MUSIKVEREIN • Debut and World Premiere
Germany — Greece
Ektoras
Tartanis
ConductorComposerPianist
Scroll ↓
Beauty · Depth · Transformation
Music makes a deeper order visible.
Like sculpture, music is movement held in form — emotion given shape. Ektoras Tartanis approaches every score with calm precision, letting its architecture speak and its inner tension unfold.
In motion.
02 — Harmonie · Composer Portrait
“With his conducting the music breathes; transitions and dynamics work effortlessly. Instead of big gestures, Tartanis uses minimalist movements to transform the music — reminiscent of Leonard Bernstein.”
— Carola Baumann-Moritz · Passauer Neue Presse
Live
On stage.
From Bavaria to Athens — performances that turn the score into something inhabited. A minimal gesture, a maximal sound.
Upcoming
- 18 Oct 2026Concert
- 27 Oct 2026 – 30 Oct 2026Recording
- 09 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026Festival
Biography
A musician,
twice over.
Greek conductor and composer Ektoras Tartanis served as chief conductor of the Niederbayerische Philharmonie and is a composer exclusively published by Universal Edition. His work moves between podium and page — passionate, exacting, emotionally direct.
Critics have compared his enthusiasm on the podium to Leonard Bernstein: on point movements that release maximal musical output. As a composer, his recent work explores his ancient Greek traces, combining classical beauty and contemporary breath.
- Chief Conductor — Niederbayerische Philharmonie
- Composer published by Universal Edition
- Young Artist of the Year 2023/24 — Union of Greek Critics
- Special Prize — Khachaturian Conducting Competition 2021
“The Macbeth of Freiburg is a musical revelation. Everything is balanced out perfectly, as it is rarely the case.”
— Bernd Künzig · SWR2
Latest project
Palintonos Trio.
Coming soon · Album recording 2026
Coming soonSoprano, double bass and piano — the first formation of its kind.
The Palintonos Trio shares its passion and love through music, believing that art is a way of communication with the potential to unite and elevate people. With absolute dedication to the craft, every musical moment becomes something special — a seed that stays and slowly blossoms.
Three internationally accomplished musicians explore unheard soundscapes, new forms of presentation and a fresh perspective on seemingly old music, presenting a variety of programmes on a worldwide podium. In October 2026, the trio records its debut album.
Out Now
Pain
and
Eros.
Mikis Theodorakis — Symphony No. 1 · Ektoras Tartanis — Erato Psaltrian. With Anneleen Lenaerts (Harp), Kosma Ranuer Kroon (Baritone) and the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Released on TYXart · SWR Kultur.
Listen / Universal Edition →
“Orpheus und Eurydike wirkt akustisch wie maßgeschneidert. Das lag natürlich auch an Dirigent Ektoras Tartanis, der das kleine Orchester mit viel Fingerspitzengefühl und aufrichtiger Emotion leitete.”
— Peter Jungblut · BR-Klassik
Contact
Publisher
Universal EditionBased
Berlin — Athens