Konstantinos Terzakis

28, Greece

Konstantinos Terzakis was appointed Assistant Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (2022/23) and selected conductor at the Klangspuren Schwaz Festival 2021 (Austria) under the International Ensemble Modern Academy, and has been based in the United Kingdom since 2019.

He completed his Masters of Music in orchestral conducting with Martyn Brabbins, Garry Walker and Alasdair Mitchell, having been awarded a full scholarship by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

During his time with CBSO he has assisted Ludovic Morlot at the Aldeburgh Festival and Kazuki Yamada at the BBC Proms. Last summer he debuted at the Athens Epidaurus Festival in collaboration with the Greek Composer's Union and was selected as Conducting Fellow at the Lucerne Festival Academy 2022, which included a masterclass with Thomas Adès.

In 2023 he will make his debut with the Greek National Opera, premiering the chamber opera Strella by Michalis Paraskakis.

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