ALEXANDROS KOUSTAS

viola & kemençe

Alexandros is the principal violist of the English National Ballet Philharmonic and a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He studied the violin and viola at the Royal Academy of Music and during his studies was awarded both of the institution’s viola prizes. In 2009 he was a resident artist in the Banff Centre, Canada, where he performed as a soloist and chamber musician. He was also a prize winner in the 2006 Lionel Tertis Viola Competition. In January 2020, Alexandros will be recording the Skalkottas double concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.