Alex Apostolopoulos holds a degree from the Athens university of economics and business. He studied with John Kefala-Kerr for his Master of Music and with Bennett Hogg and David Clarke for his Master of Philosophy at Newcastle University. Alex studied with Richard Whalley for his PhD at the University of Manchester which he pursued as the recipient of the Harry Clough scholarship.

 

He has collaborated with Distractfold on two projects and had pieces workshopped by Opera North, Psappha, Solem Quartet, and Quatuor Danel.  Notable performances include the premiere of his orchestral piece Predatory Pricing, by the Manchester University Symphony Orchestra (2022), the premiere of his solo violin piece Must it be?, by Dimitra Ananiadou (2023) and the premiere of his large-scale vocal work Iphigenia's Choice, by Aimee Skye Wilmot, Nalni Chen, and ensemble, conducted by Ben Nicoll (2024). In 2025, Alex had his piece Rhapsodia Alpha recorded by Irvine Arditti and his piece Nóou Telos was premiered by PHACE in Vienna.

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Alex has a keen interest in promoting and supporting contemporary music. In January 2024 he organised a concert which featured premieres by five UK-based composers and in September 2025 he coorganised a concert which featured works by faculty and PhD composers at the University of Manchester.

 

Alex maintains an active profile as a researcher. He has presented research papers in the Theory and Analysis Graduate Students’ Conference 2019 (Society for Music Analysis), the BFE-RMA Research Students’ Conference 2020, and the Penn State New-Music Festival and Symposium in 2021 and 2023.