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Nikos B. Tsouchlos

Νίκος B. Τσούχλος

Ionian University

Nikos Tsouchlos was born in Athens in 1961. After studies in music and law in Athens and Paris, he obtained a PhD in Musicology from the Athens University (dissertation topic: Theory and Music Analysis in the work of Ernest Ansermet). Studies in piano with Chr. Partheniadi, in music theory with Jannis A. Papaioannou and in conducting with Alexander Myrat and Sergiu Celibidache led to a professional conducting career initiated in Athens with an assistantship to Manos Hadjidakis at the Orchestra ton Chromaton. Since then, he is regularly guest conducting various orchestras and artistic institutions in Greece and abroad. His special interest in contemporary creation is documented by numerous premieres of new works by Greek composers, as well as by first Greek productions of seminal modernistic music theatre works such as A. Schönberg’s Erwartung or A. Berg’s Lulu. In 1991, he joined Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall as Director of Artistic Programming and subsequently took over the Artistic Direction of this institution, a position he held until 2012. In February 2013, he took over the Presidency of the Athens Conservatoire. From 2014, he is Associate Professor in the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University. Parallel to his artistic, educational and administrative activities, he has been publishing on questions of musical interpretation. His book on musical performance in Germany from 1750 to 1800, has been awarded the 2011 prize of the Hellenic Association of Theatre and Music Critics. For his various activities in the cultural field, Nikos Tsouchlos has been awarded the distinctions of Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France, 2002) and Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (Italy, 2006).

Source: Ionian University

Articles & Papers

#	Title	Author(s)	Affiliation	Publication Year	Language	Pages	Item Page
1	The Lady in the Moonlight by Yorgos Sicilianos - A Look At The Composer’s Workshop	Nikos B. Tsouchlos	Conductor	2007	Greek	97-111	View
2	The Lady in the Moonlight by Yorgos Sicilianos - A Look At The Composer’s Workshop (II)	Nikos B. Tsouchlos	Department of Music Studies, Ionian University Athens Conservatoire	2016	Greek	71-90	View
3	Yorgos Sicilianos: A Classic of Musical Modernism	Nikos B. Tsouchlos	Associate Professor, Department of Music Studies, Ionian University - President of the Board of Directors, Athens Conservatoire	2019	Greek		View

Books

#	Cover	Title	Author(s)	Publisher	Publication Year	Type	Category	Language	Remarks	Book Page
1		Yorgos Sicilianos	Dimitris Agrafiotis, Theodore Antoniou, Tatsis Apostolidis, Valia Christopoulou, Giorgos Demertzis, Popi Eustratiadi, Byron Fidetzis, Gianni Ioannides, Apostolos Kostios, Giorgos Kouroupos, Katy Romanou, Yorgos Sicilianos, Michalis Stathopoulos, Nikos Synodinos, Nikos B. Tsouchlos	Benaki Museum	2007	Musicology	Edited Volume	Greek & English	“The Lady in the Moonlight by Yorgos Sicilianos – A Look At The Composer’s Workshop”, pp. 97-111	View
2		Yorgos Sicilianos 1920 - 2005 - Anniversary Tribute	Nikos Maliaras, Markos Tsetsos, Kostas Chardas, Giorgos Sakallieros, Nikos B. Tsouchlos, Panos Vlagopoulos, Giorgos Demertzis, Charis Dimaras	Friends of Music Association	2016	Musicology	Edited Volume	Greek	“The Lady in the Moonlight by Yorgos Sicilianos – A Look At The Composer’s Workshop”, pp. 71-90	View

Broadcasts

#	Image	Title	Format	Channel/Station	Date	Remarks	Broadcast Page
1		An event dedicated to the memory of Yorgos Sicilianos	Television	Hellenic Parliament TV	February 18, 2019	Speaker	View
2		Book Launch - Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist	Stream	YouTube	September 4, 2020	Moderator	View

Conferences & Events

#	Name	Type	Location	Year	Remarks	Event Page
1	Book Launch - Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music	Book Launch	Benaki Museum	2012	Speaker	View
2	The composer Yorgos Sicilianos: Commemorative tribute for the 10th anniversary of his death	Commemorative	Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri”	2015	Speaker	View
3	Corfu Reading Society - An event in honour of the late composer and member of the society, Yorgos Sicilianos	Commemorative	Corfu Reading Society	2016		View
4	Book Launch - Yorgos Sicilianos 1920 - 2005 - Anniversary Tribute	Book Launch	Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri”	2016	Contributor	View
5	Event Series: People Worthy of Honour - An event dedicated to the memory of Yorgos Sicilianos	Commemorative	Athens Conservatoire	2019	Speaker	View
6	Book Launch - Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist	Book Launch	Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri”	2020	Moderator	View
7	Tribute to Yorgos Sicilianos	Commemorative	Athens Conservatoire	2022	Performer, Moderator	View

