KOSTAS ARGYROPOULOS

He was born in Athens, and after his percussion diploma at the Municipal Conservatory of Lamia with Dimitris Papadimitriou he continued his studies with Peter Prommel at the Higher Music Academy of Detmold, where he obtained a bachelor and master in chamber music. He has performed with many orchestras and chamber music ensembles in Greece and Germany. He has collaborated with the Dortmund Philharmonic, North West German Philharmonic, South Westfalia Philharmonic, Landestheater Detmold, Ensemble Horizonte, Greek National Opera, etc. With Kazuyo Tsunehiro they have formed the percussion ensemble Kazukos Duo and have performed in Europe and Japan, presenting mainly their own transcriptions. He has attended masterclasses and lessons from distinguished musicians including Keiko Abe, Jean Geoffroy, Nancy Zeltsman, Marinus Komst, Momoko Kamiya, Andrey Doynikov. Since 2020 he is a member (solo percussion) of the Thessaloniki State Orchestra and a member of the contemporary music ensemble dissonArt ensemble.