Alexis Karaiskakis-Nastos

Born in Athens in 1987. His artistic activities as a soloist and collaborative musician include performances in prestigious concert halls, in Greece and abroad, such as Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall, Thessaloniki Concert Hall, GNO Alternative Stage, Athens Epidaurus Festival, International Music Days of Kalamata, Onassis Stegi, SNFCC Lighthouse, Countess du Barry Music Pavillion, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Centre, Davie Hall in Florida, Tonhalle in Zurich, Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius, etc. He performs with equal flexibility Βaroque, classical and modern cello while his repertoire ranges from Baroque to contemporary music. He studied at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki, the Regional Conservatory of Boullogne-Billancourt in Paris, from where he graduated with distinction and two first prizes, and got his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Arts in Zurich. His cello professors were Yiannis Tsitselikis, Xavier Gagnepain, Raphael Crétien and Roel Diltiens and his chamber music professors were Ortense Cartier-Bresson and Stephan Goerner. He is an alumnus of the Athens College and an activist for a better musical future in Greece, elements that render him obnoxious.