Dimitris Dekavallas Guitar
"Very exciting performer"
JULIAN BREAM
"The New Masters Series at the Court Theatre Tring has earned a reputation within a comparatively short time for presenting outstanding young artists"
Robert Matthew-Walker MUSICAL OPINION

Dimitris Dekavallas is considered by critics to be "One of the most talented guitarists of the age" and another "Dimitris filled the hall with the huge volume of sound he produced…..stunning performance"

The CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY described Dimitris recital on a guitar once owned by John Williams as  "A masterly performance. The sound crystal clear with wonderful variation of tone…like hearing the piece for the first time"

Dimitris is a renowned International Prize Winner, including:   National Guitar Competition (Ode to Guitar); Veria National Guitar Competition; Volos International Guitar Competition, Ivor Mairants Guitar Award and a host of others, including "Special Audience Prize" in Bucharest this year.

Dimitris gave his first public performance aged nine at the National Concert Hall in Athens, and went on to study at the Hellenic Conservatory of Athens from which he graduated in 2002 with First Prize achieving the highest possible mark in the process.  In 2005 he commenced his postgraduate degree at the Royal Academy in London, winning the Tebbutt Exhibition Scholarship.  He received his Diploma of Postgraduate Performance with Distinction and his L.R.A.M Teaching Diploma, again with distinction in 2007 and the additional the 'Blyth Watson Award.  Since Graduating, his extraordinary prowess has led to concert tours throughout Greece and Internationally.  Recent appearances in the UK include St. Martin's in the Field, St Pauls, Sheffield Cathedral and masterclasses with John Williams and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.