatory of Thermi, Thessaloniki. He is a founding member of the “Con Fuoco” Orchestra of the Municipal Conservatory of Thermi and as an accordionist, guitarist and singer he participates in various musical ensembles of the city.
In 2013, he graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of ATEI Serres and since then works as an Industrial Designer in a Thessaloniki based manufacturing company. In 2017, he received a Master's degree in Strategic Product Design from the International Hellenic University. Lately, Panagiotis with his brother founded 80WINERY to follow their passion for winemaking. |