Orestis Papaioannou

Born in Greece in 1993. He studied composition at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (under Christos Samaras) and at the Lübeck University of Music (under Dieter Mack). He is completing his doctoral studies at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, where he researches vocal expressions that lie between speech and song. His compositions cover a wide range of styles and orchestrations, from solo and chamber music to symphonic and music theatre works. He has been awarded numerous prizes in international composition competitions, including First Prize at the 1st Krzysztof Penderecki Composition Competition and First Prize at the 6th International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition. His music has been performed in many European countries, the United States and Hong Kong by renowned ensembles. In addition to composition, he is active as a vocal music researcher and lecturer in music theory and musicology at the Berlin Academy of Music.