Yorgos Foudoulis

Yorgos Foudoulis (born 1964) is a Greek classical guitarist and composer. His professional activities include performing, master classes, editing, and recording.

He is the director of the Examination Center of Trinity College, London, Century University in Volos, Greece, and the conservatory bearing his name.

He is artistic director in the Winter Guitar Festival of Volos and the Porto Heli International Guitar Festival, and chairman of the International Art Society.

Biography

Foudoulis was born in Volos, Thessaly, Greece in 1964.

He obtained his Teaching Diploma from the Philarmonical Conservatory of the Municipality of Volos and his Soloist Diploma from the New Conservatory of Music in Thessaloniki by Costas Kotsiolis. He also obtained his post graduate diploma, Fellowship Diploma of Trinity College London (FTCL) with the best of reviews.

As a young guitarist he won many first prizes in international guitar competitions and attended a number of seminars including those with Leo Brouwer, Alirio Diaz, and David Russell.

He has given many concerts in Greece as well as abroad (Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Servia, Turkey, Cuba) and he has made recordings for the ERT (Greek Radio Television).

From 1989 he has participated as soloist and teacher in Greek and international Festivals, such as the Volos International Guitar Festival, International Festival of Instabul, Zory International Guitar Festival, Corfu International Guitar Festival, Hermoupolis International......
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