Nicolas Vassiliou

Born in Athens, he received his piano diploma from the Greek National Conservatoire (1991) under the tutelage of Ηara Kalomiri. He attended classes at Juilliard School in New York and continued his conducting studies at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow with an Athens Academy Scholarship and an Alexander Gibson Scholarship. He has given many concerts at the Literary Society Parnassos Hall and participated in various cultural events in multiple cities in Greece. He has worked as a music teacher in secondary education and at Philippos Nakas Conservatory; since 1995 he has also taught piano and choral conducting at the Greek National Conservatory in Athens. As chorus master of the Manolis Kalomiris Children’s Choir (1992-2000), he has performed at GNO, Athens Epidaurus Festival and Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall. Since 1994, he has worked as a répétiteur for more than 60 GNO productions, including Turandot, Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci, Die Fledermaus, etc. He was first appointed Assistant Chorus Master of GNO (2001-03), and later Chorus Master from 2005 to 2011. Since 2011, he has been Assistant Conductor of the GNO Orchestra. He was Studies Advisor of the GNO Opera Studio. As a conductor, he has worked with Athens State Orchestra, Orchestra of Colours and GNO Orchestra, while several of his works have been performed at Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall.