Greek BORN Stefanos Tsialis, son of a Danish Mother and a Greek Father, grew up with impressions of two very different European cultures and made this openness his trademark.

After his first engagement as assistant conductor and director of studies at Meiningen State Theatre, in 1996 Stefanos Tsialis received a scholarship from the Richard Wagner Foundation. From 1997 to 2004, he was chief conductor of the Central German Chamber Philharmonic, while from 2001 to 2004 he was also permanent guest conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. He subsequently returned to Meiningen State Theatre as First Kapellmeister and Deputy General Music Director from 2005 until 2009. From 2009 to 2013, he was Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Thuringia Philharmonic in Gotha whereas from 2015 till 2019 he was its permanent guest conductor.

He served as the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Athens State Orchestra from 2014 to 2020. During his six year tenure there, he succeeded in increasing audience numbers by more than 60 percent despite a difficult economic climate, and improved the artistic quality of the ensemble beyond measure.

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