Tsahouridis Mattheos

Matthaios Tsahourides was born in Veria , Greece . Growing up in an environment of a splendid and fertile musical tradition, soon, already at the age of 9 he had made his mark as a perceptive performer and a sensitive interpreter. The Pontic lyra is by far the instrument, which express his deeply felt devotion and respect for the music he loves and serves.

His original temperament and his amazing dexterity in playing the traditional instruments have been widely praised, culminating to his winning the First Prize in a Pan-Hellenic Music Competition, organized by the Greek Ministry of Education at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron Mousikis) in 1996. In 1997, he was awarded a scholarship by His Eminence Mr Panteleimon and Iera Mitropolis Verias, in order to continue his music studies in London .

By the year 2001, Matthaios had successfully completed his Bachelor Degree in Music Studies and his Masters in Ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths College , University of London . He is currently a PhD student in Performance Practice at Goldsmiths College Music Department, under the supervision of Professor John Baily.