Discography

#	Album Cover	Title	Artist(s)	Work(s) by Sicilianos	Format	Label	Release Date	Remarks	Album Page
1		Yorgos Sicilianos: The Lady in the Moonlight & Eight Children's Miniatures for Piano	Athena Fytika, Giannis Sambrovalakis, Iris Louka, Korina Vougiouka, Nikos Tsouchlos, Roza Poulimenou (Cappon)	Eight Children's Miniatures Op. 23, The Lady in the Moonlight Op. 41	Compact Disc	Edition Orpheus	2024		View

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	May 1, 1991	Open Theatre - Lyric Workshop	Athens	Greece	N/A	Open Theatre	Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor), Maria Marketou-Voudouri (mezzo-soprano), Kostas Galanakis (narrator), Nikos Gkinos (clarinet), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), Evangelos Boudounis (guitar), Niki Triantafyllidi (actor), Zacharias Rohas (actor-figurant), Agni Doutsi (set & costume designer), Giorgos Michailidis (director)	N/A	The Lady in the Moonlight, Op. 41
2	May 2, 1991	Open Theatre - Lyric Workshop	Athens	Greece	N/A	Open Theatre	Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor), Maria Marketou-Voudouri (mezzo-soprano), Kostas Galanakis (narrator), Nikos Gkinos (clarinet), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), Evangelos Boudounis (guitar), Niki Triantafyllidi (actor), Zacharias Rohas (actor-figurant), Agni Doutsi (set & costume designer), Giorgos Michailidis (director)	N/A	The Lady in the Moonlight, Op. 41
3	May 3, 1991	Open Theatre - Lyric Workshop	Athens	Greece	N/A	Open Theatre	Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor), Maria Marketou-Voudouri (mezzo-soprano), Kostas Galanakis (narrator), Nikos Gkinos (clarinet), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), Evangelos Boudounis (guitar), Niki Triantafyllidi (actor), Zacharias Rohas (actor-figurant), Agni Doutsi (set & costume designer), Giorgos Michailidis (director)	N/A	The Lady in the Moonlight, Op. 41
4	May 4, 1991	Open Theatre - Lyric Workshop	Athens	Greece	N/A	Open Theatre	Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor), Maria Marketou-Voudouri (mezzo-soprano), Kostas Galanakis (narrator), Nikos Gkinos (clarinet), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), Evangelos Boudounis (guitar), Niki Triantafyllidi (actor), Zacharias Rohas (actor-figurant), Agni Doutsi (set & costume designer), Giorgos Michailidis (director)	N/A	The Lady in the Moonlight, Op. 41
5	May 6, 1991	Open Theatre - Lyric Workshop	Athens	Greece	N/A	Open Theatre	Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor), Maria Marketou-Voudouri (mezzo-soprano), Kostas Galanakis (narrator), Nikos Gkinos (clarinet), Giannis Vatikiotis (viola), Evangelos Boudounis (guitar), Niki Triantafyllidi (actor), Zacharias Rohas (actor-figurant), Agni Doutsi (set & costume designer), Giorgos Michailidis (director)	N/A	The Lady in the Moonlight, Op. 41
6	April 6, 1993	French Institute	Athens	Greece	N/A	French Institute, Greek Composers' Union	Maria Neophytidou (piano)[Op. 23], Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor)[Op. 41, Op. 44], Maria Marketou-Voudouri (mezzo-soprano)[Op. 41], Thanos Mikroutsikos (narrator) [Op. 41], Spyros Mourikis (clarinet) [Op. 41, Op. 44], Paris Anastasiadis (viola) [Op. 41], Evangelos Boudounis (guitar) [Op. 41, Op. 44], Irini Karaianni (soprano)[Op. 44], Evangelia Neoudaki (piccolo) [Op. 44], Ilias Barmpas (alto flute) [Op. 44], Vangelis Christopoulos (oboe) [Op. 44], Ioannis Papagiannis (cor anglais) [Op. 44], Christos Gkinos (bass clarinet) [Op. 44], Haris Hatzigeorgiou (violin) [Op. 44], Dana Hatzigeorgiou (cello) [Op. 44], Maria Bildea (harp) [Op. 44], Vivi Geka (mandolin) [Op. 44]	N/A	Eight Children's Miniatures, Op. 23 - The Lady in the Moonlight, Op. 41 - Mellichomeide, Op. 44
7	October 17, 1999	Dimitri Mitropoulos Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	N/A	Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor), Mata Katsouli (soprano)	Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music	Mellichomeide, Op. 44
8	March 11, 2005	Friends of Music Hall (Christos Lambrakis Hall)	Athens	Greece	N/A	Athens State Orchestra	Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor), Christophoros Stamboglis (bass)	Athens State Orchestra	Seven Mystic Songs, Op. 62
9	April 30, 2009	Friends of Music Hall (Christos Lambrakis Hall)	Athens	Greece	N/A	Athens State Orchestra	Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor)	Athens State Orchestra	Symphony No. 1, Op. 14
10	May 13, 2022	"Aris Garoufalis" Hall, Athens Conservatoire	Athens	Greece	Tribute to Yorgos Sicilianos	Athens Conservatoire	Maria Eustratiadi, (piano) (Op. 23. Op. 32), Rosa Poulimenou-Kapon (mezzo-soprano/narration), Giannis Sambrovalakis (clarinet), Iris Louka (viola), Korina Vougiouka (guitar), Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor)	N/A	Eight Children’s Miniatures Op. 23, Études Compositionnelles Op. 32, The Lady in the Moonlight Op. 41

