Biography

Who am I?

Stergios Balamotis was born in Athens in 1999. He began violin lessons at the age of seven with the Suzuki method, and in June 2019 he received his violin diploma with distinction from the Orfeio Conservatory, in the class of Dimitris Semsis. He continued his studies with Giorgos Demertzis.

He studies at the Athens Conservatoire College of Music, which awards a Bachelor of Music in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London, and follows the Orchestral Conducting programme of the Athens Conservatoire. He also studied piano and advanced theory with Dimitris Koukos at the National Conservatory.

Today he plays with the ERT National Symphony Orchestra and the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra. Alongside performing he teaches violin and advanced music theory, and works as an orchestrator, arranger and music copyist.

Prizes and Awards

• Two awards at the Panhellenic “FILON” competition (2013, 2015)
• Two first prizes at the Panhellenic “X.O.N.” competition as a member of Trio Primavera (2014, 2015)
• Violin diploma with distinction, Orfeio Conservatory (2019)

Studies

• Athens Conservatoire College of Music, BMus with Goldsmiths, University of London
• Orchestral Conducting, Athens Conservatoire
• Violin diploma with distinction, Orfeio Conservatory, 2019
• Piano and advanced theory with Dimitris Koukos, National Conservatory
• Masterclasses: Daniel Blumenthal (piano, 2016, 2018), Alexey Seleznev (chamber music, 2015)

How can I help you?

Whether you are picking up the violin for the first time, preparing for conservatory exams, or need a professional hand with a score, I can help.

I teach violin and harmony to students of every age and level, and I take on orchestrations, transcriptions, score copying and digitization, compositions and song arrangements for musicians, ensembles and productions.