Greek violinist Georgios Demertzis was born in 1958 and studied the violin with Stelios Kafantaris at the Hellenic Conservatory from which he graduated with the first prize. He then studied with Max Rostal in Bern. He was a prizewinner in the 1981 Alberto Curci competition and, in 1986, was awarded the Montsenigos Prize of the Academy of Athens. Georgios Demertzis has performed with all the major Greek orchestras as well as with symphony orchestras in many parts of Europe and has appeared at festivals in Europe, the USA and Australia. He is the founder of the New Hellenic Quartet with whom he has recorded music by more than 20 Greek composers. He has premièred many Greek works (solo works, chamber music and concertos), several of which are dedicated to him. In 1997 he was appointed associate professor at Lawrence University in the USA.