Anastassis Philippakopoulos

Anastassis Philippakopoulos is a Greek composer who wrote his first pieces in Athens under Michael Travlos and later studied composition in Berlin. He is a member of the Wandelweiser composers collective, and much of his recorded work consists of solo pieces for piano and for wind instruments. Philippakopoulos studied at the Berlin University of the Arts with Witold Szalonek and Franz Martin Olbrisch. Edition Wandelweiser Records issued his first CD, solo pieces. His music has been played by Antoine Beuger, Jürg Frey, Dante Boon, Eva-Maria Houben and Manfred Werder, among others.