Tsitsopoulos was born in Constantinople in 1948. His family moved to Athens in 1962, and in 1968 he dropped out of Medical School in order to concentrate in music.

He studied piano at the National Conservatory under K. Mavromichalis and D. Orpi, as well as Music Theory, Harmony and Counterpoint, Fugue, Orchestration, and Band Direction under Sotos Vasileiadis. He continued his studies in Composition at the Apollonion Conservatory under Vassilios Dellios and Christos Lambrianidis, and his piano studies under Max Hallecker and Linda Leoussi.

Tsitsopoulos has taught Music Theory and Piano since 1972 at the following institutions: National Conservatory, Orpheio, Apollonion Conservatory, while in 1982 he founded the Experimental Conservatory, of which he remains the Director, as well as instructor in the aforementioned disciplines.

Since 1978, Tsitsopoulos has served as Artistic Director of several musical institutions in Greece and has been a member of the H.C.A. since 1984.

He has written a book on Harmony – The World of Chords in Traditional and Modern Harmony (Andromidas, 1995).

Tsitsopoulos has composed many works in his own musical idiom, which although informed by aspects of Arnold Schoenberg’s 12-tone system, it results in a 12-tone structure without abandoning the feeling of tonality.

Selections from Tsitsopoulos’ catalogue of works:

Piano solo:
5 Sonatas
10 Sonatinas
Fantasia
Images from my Country
Three Sketches
Scenes from a Day Trip
Dancing in the Field
Artemis
Rondo
Prelude
Etude
Suite
Peloponnesian Dance
Variations on 10 Folklore Themes

Orchestra:
3 Symphonies
Minuet
Poseidon – Symphonic Poem

Concertante:
2 concerti for piano and orchestra
Concerto for guitar and orchestra
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra

Chamber:
Piano Quintet
8 String Quartets
Scherzo for String Quartet
Piano Quartet
Trio for flute, viola, and violoncello
String Duets
Wind Duets
Wind Quintet
Sonata for violin and piano
Elegy for violin and piano
Sonata for flute and piano
Organum for flute and oboe
Scherzo for flute, clarinet in Bb, and Bassoon
Andante for clarinet in Bb and piano

Other:
Theatre music for Aristophanes’ Peace
Songs without words