Guitarist Dimitris

Multiple award-winner Dimitris has already established himself as one of the most talented guitarists of his generation. Highly sought after as a soloist worldwide, Dimitris has been performing since the age of nine.

Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2007, he has given recitals and toured throughout the UK, USA, Germany, United Arab Emirates, China, Spain, Italy, Romania, Greece, Egypt, Portugal, Japan, Mexico, Chile, and more. He has been invited as a soloist and has conducted master-classes at many international music festivals, including the Abu Dhabi International Music and Arts Festival, North Wales International Music Festival, Ripon International Music Festival, London International Guitar Festival, and many others.

Dimitris has appeared as a soloist with the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie Orchestra in Germany, the Romanian Philharmonia, and some of the UK’s major orchestras. He has given solo recitals in many prestigious concert halls such as Wigmore Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, and the Southbank Centre. Most recently, Dimitris gave a private recital at Lambeth Palace for Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Many composers have dedicated their works to Dimitris, including Nikita Koshkin (Sonata II), Julian Jacobson (FanTango), Hayley Savage (The Cell), and others.

He released his debut recording, ‘Music for Oboe and Guitar,’ in 2009 with oboist Marios Argiros (previously Principal Oboe, BBC Philharmonic) and has since recorded numerous pieces for the popular Guitar CD ‘Simply Spanish Moods.’ In 2012, he released his third recording for solo guitar, ‘Premiere,’ which includes two world premieres.

Dimitris was born in Athens and began learning the guitar at the age of five. He won the IKY National Competition Scholarship, the Royal Academy of Music’s scholarship, and the Tebutt Exhibition Award, allowing him to study at the Royal Academy of Music under Micheal Lewin, David Russell, Timothy Walker, John Mills, and John Williams. While there, he won the Tebutt Exhibition Scholarship and in 2007 received his Diploma of Postgraduate Performance (Distinction) and was awarded the Blyth Watson Award upon graduation. In 2008, he was named Making Music's Recommended Artist after winning the Phillip and Dorothy Music Award. He also worked with Yehudi Menuhin's Live Music Now, conducting workshops and outreach programs all over the UK. Additionally, he won the prestigious Ivor Mairants Guitar Award presented by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, which has since granted him the honorary Freedom of the City of London.

He has participated in many international festivals and competitions, winning over 13 international and national prizes.