Stylianos Dimou

Stylianos Dimou is a Greek composer born in Thessaloniki in 1988. He began music studies at the Municipal Conservatory of Thessaloniki, degrees in Music Harmony (May 2005), Counterpoint (May 2008) and diploma in accordion (June 2010). He has pursued advanced studies in composition with Prof. Christos Samaras at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Music Studies (Greece, 2011, MM in Composition) and he has been nominated as Fulbright Scholar continuing his Graduate Studies at the Eastman School of Music (USA, 2012, MA in composition). He is currently a doctoral candidate in Music Composition at the Columbia University studying with Prof. Georg Friedrich Haas.

Striving to maintain the balance between visceral inspiration and intuition, one fundamental principle of his music is the conception of structure as a fluid and sculpted entity that can be conceived as a byproduct of microscopic manipulation of the timbral and gestural dimensions of music. Blurred sonorities, harmonic fluidity and gestural formation are some of the ideas that he is elaborating on in his recent works.

Dimou’s music has been premiered, commissioned and awarded by International festivals, institutions and composition competitions. He has collaborated with various ensembles and orchestras such as the Ensemble InterContemporain (FR), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (FR), EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble, (UK), Jenaer Philharmonic Orchestra (DE), Brussels Philharmonic (BE), The ICP Ensemble (UK, FR), Ensemble Contrechamps (CH), Orkest de Ereprijs (NL), Talea ensemble (USA), Ensemble Nikel (IL), Namascae Lemanic Modern Ensemble (FR), dissonArt ensemble (GR), ALEA III (USA), Alarm Will Sound ensemble (USA), Stenhammar Quartet (SE), Greek ensemble of contemporary music (GR), Idee Fixe (GR), Orpheus Soloists (GR) and others.