Konstantinos Destounis

Konstantinos Destounis (b. 1991 in Athens) is regarded as one of the most prominent Greek artists of his generation. His discography includes the Complete Piano Works by Theodore Antoniou (Grand Piano Records, world première recording), Maurice Ravel (Brilliant Classics), and Naresh Sohal (Toccata Classics, world première recording). He is a Piano Professor at the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University in Corfu, Greece.

As a soloist he collaborates with numerous orchestras in Greece, Germany, Spain, the UK, Malta and Australia and he performs recitals in international festivals. Springboard to his performing career has been winning many international piano competitions, most notably the Grand Prix Maria Callas in Athens, the Southern Highlands in Canberra and the Bremen European Piano Competition.

After graduating from the Hellenic Conservatory of Athens, the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece, and the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, he went on to receive a Doctor of Music degree by the Royal College of Music in London, for his research on Theodore Antoniou’s piano works.