Nikos Mandilas
He
was
born
in
Corfu
and
he
studied
violin
at
the
Philharmonic
Society
and
the
Conservatory
of
Corfu. In 1990, he received his violin diploma
with honours, first prize and a medal of
distinction at the Hellenic Conservatory. He
studied there with the distinguished professor
Stelios Kafantaris and continued studies with
him until 2000. In 1991, he did postgraduate
studies at the Royal Academy of Music in
London, with the financial support of the
“Mousigetis” foundation.
In 1993, he continued his studies, under an IKY
(State Scholarships Foundation) scholarship, at
the Stuttgart Hochschule für Musik and
received the postgraduate diploma in chamber
music, in the Melos String Quartet class, the
post-graduate violin diploma with honours in
1997 and the soloist diploma (Solisten Klasse)
in 1999, in Wilhelm Melcher’s class. He
participated in violin seminars with Z. Bron, in
chamber music seminars with H. Buchberger at
the Frankfurt Academy, as well as string quartet
seminars held by members of the Amadeus,
Alban Berg, Bartholdy and Cleveland String
Quartets.
He has given recitals and chamber music concerts in Greece, England, Germany, Switzerland, Albania. He has collaborated as a soloist
with various orchestras, including Athens State Orchestra, Thessaloniki State Orchestra, London Royal Academy of Music Symphony
Orchestra, Stuttgart Academy Symphony Orchestra, Nafplion Festival Orchestra, York University Orchestra, Corfu Symphony Orchestra,
Patmos Festival Orchestra, Orchestra of Corfu Philharmonic Society, Athens Municipal Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Music
Teachers’ Association of East Macedonia-Thraki and others. He was awarded the third prize at the Bubenreuth string quartet International
Competition (Germany, 1993) and the first prize at the HELEXPO chamber music competition (Thessaloniki, 1994). He had been member
of the European Union Youth Orchestra and the Saint Gallen Symphony Orchestra. He received a viola diploma with “Excellent” and a
first prize in 2007 at Phaethon Conservatory in Alexandroupoli. Since 2003, he is assistant leader in Athens State Orchestra.
Since
2002,
he
is
violin
and
viola
professor
at
the
Municipal
Conservatory
of
Argos
and
the
Corfu
Ionian
Conservatory.
In
2013
he
taught
violin
at
the
School
of
Arts-Music
of
the
University
of
Surrey
in
England.
Since
2015
he
is
teaching
violin
and
viola
at
the
Filippos
Nakas
Conservatory
and
since
2018
at
Deree-The
American
College
of
Greece.
His
students
have
repeatedly
been
awarded
at
competitions
in
Greece.