Stelios Kyriakidis (kee-ree-ah-KEE-dis) is a Greek guitarist and composer creating contemporary instrumental music that moves between intimacy, narrative, and cinematic atmosphere. His work is rooted in the expressive possibilities of the guitar, but extends beyond it, engaging with film, dance, and interdisciplinary performance.
Stelios had his music featured on BBC Radio, and has performed at London venues such as Green Note, Theatreship, and St Bride’s Church, as well as across the UK and internationally at the Somerset Jazz Festival, Sofar Sounds (Brighton & Bristol), 21st Century Guitar Conference (Indianapolis, USA), Herman Schulz Cafe (Berlin, DE) and Spiti Art Bar (Athens, GR), among others.
He has released multiple albums and EPs, including 508 Days (2023). Copenhagen, from 508 Days, entered the iTunes United Kingdom Classical Charts. I’ll Split Mine With You, from the same album, was included in the compilation CD Guitar Tenderness, released in Japan. Minor7th magazine described his music as “a delightful way of creating bright, shimmering melodies that you want to hear again.”
Stelios is currently releasing his second full-length album, 9 Moments (2026).
PRESS
MUSIC DANCES WHEN YOU SLEEP
July 2023
"It's as if the guitar itself has a voice, whispering stories of love, loss, and hope to those who are willing to listen."
THE MUSICIAN
Summer 2023
"An ideal soundtrack to both sunny days and stormy nights. Genuinely beautiful.''
"Kyriakidis has a delightful way of creating bright, shimmering melodies that you want to hear again."
BERLIN ON AIR
October 2023
"Stelios has impressed us with his very precise and soulful playing style."
"Optica’s third movement, Night, was the highlight for me – a wonderful melody over a hauntingly simple backdrop of repeated plucked strings. Fabulous…"
"A subtle soundscape crafted and performed by Stelios Kyriakidis replicates the thudding of a heartbeat... the live music has a particular importance in reaching the audience. It's certainly a stronger production for it."