The pianist Giorgos Konstantinou, third generation of an artists’ family, was born in 1978 in Athens, Greece, and begun his career as a soloist at the age of 15. He graduated from the National Conservatory of Athens, with the unique distinction of "exceptional talent". He then continued his studies at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music - State University in Budapest – faculty of Piano Performance, where he completed his Master’s Degree in Performance and Pedagogy. He graduated “with honours”.

With the MAV Philarmonic Orchestra under Gal Tamas in the Great Hall of the Liszt Ferenc Academy in Budapest

In the Rachmaninoff Museum in St. Petersburg

Some of his most distinguished tutors were: Alexei Miroshnikov, George Nador, Hegyi Erzsebet, Ivan Moravec and Ferenc Rados. 

Giorgos Konstantinou has been awarded with the following prizes:

• First national Prize in HON National Piano Competition
  along with a special price from the the International Cultural Centre “Beux Arts” in Brussels

• Second European Piano Prize in the "Reggio Calabria" Piano Competition in Italy
  
• Diploma of “Excellent Artistic Performance” by the Filarmonica “Banatul” Timisoara – International Festival, 2004

Giorgos Konstantinou has collaborated with renowned conductors such as Aczél Ervin (Vienna, Austria), Deák András, Gál Tamás, Fenyő Gábor (Budapest, HIungary), Giannis Georgiathis (Athens, Greece), Petrika Afezoli (Tirana, Albania), Chen Tscheng-hsiung (Taiwan), Mykola Mitnei (Kiev, Ukraine), Romeo Rimbou (Romania), Gheorghe Costin (Timisoara, Romania), Pavlos Sergiu (Athens, Greece) and orchestras such as the MÁV Szimfónikus Zenekar, Bartók Béla Szimfónikus Zeneka,  Vas Lajos Szimfónikus Zenekar, BM Duna Szimfónikus Zenekar (Budapest, Hungary), Szentendrei Kamarazenekar (Szemtendre, Hungary), Filarmonica “Banatul” (Timisoara, Romania), Albanian Radio & TV Symphonic Orchestra (Tirana, Albania), Orchestra Simfonica Botosani (Botosani, Romania), Orchestra Simfonica Arad (Arad, Romania), Orchestra Simfonica Craiova (Craiova, Romania), ASON Symphonic Orchestra of Athens and Feminarte Chamber Orchestra of Athens.  

He has given numerous Recitals and Participations in important European Halls and International  Festivals, such as Atenaeum in Bucharest, the Duna Palota, the  F.Liszt -Nagyterem, Kisterem, Régi Zeneakadémia-Liszt Ferenc house , the Russian, Romanian and Italian Cultural Centers  in Budapest, the Kiev Filarmonic Hall, as well as, prestigeous Concert Halls in Rome, Florence, Venice-Italy, in Porto - Portugal, in Prague, London, St. Petersburg in Athens-Zappeion Megaron,  in Oxford-Jacqueline du Pre Hall, Guild Hall in Guilford, St. Petersburg in the Rachmaninoff Museum.

With Aczél Ervin in the Cohilia Festival

Since 2003, Giorgos Konstatinou assumed  the tasks of the GENERAL MANAGER of Concert Theatre and ARTISTIC DIRECTOR of Cohilia International Arts Festival, founded by him and his family. In 2008 a collaboration was started between Cohilia Festival and a group of eminent Russian painters, initiating the "Parallel Worlds" forum bringing musicians and visual artists together.

With some of the painters of "Parallel Worlds" in Tavritsisky Theater
COHILIA International Art and Music Festival and, PARARREL WORLDS International Art Forum unite many serious and mature musicians and visual artists, with profound artistic experience, titles and own trends. Why have all of them come together? Every artist seems to be a self-sufficient unit and is capable to express his or her own attitude towards, World and Time. But, like the science cannot be developed in separate, though very clever heads, so the Art cannot be locked within one workshop, one style, one trend. A creative teamwork has a possiblity to find not only a place where one can work freely, but also to find people for discussing, analyzing and exchanging thoughts. So, we have come to Greece, because we believe it is the source of thought and benchwork for every artist.	Alexander Kondurov leading painter of "Parallel Worlds" - Visual Arts Director

In 2006 the Composer Vitaly Kireika dedicated the "Legenda" and two "Etudes" to the young pianist.

"I wish success to the eminent son of Greece"
Vitaly Kireika
14/11/2006
Kiev

In 2009 he was a jurry member of the Ella Philipp International Piano Competition in Timisoara. The same year he was invited and participated in the 7th annual Session of the World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations" held in Rhodes, being one of the youngest speakers and the youngest representing Greece.

In 2010 he is invited again to St. Petersburg to perform with the Filarmonica Orchestra Ustvoltskaya's piano concerto.

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