Biography
Alkis Baltas is a Greek conductor and composer. He studied violin and theory of music at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. In 1974 he graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a degree in Law.
He continued his musical education at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, and graduated with a diploma in composition and conducting.
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Since 1990 he has been the Artistic Director of the “Music College” of Thessaloniki.
From 1992 to 2011 he taught orchestration and conducting at the Department of Musicology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
He was the Artistic Director of the Contemporary Conservatory in Thessaloniki (1986 – 1988) and the Hellenic Conservatory in Athens (1998 – 2012).
Alkis Baltas is a member of the Greek Composers’ Union.
Many of his works (chamber music, choral, orchestral, operas, etc.) have been performed in Greece and abroad. His compositions have received awards in Greek and international competitions (Italy, Spain).
He has released CDs which include many of his compositions.
As a conductor, he has performed with all Greek orchestras and has given many concerts abroad (Italy, France, England, Spain, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Austria, Germany, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, former Soviet Union, Turkey, USA, Argentina, Qatar, Australia, etc.).
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