Giorgos Sakallieros

Giorgos Sakallieros is a Professor of Historical Musicology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, within the School of Music Studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts. He was born in Tübingen, Germany, and pursued his studies in musicology at the School of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, earning his Bachelor’s degree in 1996. He furthered his education with a PhD in Musicology from the Faculty of Music Studies, University of Athens, in 2005. Additionally, Sakallieros obtained advanced diplomas in composition, music theory, and guitar performance from the “Collegium Musicum” Conservatory of Thessaloniki between 1993 and 2005.

His research focuses primarily on the history of modern Greek art music, with special attention to archival research, music theory and analysis, aesthetics, and critical editions. His interests also extend to the history of Western European art music from the 17th to the 20th centuries, exploring genres, forms, and interdisciplinary approaches to music historiography, including cultural, social, anthropological, and philosophical perspectives. Sakallieros is involved in arts-based research, contemporary music composition, and musical performance.

Sakallieros has taught a variety of undergraduate courses, including Modern-Greek Art Music, Introduction to Music Studies, and Introduction to Morphology and Analysis of Music. He has also offered seminars on critical editions of Greek art-music composers’ works and explored aspects and phases of Greek musical avant-garde in the 20th century. His teaching repertoire further includes courses on the fugue, 17th-century instrumental music, and advanced music theory and composition.

As an author, he wrote “Giannis Konstantinides (1903-1984): His Life, Works and Compositional Style” published by University Studio Press in 2010. His scholarly contributions have been presented at international musicological conferences and published in various journals, collective editions, and proceedings. Sakallieros is also a contributor to Grove Music Online. His compositions, which encompass orchestral, vocal, and chamber music, are frequently performed, and he was awarded first prize in the national composition competition “Dimitris Dragatakis” organized by the Greek Composers’ Union in 2003 for his string quartet “Lament for ‘D’…”. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the International Musicological Society, the Society of Interdisciplinary Musicology, the Greek Composers’ Union, and is a founding member of the Hellenic Musicological Society.

Source: University of Thessaloniki