Vassilis Christopoulos, Conductor
Chief Conductor at Oper Graz & Grazer Philharmoniker as of sept 2023, he is Is one of Greece’s most renowned conductors: In 2017 he officially inaugurated Greek National Opera’s new venue in Athens with the company’s first ever production of Elektra by Richard Strauss and since returns to Athens leading productions such as Wozzeck, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District or in 2023 Butterfly in the Herodes Atticus Theater, staged by Olivier Py. As Artistic Director of the Athens State Orchestra he introduced a wide-ranging social and educational program; and won major national and European design awards for its new image.
From 2005 to 2015 he was Chief Conductor of the Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra of Constance, again responsible for significant and unanimously recognized improvement in performance: under his artistic leadership, the number of subscribers exceeded the mark of 2.500 for the first time in the orchestra’s history (from a small town population of app. 85.000); the Orchestra acquired new permanent posts, and toured with great success at renowned festivals and concert halls in Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Greece, France, Spain, China, Japan, as well as throughout Germany.
His discography includes the first recording of Concertos by Nikos Skalkottas with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra which was released on BIS. His CD “Mozart Arias” featuring French Soprano Géraldine Casey and the Southwest German Philharmonic was awarded a golden Orpheus by the Académie internationale du disque lyrique in Paris for the best Mozart recording in 2009.
In 2013, Vassilis Christopoulos was awarded Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Republic.
Presse
DATES
20.09.2025 Oper Graz
75 years Grazer Philharmoniker
Strauss: Till Eulenspieg
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 Eroica
03. & 04.11.2025 Graz, Stefaniensaal
75 years Grazer Philharmoniker | 140 years Stefaniensaal
Marcus Nigsch, Festmusik (world premiere)
Beethoven: Leonore Ouvertüre no. 3
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Nov 4, 2025
15.11.2025 Oper Graz
Rigoletto – Première
Stage Direction, Ute M. Engelhardt
Il Duca, Pavel Petrov
Rigoletto, Nikoloz Lagvilava
Gilda, Ekaterina Solunya
26.11.2025 Oper Graz
Rigoletto
Stage Direction, Ute M. Engelhardt
05.& 07.12.2025Oper Graz
Rigoletto
Stage Direction, Ute M. Engelhardt
10. & 12.12.2025 Oper Graz
Rigoletto
Stage Direction, Ute M. Engelhardt
17.&20.12.2025 Oper Graz
Rigoletto
Stage Direction, Ute M. Engelhardt
13.02.2026 Oper Graz
Wozzeck – Première
Stage Direction, Evgeny Titov
Wozzeck, Daniel Schmutzhard
Marie, Annette Dasch
Tambourmajor, Matthias Koziorowski
Hauptmann, Thomas Ebenstein
Doktor, Daeho Kim
23.&24.02.2026 Musikverein Graz, Stefaniensaal
Grazer Philharmoniker
Giorgos Koumendakis: Amor Fati
Poulenc, Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani
Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3
26.&28.02.2026 Oper Graz
Wozzeck
Stage Direction, Evgeny Titov
04.03.2026 Oper Graz
Wozzeck
Stage Direction, Evgeny Titov
13./15.&18.03.2026 Oper Graz
Wozzeck
Stage Direction, Evgeny Titov
09.05.2026 Oper Graz
Der Rosenkavalier – Première
Stage Direction, Philipp M. Krenn
Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg, Polina Pastirchak
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau, Wilfried Zelinka
Octavian, Sofia Vinnik / Anna Brull
Sophie, Tetiana Miyus
13.&17.05.2026 Oper Graz
Der Rosenkavalier
Stage Direction, Philipp M. Krenn
19.052026 Kammermusiksaal, Grazer Congress
Grazer Philharmoniker
John Ireland, Concertino Pastorale for strings
Gordon Jacob, Concerto no. 1 for flute and string orchestra
Gustav Holst, St. Paul’s Suite op. 29/2
21.05.2026 Oper Graz
Der Rosenkavalier
Stage Direction, Philipp M. Krenn
28.&31.05.2026 Oper Graz
Der Rosenkavalier
Stage Direction, Philipp M. Krenn
03.06.2026 Oper Graz
Der Rosenkavalier
Stage Direction, Philipp M. Krenn
10.06.2026 Oper Graz
Der Rosenkavalier
Stage Direction, Philipp M. Krenn
27.06. 2026 Oper Graz
Grazer Philharmoniker
Freedom!
250 years Declaration of Independence
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Bernstein: Symphony no. 2 The Age of Anxiety
Dvořák: Symphony no. 9
PAST DATES
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
Schönberg, 5 Stücke für Orchester
Mendelssohn: Klavierkonzert N° 1
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
Ascagne: Ekaterina Solunya
Cassandre: Mareike Jankowski
Didon: Anna Brull
Musique de Debussy, Ravel & Stravinsky
Projet/Chorégraphie: Louis Stiens – George Céspedes
PASSED DATES ————————————————————–
Eugen Onegin: Gorden Bittner
Lensky: Evan LeRoy Johnson
Tatjana: Evgenia Muravela
Olga: Aigul Akmetshina
Eugen Onegin: Gorden Bittner, Lensky: Evan LeRoy Johnson
Tatjana: Evgenia Muraveva, Prince Gremlin: Ferruccio Furlanetto
Eugen Onegin: Gorden Bittner, Lensky: Evan LeRoy Johnson
Tatjana: Evgenia Muraveva, Prince Gremlin: Ferruccio Furlanetto
Koumendakis : The Murderess“
19. 03. 2022 OPER GRAZ
Henze :Undine, Première
Choreography: Beate Vollack
20., 23. & 24. 03. 2022 OPER GRAZ
Henze :Undine
Choreography: Beate Vollack
02. 04. 2022 OPER GRAZ
Henze :Undine
Choreography: Beate Vollack
06.05.2022, ATHENS STATE ORCHESTRA
Anton Bruckner, Symphony Nr. 8
18. & 20. 05. 2022 OPER GRAZ
Henze :Undine
Choreography: Beate Vollack