NIKOS KYPOURGOS
Born in Athens, Greece, Nikos Kypourgos studied music theory and contemporary
music techniques under Yannis Papaioannou then went on to study at the Conservatoire
de Paris, where he attended the classes of Max Deutsch, Iannis Xenakis, and
other renowned composers. Nikos’s music encompasses a wide range of genres.
His vocal music includes “Knots,” a choral ‘game’ for
16 voices, which was awarded the first prize at the International Rostrum of
Composers organized by UNESCO in 1979. Among his many film credits are Christos
Dimas’s “The Cistern,” which Variety selected as one of the
ten best European films of 2001, the Russian film “Terra Incognita” and
Giorgos Zafiris’s “Ephemeral Town,” which was an official
selection at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Among Nikos's more recent projects
is an orchestral piece for the opening ceremonies of the 2004 summer Olympics.
His original score for "Four Corners of Suburbia"
won "Best Music" at the 2006 Avignon Film Festival. To learn more about Nikos,
visit his
website.
