ABOUT

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Panagiotis Andreoglou (b. 1980) is a classical accordionist based in Thessaloniki, Greece. He focuses on the performance of contemporary music through constant collaborations with composers on the creation of new works for the instrument. He has presented the world premieres of many solo and chamber music works in concerts throughout Europe and the United States. Performances of his have been broadcast live by the National Radios of Denmark, Latvia and Greece.

​In 2016-2017 he implemented research on works that combine accordion and electronics at Bowling Green State University (Ohio) as a Fulbright Artist.

He has studied the classical accordion at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (MMus), the University of Macedonia (BMus) and the Municipal Conservatory of Kavala (Accordion degree) and musicology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (BMus) and the University of Helsinki (Erasmus program scholarship). He has also studied the piano, receiving the Diploma in Piano from the Municipal Conservatory of Kavala, his hometown.

He has won several national accordion and young musicians' competitions and he has been awarded scholarships during his studies from Denmark and Greece. In Greece, he often collaborates with the Greek Composers Union, the Onassis Cultural Centre, the Contemporary Music Lab of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Contra Tempo Chamber Orchestra among others. 

​Apart from the world of classical and contemporary music, Panagiotis is interested in music for theatre and dance, jazz and improvisation. He has composed and performed music for original theater and dance productions, collaborating with the theatrical team "Kunst" and the National Theatre of Northern Greece.
 
Since 2018, he is a founding member of the Thessaloniki International Accordion Festival "Reedblocks". He teaches the accordion, music theory and conducts the European music ensemble of the Music School of Giannitsa.