Konstantinos Terzakis

Konstantinos Terzakis
Appointed Assistant Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the 2022/23 season and winner of the Orchestra Prize at the 16th Mitropoulos Conducting Competition, Konstantinos Terzakis has distinguished himself in symphonic, operatic, and contemporary repertoire.

A Lucerne Festival Fellow Conductor in 2022, he has also taken part in major international competitions, including the Siemens Hallé International Conducting Competition in 2023, where he reached the semi-finals, as well as the 19th Donatella Flick Conducting Competition with the London Symphony Orchestra.
In 2024, he won first place in the Athens State Symphony Orchestra’s Guest Conducting Audition, securing future collaborations with the ensemble. His recent débuts include appearances with the Hellenic Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Megaron Concert Hall, the Athens State Orchestra, and the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, alongside forthcoming recordings with TETTIX.
Over the past two seasons, Terzakis has conducted numerous ballet and opera productions in Greece, including Rossini’s La Cenerentola, Beethoven’s Fidelio, Delibes’ ballet Coppélia, and Shchedrin’s Carmen, while also returning to the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group for new music recordings and further developing his relationship with both the Athens and Thessaloniki State Orchestras.
Following his operatic début with the Greek National Opera in Puccini’s La Bohème, he returned this season to conduct the international Opera Awards 2025 and Bizet’s Carmen, and also made his début at the Herodion Theatre, conducting a Ballet Gala.