THEORBO

Giorgos Kakitsis

Giorgos Kakitsis is a Greek theorbo player and lutenist, studying in the Koninklijk Conservatorium of Brussels with Xavier Diaz-Latorre, currently living in Brussels, Belgium.

Initially a classical guitarist, he travelled to Belgium to further his studies with Greek guitarist Antigoni Goni. He always felt a special drive to play in groups, and chamber music was a subject he pursued in every form he could. In the last year of his guitar degree studies, a series of acquaintances pushed him further into the world of early music, and he fell in love with the lute, the principles of basso continuo, and he finally devoted himself to his passion for performing with other musicians through the medium of Early Music and culturally informed performance practices on the lute, beginning a new life with the instrument in 2019.

Since beginning his studies he’s performed with various groups and orchestras such as the European Hanseatic Ensemble as continuo, as well as solo in Belgium, Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Greece, as well as participated in festivals. such as the Almagro Festival in Spain and the Athens Baroque Festival in Greece.