Filippos Manoloudis – Classical Guitarist from Greece
Filippos Manoloudis was born in 2001 in Kavala, Greece and is a distinguished student of the Music High School of Kavala. He began studying the guitar at the age of seven at the Municipal Conservatory of Kavala, where he first studied in the classical guitar class of Fotis Koutsothodoros.
He has won a total of 16 prizes in national and international competitions. Among the most significant achievements are two First Prizes at the Volos International Guitar Festival in Greece in July 2016 in the second and third categories, a First Prize at the Guitar Art Festival in Belgrade in March 2017, a Second Prize and Special Prize at the 3rd Pittaluga Junior Competition in Italy in September 2017, and a First Prize at the Pleven Guitar Festival in December 2017 in the third category.
On February 27, 2015, Filippos Manoloudis gave his first successful solo recital at the 2nd International Guitar Festival of Thessaloniki. He has participated in numerous masterclasses with internationally renowned guitarists, including Leo Brouwer, Ricardo Gallén, Marco Socías, Marcin Dylla, Aniello Desiderio, Hubert Käppel and Oscar Ghiglia.
In addition to his musical activities, he has also achieved distinctions in mathematical competitions organized by the Hellenic Mathematical Society between 2015 and 2017. In 2016, he was the only student from Kavala to qualify for the final stage of the National Mathematical Olympiad.
In March 2015, Filippos Manoloudis received a special award from the Rotary Foundation of Kavala in recognition of his achievements.
He graduated with honours from the Academy of Music in Darmstadt (2023) and completed a Master's at the University of Alicante (2024). He is now pursuing the Master de Concert at the Geneva University of Music with Judicaël Perroy, and won the 65th Tokyo International Guitar Competition.
Performing at Siccas Guitars
Every classical guitarist who performs at Siccas Guitars brings a distinct musical path to the instrument — shaped by years of study, competition experience, and the particular musical tradition they have chosen to inhabit. The classical guitar demands sustained technical commitment and a deep engagement with a repertoire that spans from the Renaissance through to works written for living performers. It is an instrument whose full possibilities only reveal themselves over time.
