Georgios Kouroupos
Nurtured in a musical environment, George Kouroupos studied music at the Conservatory of Athens (1953-1965, piano diploma). After his graduation from the Athens University School of Mathematics (BA, 1967) he composed his first major work, Antiphonies, based on texts from the David's psalms VI, XXII, XLVI. Between 1968-1972 he studied with Olivier Messiaen at the Conservatoire . George Kouroupos has a remarkable activity in various administrative positions: deputy director of the Third Program of the Greek National Radio (1977-81), president of the Greek National Opera (1982-84/1994-99), director of the music department of Kalamata's Municipal Cultural Development Enterprise (1985-1990) and Artistic Director of the Orchestra of Colors (1995-2010)...