Orestis Kalampalikis, Guitar Virtuoso in Concert

Orestis Kalampalikis, Guitar Virtuoso in Concert

with a Prelude performance by Aryan Shrivastava

Born in Greece and based in Paris, guitarist Orestis Kalampalikis was the first-prize winner of the 2006 Panhellenic Competition of Veria and the 2007 Competition of Fontenay-sous-Bois and the second-prize winner of the 2006 Ivor Mairants Guitar Award. Besides his solo career, Kalampalikis often collaborates with other artists and singers such as Cybèle Castoriadis, Mashal Arman or Sofia Avramidou.

Kalampalikis's compositions combine the influences of the Greek tradition with Western musical language and forms. In his constant search for new ways of expression, Kalampalikis introduces new techniques and playing methods for the guitar. His works are published by Productions d'Oz, Lemoine, and Papagrigoriou-Nakas.

Kalampalikis also composes for the theater and has contributed to the productions "Iliade Brisée" by Laurence Campet, "La promesse du Papillon" by Damien Luce, and "IBSEN-The last offer," which won the Ibsen Institute Scholarship. Kalampalikis has also won international competitions including the 2012 World Guitar Competition in Serbia and the 2014 Lycia Guitar Days and 2015 Nilufer Guitar Days in Turkey. 

A member of the Roland Dyens in the Skaï association, Kalampalikis has been conducting international workshops on Dyens's music since 2019 in collaboration with Laurent Blanquart and Jean Marc-Zwellenreuther. 

Kalampalikis studied at the National Conservatory of Athens under Yannis Petridis and at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris under Roland Dyens. He also studied composition with Bernard Cavanna and conducting with Henri-Claude Fantapié. 

Prelude performance by Aryan Shrivastava, student of Scott Cmiel