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Nikos, born in Athens, Greece in 1965, studied piano and advanced music theory at the National Conservatory of Athens. He continued his composition studies at the Music Academies of Hannover and Cologne under Hans Werner Henze and completed postgraduate work at the Studio for Electronic Music in Cologne. An internationally acclaimed and award-winning composer, Nikos has composed soundtracks for over 30 European films and created music for theater, symphonic concerts, and commercials. He has worked with Manos Hadjidakis on symphonic orchestra arrangements performed by The Orchestra of Colours (including Matomenos Gamos, based on Lorca's Blood Wedding, Nino Rota Song Circle, and various soundtracks) and collaborated with Mikis Theodorakis on symphonic arrangements of works such as Epifania Averof, Requiem, and numerous songs. His symphonic pieces have been performed and recorded by prominent European ensembles like the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czech Symphony Orchestra, and The Cologne Studio Orchestra. In Greece, his compositions have been showcased at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and Megaron-The Athens Concert Hall, performed by The Orchestra of Colours, the Italian Divertimento Ensemble, the ERT National Symphony Orchestra, the ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra, The Camerata, and MOUSA. Nikos's discography features nine internationally released albums, created in collaboration with celebrated artists including George Dalaras, Maria Farantouri, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, and other distinguished musicians and vocalists.
