Enkela Kokolani
Enkela Kokolani started taking her first violin lessons at the age of six years in the Music School of Gjirokastra, to continue later with viola lessons. She graduated in the Academy of Arts in Tirana, in the class of professors Gjergj Pekmezi, Arben Llozi.
In 1995 and 1996, she was member of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra, based in Aix-en Provence, France.
From September 1996 she was guest member as tutti musician of Athens State Orchestra and in 2001 she became its permanent member. She has also collaborated with other Orchestras in Greece, as the Greek National Opera Orchestra and the City of Athens Symphony Orchestra, where she has been a principal viola member for a period. She has followed various seminars in Greece and abroad, under the tutelage of Professors Bruno Pasquer, Rainer Moog and Grigori Zhislin.
She appeared as soloist with Athens State Orchestra, the Intrarti Orchestra, performing in compositions such as: Hoffmeister – Concert for Viola and Orchestra (first performance in Greece).
She participated in various groups of Chamber Music in Greece, Austria and Germany, as the Ensemble Modern, Kyklos Ensemble, Intermezzo String Quartet and others. She participated at Festivals of Music in Syros and Paxi, Greece and in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary.
From 2007 to 2010 she was teacher of violin and viola at the Municipal Conservatory of the city of Zografos and in Santorini, Greece.
During 2011-2013, she accomplished post-graduate studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, in the class of Professor Christian Euler, where she obtained the Acamedic degree of Master of Arts.
From 2016 she is second Principal viola at Athens State Orchestra.
Demetra Angelopoulos
Demetra Angelopoulos was born in Greece, and raised in Canada, studying both piano and violin. Awarded her Diplôme from the Athens Conservatory under I. Carter, she received her Master of Music Degree in 1988 from the University of Toronto, under the tutelage of Professor Lorand Fenyves. Having participated as member of many International Youth Orchestras, including the E.C.Y.O., she also taught at two Athens Conservatories for 20 years. She has been a member of the first violin section of the Athens State Orchestra since 1990.
Panagiotis Drakos
Panagiotis Drakos was born in Athens. He studied the flute at the Athens Conservatory under Socrates Zarganis and Urs Rüttimann. He received his diploma with the grade “Excellent” and an award. He was appointed Principal Flute in the Greek National Opera orchestra from 1982 to 1992 and in the Orchestra of Colors from its foundation in 1989 to 1992. From 1992 onwards, he has served as Principal Flute of the Athens State Orchestra. Panagiotis was a member of the chamber music ensemble “Nikolaos Mantzaros” from 1980 to 2010, of the “Trio En Organois” and the “Athens Wind Quintet”. As a soloist, he has collaborated with the Athens State Orchestra, the Thessaloniki State Orchestra, the Greek National Opera chamber orchestra, the symphonic orchestra of E.R.T., the “Camerata”, the Athens Municipality symphonic orchestra, and the Sofia State Orchestra.
He has participated in numerous recordings of works by Greek composers. He has also recorded for the Greek radio and television, as well as for the German, Swiss and Italian radio.
He teaches flute seminars in several Greek cities and he is a flute professor at the Athens Conservatory.