Musicians ‘must revisit’ what they are doing

In the vanguard of the Greek capital's artistic production, Nikos Tsouchlos, head of the Athens Conservatoire, has been one of the most discreet and effective voices in the field. Low-key but highly successful in every position he has held, he is considered a visionary and a man of action, a musician as well as a manager and a teacher. After serving as artistic director of the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron), and while working as associate professor in the Department of Music Studies at the Ionian University since 2014, he has once again attracted attention as he is credited with the revival of one of the country's longest-running artistic organizations.

What is the secret of the success of the Athens Conservatoire?

Something paradoxical was happening with the Athens Conservatoire. The ambition that the emblematic building of Ioannis Despotopoulos...