Hailed by Crescendo Magazine as ''a musician of great sensitivity'' and described by International Double Reed Society as a bassoonist ''with a strongly characteristic and versatile bassoon playing'', Mavroudes Troullos is praised for his maturity and expressiveness alongside with his technical mastery.
He is one of the most prominent bassoonists of his generation having given recitals in the biggest concert halls of Europe such as the Amphitheater of the Philharmonie in Paris, The Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Kleine Zaal of Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Thessaloniki Concert Hall and Konzerthaus Berlin.
He was awarded three times the 1st Prize at the ''Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition'' during 2019, in Paris, London and Amsterdam, the 2nd Prize at the'' North International Music Competition'' in 2018 Sweden, the ''Horlait-Dapsens Award 2018'' in Belgium. and he has been named ''Ambassador of the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel'' in 2018.
He has appeared as a soloist with the Ghent Symphony Orchestra, Koninklijke Muziekkapel van de Gidsen, contemporary ensemble Sturm und Klang, Orchestre de Nivelles, and Antwerpen Camerata. He has been engaged in renowned festivals such Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier, International Pharos Chamber Music Festival and Hoerfest Neue Musik Detmold.
Next to his performances, Mavroudes Troullos is a PhD Researcher in the Arts at the LUCA School of Arts. Many great composer dedicated works to him such as Philippe Hersant, Michel Lysight and Piet J. Swerts, to name some but few.
His discography consists of three world premier recordings with works by Luigi Concone, Anna Segal and Michel Lysight with the harpist Rachel Talitman on label Harp&Co.
Born in Nicosia, Cyprus, in 1992 into a family of musicians, Troullos started playing the bassoon at the age of thirteen and he was only eighteen when he had his first solo concerto performance playing the virtuoso concerto for bassoon and orchestra by C.M. von Weber. Later on, he studied in Athens, Leipzig, Brussels and privately with the solo bassoonist of the Vienna Philharmonic, Michael Werba. Troullos had the previllage to play for the legendary bassoonist Mordechai Rechtman only four months before he passed away.
Mavroudes Troullos' recital partners are Lily Maisky on the piano and Roberta Brambilla on the harp. He performs on a 100 years old Heckel bassoon that was previously played at the Berlin Philharmonic.
2024/2025 season.
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