BIOGRAPHY
Nicolas Panagopoulos is a Greek composer of contemporary music, born in Athens He studied piano and music theory at the National Conservatory of Athens.
He continued his studies with a scholarship from the French government at the National Superior Conservatory of Paris for Music and Dance (CNSMDP).
He studied:
Music Analysis with Betsy Jolas (1973–1975),
Electroacoustic Music with Pierre Schaeffer (1975–1978) and
Composition with Olivier Messiaen (1974–1978).
Aditional Studies
Seminars on "Image and Sound" at the Ecole Normale of Paris.
Acoustic courses in the laboratory of E. Leip at the
University of Jussieu Paris VI.
Practical Training in Composition and Computer Music at IRCAM.
Orchestral conducting at the conservatory of Strasburg with Jean-Sébastien Béreau.
In 1979, subsidized by the French Ministry of Culture, Panagopoulos conducted research on the new music notation and dealt with the potential relations between vision and hearing, a method adapted on his compositions.
"Five seasons" (1981-1982). Coloured graphic score
One of his most significant works is "Five seasons" ("Cinq Saisons", 1981–1982), an assignment of IRCAM (Institute de recherche et coordination acoustique/musique), for the Metz Festival in France in 1982. The work was written for seven wind instruments, three percussion, and tape. The graphic score is presented on millimetre paper, using different colors corresponding to the different timbres of the orchestra.
In 1982, in a Greek national competition of composition and artistic music he received a distinction award for his work "Sans titre" ("Untitled"), by the Greek minister of Culture Melina Mercouri.
Many of his most significant works have been played at festivals and broadcast throughout Greece and abroad.
Since 1988 Nicolas Panagopoulos lives in Greece, where he devotes his time to composition and music education.