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Eleni Arapoglou is a singer from Athens, currently based in New York City. Last year as part of the Lullaby Project at Carnegie Hall, she worked with mothers and together they created unique lullabies for their babies.

Azim is a young musician from Afghanistan, he plays violin and he is a proud member of the El SIstema Greece Youth Orchestra since 2017.

Panayiotis Tsirides is the Pedagogical Coordinator of El Sistema Greece since 2017. His role is to support the teachers and work with them to continuously adapt our programs to Greece’s changing environment. Alongside our Artistic Director he works to design our overall pedagogic approach.

Safira Antzus-Ramos, born in Spain with music studies in Madrid, Manchester, Thessaloniki and Athens, is the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of El Sistema Greece Youth Orchestra since last September.

In September, we welcomed José Ángel Salazar Marin as the very first Artistic Director of el Sistema Greece. Hailing from Caracas, the talented conductor and violinist – alumni of the Venezuelan El Sistema – has already attracted widespread critical acclaim and media attention from the likes of LA Times and…