Spyros Konidaris was born in Lefkada, Greece, and began his studies with Dionisios Grapsas at the Hellenic Conservatory of Music and Arts before continuing at the National Conservatory in Athens under Evangelos Boudounis. He earned a second bachelor’s degree in Madrid at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música under Gabriel Estarellas, and a master’s degree with distinction in chamber music from the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar under Ricardo Gallén.

Konidaris has toured as a soloist across Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Germany, Estonia and the Netherlands, and is an active chamber musician in duo, trio and quartet guitar formations. He plays a 1973 José Ramírez guitar and is based in Weimar, where he combines performing and teaching.

Sources:

• https://spyroskonidaris.com/about/