Articles – Page 6 – George Krimperis

The Lab

on August 25, 2019March 3, 2024 By gkrimperis

This is the purpose of your lab, to sound bad and find solutions so that when the time comes to play you have a beautiful sound. (ελλ, eng)

The Stage

on June 28, 2019February 19, 2024 By gkrimperis

Exams, auditions, even when you have to play a solo, are situations that can create a lot of stress. How can you play without stress ?

And now, what ?

on June 16, 2019December 16, 2022 By gkrimperis

You wake up the next day and you have no homework to prepare for the next lesson, you have no pieces to practice. What are you doing ? (ελλ, eng)

My warm up

on June 11, 2019November 30, 2021 By gkrimperis 1 Comment

The warm up is one of the most basic ingredients for a healthy and beautiful sound, is a reminder of what I need.

George Krimperis Principal Trombonist NRSO

George holds degrees from “Codarts”, University of Arts in Rotterdam and the Philippos Nakas Conservatory in Athens. Upon completion of his studies, he won the position of principal trombone of the National Symphony Orchestra (2011). George participated in the music school competitions and he won the 2nd prize in 1999, 1st in 2000 and 2001. Also, he won the 1st prize in Summer Academy Corfu (2008) for young soloist. His high school awarded him with a plaque in 2001 for his outstanding achievements in music. Also, he has been awarded from the mare of Llauri (Spain) for the concerts with the ‘Aferla brass’ trombone quartet. At 2009 George won the first prize in the Remington Competition in ITA with the trombone class from Rotterdam (Codarts), at 2010 won the Silver Award for his performance at the international competition in Slovenia and at 2014 was finalist and invited at the international trombone competition in Hong Kong during the “SliderAsia” trombone festival.
George, among other, has also performed with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio Chamber Orchestra (NL), the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the International Mahler Orchestra, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra and he was a member of World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales. He has performed at the most prestigious concert halls around the world such as Berlin Philharmonie, Musikverein Vienna, Carnegie Hall New York, Moscow Conservatory Concert Hall, Mariinsky Theater St. Petersburg and more.

He is a concerned musician, always finding ways to bring music close to people. He is member of “Melos Brass” quintet and the creator of “Greek Trombone Days”. In 2023 his first book entitled “Trombone – Warm Up & Technical Exercises” was published in by Philippos Nakas Publications.