Biography

Greek conductor Konstantinos Terzakis is developing an international career distinguished by an unusual versatility across opera, symphonic repertoire and contemporary music. Equally at home in the theatre and on the concert platform, he has become recognised for performances that combine structural clarity with dramatic imagination.

Konstantinos' first gained international recognition through his appointment as Assistant Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra during the 2022/23 season, where he worked alongside Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Kazuki Yamada and leading guest conductors. In the same year, he was selected as a Conducting Fellow at the Lucerne Festival, collaborating with the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra and participating in one of Europe's leading conducting programmes.

Since returning to Greece, his career has developed rapidly. He was awarded the Orchestra Prize at the 16th Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition and subsequently won the Athens State Orchestra Guest Conducting Audition, receiving the majority vote of the orchestra musicians and establishing an ongoing collaboration with the orchestra.

Opera has become an increasingly important part of his artistic profile. A regular guest conductor at the Greek National Opera, he has conducted productions ranging from ballet to the standard operatic repertoire, including La Bohème, Carmen, Flora Mirabilis and the International Opera Awards. In the 2026/27 season he opens the company's season with Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in William Kentridge's internationally acclaimed production, presented in collaboration with Glyndebourne and the Metropolitan Opera of New York.