Oboe Lessons

A native of Athens, Greece, Kostas has been principal oboist in the Greek National Opera Orchestra in Athens since 1997, where he previously held the position of Solo English Horn for nine years.

An ardent advocate for contemporary music, he has been a member of the Hellenic Ensemble for Contemporary Music since 1990 and has premiered and recorded numerous works by contemporary composers, often as dedicatee.

His solo and chamber music recordings have been released on the Centaur Classics (USA), Wandelweiser (Germany), and Lyra and Irida Classics (Greece) labels, and he has been widely broadcast on radio and television throughout Europe and the United States.

An international soloist, Tiliakos has performed throughout Europe, Africa, Canada, and the United States. While in Greece, he was a sought-after music journalist and editing consultant with Lambrakis Press SA and 4pi Special Editions, the two largest publishing organizations in Greece. Kostas Tiliakos studied oboe at Athens Conservatory, biology at Athens University and holds the Bachelor of arts degree in European Cultural Studies. He received the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from UW-Madison, where he studied with Marc Fink and Marc Vallon respectively as a Paul Collins Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellow.

His principal teachers have included Claude Chieulet and Didier Pateau, and he also studied with Paul Dombrecht and Hansjörg Schellenberger. Kostas Tiliakos was appointed Visiting Assistant professor of oboe at UW-Madison and joined the Wingra Quintet (Ensemble-in-residence at the UW-Madison School of Music ) for the period 2013-16. In 2016 he moved with his family to Canada where he enjoys the outdoors and the musical scene of British Columbia.