Achilles Liarmakopoulos

After 13 years of captivating audiences worldwide as a member of the Canadian Brass, Achilles Liarmakopoulos has been a member of Triple Cortado, and the Athens State orchestra in Athens, Greece.

He has toured extensively throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia, performing and educating in the world’s most important venues and institutions.

Achilles holds degrees from the Yale University School of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, San Francisco Conservatory and the Philippos Nakas Conservatory in his hometown of Athens, Greece. Upon completion of his studies, he won the position of principal trombone of the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra. Achilles has also performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony and European Union Youth Orchestra, among many others.

As a recitalist, Achilles has performed in China, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Greece, USA and Canada, having been awarded honors at competitions around the globe. At the age of 18, he gave two solo performances at Walt Disney Hall as the Grand Prize Winner of the Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition judged by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has gone on to win prizes at the Christian Lindberg International Competition, the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe

(YMFE) and the International Trombone Festival’s Robert Marsteller/Conn-Selmer and Larry Wiehe solo competitions, to name a few. Achilles was also awarded the Alexandros S. Onassis Foundation and Greek State Scholarship Foundation educational scholarships.

His discography includes six solo albums,  fifteen Solo singles, dozens recordings with the  Canadian Brass and numerous appearances on classical, pop, Latin, and other albums.

He has also given over 100 performances worldwide with the famous Pink Martini.

In 2013 salsa icon Ruben Blades invited him to perform at his concerts at Lincoln Center and Madison Square Garden.