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Oboe Christos Tsogias-Razakov

The Greek oboist Christos Tsogias-Razakov (1993) studied oboe with internationally renowned oboe soloists such as Alexei Ogrintchouk, Karel Schoofs, and Ron Tijhuis (Cor Anglais). He holds bachelor's (2018) and master's (2020) degrees from the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of The Haguec.1826 (University of the Arts, The Hague, c.1682). The postgraduate studies were supported by the Public Benefit Foundation Alexander S. Onassis.

He has been distinguished from a young age, receiving the 1st prize in the 24th Panhellenic Wind Competition of the Thessaloniki Conservatory Alumni Association in 2008. In April 2014, he participated in the International Competition V Lietauras Vebra International Oboe Competition in Vilnius, Lithuania, winning the third prize. He was accepted to the prestigious V Barbirolli International Festival & Competition (2020/2021) in the UK, but the competition never occurred because of the worldwide pandemic. 

He graduated from the private high school  "Hellenic College of Thessaloniki" with a music scholarship in 2011. Then, he studied at the Ionian University with the oboist S. Kontos, where he graduated with excellence. From September 2013 to June 2014, he studied oboe with Dr. Robertas Beinaris at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater in Vilnius, through the European student exchange programme (LLP) Erasmus.

 

He took part in numerous events and festivals. He collaborated with several orchestras like the Dutch Ballet Orchestra Amsterdam, the National Symphony Orchestra of Greece/ERT, the National Opera of Greece, the Dordrecht Chamber Orchestra, the Amsterdam Festival Orchestra, the Promenade Orchestra, etc. He participated in television and radio broadcasts of concerts/recordings (e.g. Klassiek op West - Radio West Concert, Aus Licht - broadcast: Arte TV).
 

He has been a member of the Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra since 2017. In 2018, he became a member of the Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra and member of the Antwerp Youth Symphony Orchestra in Belgium. In 2015, he was one of the founding members of the Dutch  Catchpenny Ensemble, which combined new contemporary music compositions with audiovisual elements.

He has attended various masterclasses by Maurice Bourgue, Heinz Holliger, Thomas Indermühle, Diethelm Jonas, Jacques Tys, Hansjörg Schellenberger, Omar Zoboli, Bart Schneemann, and other esteemed artists. 

Christos Tsogias-Razakov was a member of the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, since September 2020 (resigned March 2023). He gives lessons on the oboe and leads chamber music ensembles at various institutions. Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Music Science and Art, School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts, of the University of Macedonia, in Thessaloniki - Greece in collaboration with the Ionian University, Corfu (GR). Alongside, he gives solo and chamber music concerts.  Christos plays mainly with the Marigaux  (901, nr. 22700 - old) oboe model.

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Christos Tsogias-Razakov (Chris)
Solo Oboist | Ph.D. C. of UoM, Thessaloniki. (YΔ-20')
Alumnus of the Royal Conservatoire of the Hague, BMus & MMus
rzkvch@gmail.com | rzkvch@uom.edu.gr
+30 6940715017
www.chrisraz.eu

Last Update: October 3rd, 2023.

© Tsogias-Razakov, Christos.

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