Kostas Zisimopoulos (Greece, b. 1994) is a composer whose work centers on the concepts of deviation, instability, interruption, and interference. He explores the interplay between technology and the essence of sound, creating sonic narratives that weave together instrumental, vocal, and electronic media, while collaborating in multidisciplinary projects. He is drawn to complex sounds and strong emotions, often working across disciplines to create works that explore form and perception. 

 

He has received commissions and performances from ensembles, orchestras, venues and institutions such as Philharmonie de Paris, Berliner Philarmoniker, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Concertgebouw Brugge, Carnegie Hall, Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio Emilia, GMEM - Centre national de création musicale Marseille, Residentie Orkest, Gaudeamus, November Music, Grachtenfestival, Alexandrinsky Theatre and ARCo, while also has been collaborating with ensembles like Percussions de Strasbourg, Ensemble Multilatérale, Les Metaboles, Ensemble Fractales, Divertimento Ensemble, PHACE, Trio Estatico, Ensemble Taller Sonoro, Ensemble U:, Cikada, Meitar Ensemble, Ensemble NOMAD, Ensemble, Roadrunner Trio, United Instruments of Lucilin, TACETi, Ensemble Suono Giallo, Kaaos Ensemble, Vertixe Sonora, GAMEnsemble, ARTéfacts ensemble, Ensemble Terrible, Phoenix and KamerOrkest Driebergen.

 

His works have been heard in international festivals such as Gaudeamus (NL), Rainy Days (LUX), Ostrobothnian Contemporary Music Festival (FI), November Music (NL), Remus Georgescu International Music Festival (RO), The 21st Century Guitar Conference (USA), Grachten Festival (NL), Rondò 2023 (IT), UNK New Music Festival (USA), VIII St. Petersburg New Music Festival (RUS), ilSUONO Contemporary Music Week (IT), ARCO (AT), IYCA Ticino (CH), CEME (IL), Roadrunner Academy (NL), Mixtur Festival (ES), Curs Internacional de Composició Barcelona Modern" 7th Edition (ES), VII International Workshop for Young Composers (IT), isaMasterclass (AT), CML (CY) and Vienna Summer Music Festival (AT).

 

He has been awarded international composition prizes, honorable mentions, and has been a finalist in competitions such as the International Composition Institute of Thailand (ICIT), the 19th SUN RIVER PRIZE New Music Composition Competition, the II ARTSOM Musical Competition, the Ise-Shima Composition Competition, DYCE (Discovering Young Composers of Europe), the Bruno Maderna Composition Competition, the Da_sh Editions 3rd International Composition Competition, the Composition Competition at the Franz Schubert Konservatorium in Wien, and the INMF (Impulse New Music Festival). From April 2025 he will be an artist in residence in the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris (FR). 

 

His music has received premieres and performances in France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Estonia, Norway, Czech Republic, Spain, Greece, Serbia, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Israel, United Kingdom, China, United States, Thailand, Russia and Canada.