Vasilis Soukas
Bio
Vasilis Soukas was born in Athens, Greece in 1993. He started to play the violin at the age of 5. In June 2012 he graduated with a violin diploma with Excellent performance and 1st prize award from the Conservatory of Petroupoli’s Municipality in Athens, with Nikos Despotopoulos as a teacher. The two years of practicing under the guidance of Simos Papanas played a significant role for Vasilis and introduced him to the baroque violin playing. In 2016 he completed the Bachelor degree of violin performance programme in ‘’Sibelius Academy’’ University of the Arts Helsinki, in Finland, with Pekka Kauppinen and Minna Kangas (baroque violin).
Vasilis has participated in numerous concerts in Greece and abroad. He has been concertmaster of the Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra (GTYO) and the Camerata junior of the society ‘’Friends of Music’’ where he also was a teacher assistant in 2017-2019. From 2014 until 2016 he has been a member of Kirkkonummi Chamber Music Orchestra (Finland) and Sinfonieta Lentua (Finland-Russia), having also performed with Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, Jean Sibelius Orchestra and Helsinki Sinfonietta. His professional debut as a soloist took place in October 2016 in Finland, where he performed Paganini’s 1st violin concerto with Kirkkonummi Chamber Music Orchestra. Vasilis is a permanent member of Athens State Orchestra since 2017 and a member of the ‘’Aenaon Quartet’’.
He has participated in violin and chamber music masterclasses/workshops with: Leonidas Kavakos, Ilya Gringolts, Yuri Zishlin, Olivier Charlier, Yair Kless, Dimitri Semsis, Simos Papanas,, Christos Kanettis, Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen, Martti Rautio and Herwig Zack.
Vasilis performs very often contemporary music by Greek composers (N.Skalkottas, T.Antoniou, S.Papanas, etc.) and others (A.Schnittke, K.Penderecki, A. Pärt, G.Bacewicz, etc.).
Partnerships with the Athens State Orchestra
Chamber Music Concerts
Aenaon ensemble and friends
Mon. 24 November 2025, 20:30
Romantic transcendencies
B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music
Free entrance
At 18.30, one hour prior to the concert, a guided tour will be offered for limited amount of auditors.
Chamber Music Concerts
Musical Promenades: Musical Dyst(r)opia
Mon. 31 March 2025, 17:30
Acropolis Museum
Auditors are requested to book a seat in advance due to limited availability at the web site events.theacropolismuseum.gr. Auditors are also required to purchase a ticket of general entrance (10 euros) at the Box Office of the Museum the day of the concert from 17:00 to 17:30 where they will need to show their reservation code indicating 6, 7 and 8.
In case you will not be able to purchase a ticket in time, the reservation is canceled and given to next auditor in line.
To participate to the event, it is mandatory to show your ticket at the Information Office.
The event includes a guided tour to the Museum with an Archeologist at 17:30 in addition to the concert at 19:00.
The Museum’s restaurant is open following the Museum’s opening hours, while on Fridays and Saturdays it is open until midnight.
Chamber Music Concerts
Musical promenades at the Museums VIII – Music for violin and cello
Mon. 19 March 2018, 20:30
The Benaki Museum - Museum of Greek Culture (Koubari str.)
The concert is free for holders of tickets to the Museum.
Chamber Music Concerts
Musical promenades at the Museums VI – Musical confessions
Mon. 24 February 2020, 20:30
Co-production with Arte Atene
Parnassos Literary Society
Ticket price: 15€, 12€ and 8€ (concessions)
Advance sale:
Ticket Services
– box office: 39, Panepistimiou str, Pesmasoglou gallery
– by phone: 2107234567
– online: www.ticketservices.gr
At Public stores and on tickets.public.gr
Chamber Music Concerts
All of Greece, one Culture – August Full Moon at Sounion
Sun. 02 August 2020, 20:30
Concert within the events «All of Greece, one Culture» of the Ministry of Culture
Temple of Poseidon, Sounion
The concert is free for the audience, granted by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
The only fee is the entrance ticket to the archaeological site (general public: €10, concessions: €5).
Reservation of seat is mandatory.
Reservations can be done at: https://digitalculture.gov.gr/
Should you need any help to reserve your seat, call us at 210 7257603.
On Tour
All of Greece, one Culture -On the tops – Athens Classical Players
Tue. 21 July 2020, 20:30
Concert within the events «All of Greece, one Culture» of the Ministry of Culture
Archaeological site of Eleusis
The concert is free for the audience, granted by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
The only fee is the entrance ticket to the archaeological site (general public: €6, concessions: €3).
Reservation of seat is mandatory.
Reservations can be done at: https://digitalculture.gov.gr/
Should you need any help to reserve your seat, call us at 210 7257603.
Audience us limited, up to 65 auditors are allowed to attend the concert.
To attend the concert, audience must purchase a ticket for the entrance to the Museum.
Ticket price: 8€, concessions: 4€
Further information: https://www.emst.gr/visit, and by phone: 211 101 9000.
ticket price: 10€ and 5€ (concessions)
Chamber Music Concerts
2023 02 10 About dreams…
Fri. 10 February 2023, 20:30
Parnassos Literary Society
ticket price: 10€ and 5€ (concessions)