CURUCULUM VITAE Vassilis Mantoudis was born in Volos and began his music career at the age of 7, studying accordion and higher theory, finishing with Excellence. At the age of 16, he comes into contact with Tuba, where he studies with Ioannis Glennis , receiving his Diploma in Excellence. At the same time he completes his Bachelor studies in Finance and Business Administration. In 2007 he moved to the Netherlands where he studies Tuba at the Conservatorium Maastricht, specializing in orchestral music under Hans Nickel (WDR) with a scholarship from the Dutch Government and the Achilopouleio Foundation. He completed his studies and at the same time, finishes the pedagogical department of the Tilburg-Maastricht Academies specializing in "Pedagogy in Tuba". After that, he attends the Master Program of the Conservatorium Maastricht under Hans Nickel with a scholarship from the Dutch Government and the Achilopouleio Foundation. He has attended courses and Master Classes from top tuba performers throughout Europe, for Symphonic - Chamber Music and Solo Performance. He has achieved multiple awards in competitions in Greece and Europe. Today, he lives in Athens, after a ten-year presence abroad, where he has collaborated with many European Orchestras both in Symphony Music (Aachen Philharmoniker, L'Opera Royal de Liége, Philharmonie Zuyd Nederland, Limburgs Symphonie Orkest etc.) St. Cecilia Eijsden, Brassband Smeermaas, Fanfare Orkest van Landgraaf etc.), with Chamber Music and Solo Views across Europe. He is currently teaching at the Department of Music Science and Art of the University of Macedonia, periodically collaborating with the ERT Orchestras, the Municipality of Athens, the Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. He is a member of the Orchestral Ensembles of the Municipalities of Vrilissia and Agia Paraskevi, Professor of the Hellenic Conservatory of Piraeus and the Pefki-Lykovrisi Municipal Conservatory of the Themistoklis Private Schools and is active in many orchestral, musical and ensemble shows. He speaks 3 languages and has Greek and Dutch Nationality. .