Sebastian Diakakis Nilo

Greek-Chilean composer based in Greece and Spain. He holds a BA in Music and Composition from the Department of Music Science and Art of the University of Macedonia (with Giorgos Kyriakakis, 2013) and an MA in Composition from the University of the Arts Codarts, Rotterdam (with Peter Jan Wagemans and René Uijlenhoet, 2017). He completed his classical guitar studies with the soloist Thanos Mitsalas and his original compositions include: Tough Affinity for the Oros Ensemble, Marabou for chamber orchestra, Tata Qhapaq for electronic media and Araucaria, a trio for piano, viola and clarinet. He has participated in music festivals and concerts in the Netherlands, Greece and Italy. In 2020, his piece Tough Affinity was presented by the Oros Ensemble at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s Vamvakou Revival programme, choreographed by Eva Georgitsopoulou for the Greek National Opera Ballet.