Antonis Anissegos (*1970, Thessaloniki, Greece) began studying the piano at the age of 7. In 1991, he received his Diploma in Piano Performance at State Conservatory of Thessaloniki (class of Eleni Xenariu). He continued piano (A. Laszlo) and composition (G. Orban) studies at the Ferenc Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary.
From 1992 to 1995, he studied composition (K. Schwertzig) in Vienna and in Cologne (K. Meyer) from 1995 to 1997. During this time he studied jazz piano with John Taylor.
He received his compotition diploma in 1997, and continued post-graduate studied (W.Zimmermann) at the Berlin Academy (UdK), where he received his degree in 2002.
He has received the following composition awards:
In 2000, Mr. Anissegos won 1st price in the Neuko"llner Oper Berlin Composition Competition, which uncluded a commission for a full length chamber opera with 15 performances (“Hundeherz”, by M. Bulgakow).
In 1990-93 he collaborated with Manos Hadjidakis, who also offered him commissions for new compositions.
His solo-, chamber-, orchester- and theatermusic-compositions where performed across Europe, by such ensembles as Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Mosaik, Ensemble Cornucopia, Ensemble Piandaemonium, Ensemble Dissonart, State Orchester of Thessaloniki, Colour Orchester of Athens, Youth Orchester of Thuringen.
His Amoebas- and Lynx-recordings were awarded the "Studio Prize 2001 & 2005" from the Berlin Senat. In autumn 2002 he was also awarded the "Composition 2002" from the Berlin Senat for "Stirrings Still", a work for chamber ensemble and voice, based on the last text by S. Beckett. In march 2003, the band "Aboe" was invited for 2 concerts at the Tongyeong-International-Musicfestival in South Korea. In winter 2003/04 he worked together with the Berliner Theater-Ensemble Thikwa.
He was invited from the Kyoto Art Center in Japan together with the video-artist and dancer Erika Matsunami, for Workshop and the Performance "rasenjou no jikan / deflection" (April 2005). Since then he is also performing together with the butoh-dancer Yuko Kaseki.
His new projects are:
Mr. Anissegos works regularly throughout Europe as a pianist and composer. He also appears on concerts and recordings as in the field of contemporary creative music.