Performers

#	Photo	Name	Performer Type	Ensembles/Organisations	Remarks	Profile
1		Nikos Tsouchlos	Conductor, Pianist	Athens Conservatoire Ionian University Athens Concert Hall		View

Works

#	Catalogue Number	Work Title	Subtitle	Opus	Instrumentation	Work Page
1	YSC105	Seven Mystic Songs	for Bass and Orchestra	62	2222-2420, Timpani, Percussion (Snare Drum, Crotales, Suspended Cymbal, Cymbals, Xylophone, Woodblock, 5 Temple Blocks, Flexatone, Triangle, Bass Drum), Strings, Bass (voice)	View
2	YSC86	Mellichomeide	for Soprano and eleven instruments. Text in poems by Sappho and a dedication to Sappho by Alcaeus.	44	Piccolo, Alto Flute in G, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Mandolin, Guitar, Harp, Violin, Cello, Soprano.	View
3	YSC85	The Lady in the Moonlight	a dramatic scene.	43	2211-2100, Timpani, Percussion (Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Crotale, Cymbals, Cymbal struck with Sticks, Tam-Tam, Triangle, Tambourine, Snare Drum), Harp, Strings, Characters: The Woman (contralto), The Young Man (Actor – figurant)	View
4	YSC48	Symphony No. 1		14	3333-4331, Timpani, Percussion (Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle, Tam-Tam, Xylophone), Celesta, Piano, Harp, Strings	View

References

Athens State Orchestra - The 33rd Concert of the 67th Artistic Season [33η Συναυλία της 67ης Καλλιτεχνικής Περιόδου, Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών], accessed October 13, 2024, https://www.koa.gr/gr/events/33η-συναυλία-της-67ης-καλλιτεχνικής-περιόδου/
Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011)
Francis Guy, Yorgos Sicilianos - diapason a dialogue with Francis Guy [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος - διαπασων ενας διαλογος με τον Φρανσις Γκαϋ] (Cyprus: Cyprus Wine Museum, 2009)
Nikolaos Tsouchlos, Department of Music Studies, Ionian University, accessed October 13, 2024, https://music.ionio.gr/en/department/staff/447-tsouchlos/
Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020)
Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011)
Dimitris Agrafiotis, Theodore Antoniou, Tatsis Apostolidis, Valia Christopoulou, Giorgos Demertzis, Popi Eustratiadi, Byron Fidetzis, Gianni Ioannides, Apostolos Kostios, Giorgos Kouroupos, Katy Romanou, Yorgos Sicilianos, Michalis Stathopoulos, Nikos Synodinos, and Nikos B. Tsouchlos. Yorgos Sicilianos: In the Avant-Garde of Contemporary Music [Γιώργος Σισιλιανός - Ο συνθέτης στην πρωτοπορία της σύγχρονης μουσικής]. Edited by Valentini Tselika. (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2007)
Kostas Chardas, Giorgos Demertzis, Charis Dimaras, Nikos Maliaras, Giorgos Sakallieros, Nikos B. Tsouchlos, Markos Tsetsos, and Panos Vlagopoulos. Yorgos Sicilianos 1920-2005 - Anniversary Tribute [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος 1920-2005 Επετειακο αφιερωμα]. Edited by Stephania Merakos and Valia Vraka. (Athens: Friends of Music Association, 2016)

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