Alkis Papadopoulos was born in Athens. He studied piano with Rodney Jacobs and at the National Conservatory of Music, higher theory and composition with Periklis Koukos. He graduated with an A with distinction and first prize.

He is a graduate of the Economic University of Piraeus.

He has written works for symphony orchestra, chamber music, for piano and guitar, music for cinema and was the music editor for a series of documentaries commissioned by ERT.

Since 1997 he has been teaching advanced theory at the National Conservatory of Music.

In 2003 he founded the Irida Classical record label which aims to promote Greek art music and Greek composers and performers.

He was an external collaborator of E.R.T. (Greek national radio) in theatrical and speech broadcasts 1987-1992.

He has collaborated with the publishing houses F.Nakas, Patakis and SYNORA-A.A.LIVANI for the publication of music books.

He was one of the main members of the band “PIX LAX” from 1993 to 2002 and of “Lakis me ta Psila Rever” (Lakis Papadopoulos) and a founding member of the band “Synnefa me Pantelonia”.

He is a graduate of Panteion University and the British Institute of Marketing. He studied music at the National Conservatory, from which he graduated with honors and first prize. From an early age, he was involved in Byzantine music and participated in choirs and mandolin ensembles.

He has written works for symphony orchestra, choir, chamber music and song cycles. His works have been broadcast on Radio 3 and performed at the Athens Concert Hall, the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Cholargos, the Naka Conservatory, the Conservatory in Organoi, PARNASSOS, the Hellenic-American Union, the Aetopouleio Cultural Center, and at festivals in Heraklion Crete, Nafplio, Samos (Manolis Kalomiris), and Syros (Ermoupoli).

His works are included in four CDs released by IRIDA. He is a professor of Advanced Theory at the National Conservatory. He was member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Greek Composers, where he was financial director. He has also served as artistic director of the National Conservatory of Santorini and the Municipal Conservatory of Nafplio.

Maria Moschidou has performed many times as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles. She has appeared at all the best known concert halls in Athens, as well as at festivals in Greece, Argentina and Canada. She has recorded and performed live for Greek national radio. She graduated with highest honours from the National Conservatoire in Greece and_ participated in masterclasses by world class professors at a young age. She was accepted to the international Piano Master Classes at Tel-Hai in Israel. She continued her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She has given first performances of several works by contemporary Greek composers, including the Piano Concerto by Alkis Papadopoulos which is dedicated to her. She teaches piano at the Holargos branch of the Greek National Conservatoire.