Alexandros CHarkiolakis

Alexandros Charkiolakis was born in Athens in 1977. He studied at the Hellenic Conservatory and the University of Sheffield. Alongside Nikos Maliaras, he co-edited the collective volume "Manolis Kalomoiris - 50 Years Later: A Tribute to Half a Century Since the Composer's Death," published by Fagotto Editions. He also edited "The Autobiography and Archive of Alekos Xenos" for the Benaki Museum Editions. Additionally, he collaborated with Haris Lavranos to edit the book "Sources of Music Information and Information Literacy," also for Fagotto Editions. He has worked at the Lilian Voudouri Great Music Library of Greece as a musicologist and educational programs coordinator. In January 2013, he took on the role of director at the "Erol Ucer" Music Library and became a lecturer in historical musicology at the MIAM music research center at Istanbul Technical University. In May 2017, he returned to Athens to assume the position of Director of the Friends of Music Society.