top img

The Philharmonic

Conductor

Alexandros Koskinas

Alexandros Koskinas, born in Corfu in 1988, began his musical lessons in 1998 at the Matzaros Philharmonic Society, where he studied music theory with G. Kourkoulos and trumpet with Sp. Nikas.

He is a graduate of the Music School of Corfu, where he excelled in national and regional competitions, winning first prizes in both group and solo categories for trumpet. In advanced music theory, Alexandros earned degrees in Harmony (under A. Kazianis), Counterpoint (under Sp. Rouvas), Instrumental and Wind Instrument Conducting (under D. Papikinos), and Fugue (under G. Martinis). He also completed his trumpet studies at the "Orfeio" Conservatory with Gerasimos Ioannidis.

In 2015, Alexandros graduated from the Department of Folk and Traditional Music at the Technical University of Epirus, where he specialized in the Balkan trumpet repertoire under P. Stoikos. From 2014 to 2018, he conducted the student band of the Kapodistrias Philharmonic union. Since 2017, he has served as the conductor of the Sinarades Philharmonic, and since 2015, he has been teaching trumpet and advanced music theory at the Corfu Conservatory.

 

Musical Ensembles

Band

The band is the main musical section of the Philharmonic, consisting of brass and percussion, and participates in parades, processions and epitaphs. There are no age limits in this musical ensemble and it takes place in the main concerts of the association. It consists of about 110 members

Learn More

Youth band

The band has a similar musical composition to the band with the main difference being the age limit. It is composed exclusively of students, which makes it a youthful group. It also takes part only in concerts and not in other activities in which the band participates.

Learn More

Student Band

The student band (Piccolo bandina) consists of beginner students of our schools, of all ages. Its main goal is not to participate in Philharmonic events, but to offer beginning students the opportunity to acquire the basic knowledge of music in a group setting.

Learn More

Music Ensembles

In our philharmonic there are also smaller musical sections, divided mainly according to the nature of the instruments. Brass, woodwinds and percussion. These groups are worked on and usually performed without the presence of a conductor.

Learn More

year of establishment

musicians

professors

students

musical ensembles

music schools