jannis georgiadis - violinist

Jannis Georgiadis was born in Athens, Greece. He grew up in a musical family and developed his gift from an early age. He started his studies at the Athens Conservatory, under Tatsis Apostolidis and also attended violin masteclasses with Sandor Vegh at the “Mozarteum” in Salzburg, Austria. During his teenage years he represented Greece in the European Union Youth Orchestra for two consecutive years giving concerts under the buton of Claudio Abbado, Daniel Baremboim and Sir Georg Solti.

He was awarded his Diploma from the Athens Conservatory and after having received scholarships from the Alexandros Onassis Foundation and the Austrian Government, he continued his studies with the distinguished professor Franz Samohyl at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, attaining Highest Distinction.

A recitalist and soloist of international demand, he has performed as soloist with leading Orchestras such as the London Philharmonia, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Budapest Philharmonic, the Radio Orchestra of Bucarest, the Vienna United Philharmonic the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOČR), the Israel Sinfonietta beer sheva, the European Union Chamber Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, the Monterrey Symphony Orchestra, the Jeju Symphony Orchestra, the Athens State Orchestra, the Athens Camerata Orchestra, the Salonika State Orchestra.

Moreover, he has performed in many renowned concert halls including the Vienna Musikverein, Carnegie Hall, Palais de Congres et de la Musique, Linzer Brucknerhaus and the Athens Megaron.

Additionally, he has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Steven Isserlis, Gary Hofmann, Jeremy Menuhin, Dimitris Sgouros, Dimitris Toufexis, Vassilis Varvaressos, Alexandros Kapelis, Sam Haywood and has played under the music direction of maestros Alun Francis, Enrique Batiz, Vladimir Valek, Uri Mayer, Horia Adreescu, Hobart Earl, Miltiades Karydis, Constantinos Karydis, Michalis Economou, Felix Carrasco, George Petrou, Nikos Athinaios, Byron Fidetzis etc.

In 2000 he founded the “Feminarte Chamber Orchestra” and as its artistic director and conductor he collaborated with many Greek and foreign soloists, focusing his attention on unconventional and innovative repertoire.Since 2006 he is the Concertmaster at the City of Athens Symphony Orchestra.

He plays on a Francesco Gobetti violin made in 1721.