THANOS MITSALAS & DUO STRIAGO AT LIECHTENSTEIN GUITAR DAYS - STUDIO LIVE SESSION

Thanos Mitsalas

Thanos Mitsalas was born in Naoussa, Greece, and began his career at a very young age. At 15, he won the Volos International Guitar Competition, at 16 the Silesian Guitar Autumn in Poland, and at 18 the Martinique Competition. He studied with C. Cotsiolis, T. Müller-Pering, and at the Juilliard School on a full scholarship with S. Isbin.

Since then, he has performed worldwide in major musical centers. Thanos Mitsalas teaches at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki and is a guest professor at numerous international music festivals and institutions. He is also co-founder and vice president of the Greek European Guitar Teachers Association.

Duo StriAgo

Mario Strinati and Pietro Agosti met during their school years and, initially simply for the joy of making music together, devoted themselves to South American music with popular roots — a style that remains a defining element of their musical identity to this day. This led to the founding of StriAgo.

The duo has received awards at some of the most prestigious international chamber music competitions, including first prize at the Ligita International Guitar Competition (Liechtenstein 2025), the Richmond Concert Society Award at the Royal Over-Seas League Competition (London 2025), third prize at the Guitar Foundation of America (New York 2023), first prize at the Paganini Competition (Parma 2024), and first prize at the Altamira Competition (Gorizia 2024).

This studio live session is in cooperation with ligita.