Nikolas Agrafiotis (b. 1998, Athens, Greece) is a Composer currently pursuing postgraduate studies (Meisterklasse) in Composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig under the guidance of Professor Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf. He previously completed his Master’s degree in Composition at the same institution, studying with Professors Mahnkopf and Fabien Lévy, and earned his Bachelor of Composition at the Conservatorium Maastricht under the guidance of Professor Vykintas Baltakas.

Nikolas is a Ulysses-supported Artist.

His works have been performed worldwide by leading orchestras and ensembles, including the MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra, IEMA Ensemble, Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble Ascolta, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonie Zuidnederland, K.A.S. Orchester, Collettivo_21, Contemporary Insights, Osimun Quartet, and the Roman Quartet, among others.

In December 2025, his work Stryphos won the Ningde Composition Competition and received a commission for large symphony orchestra, which was premiered by the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra on the 2nd of April 2026 in Ningde, China. In March 2026, his work Kythrapos won the Call for Scores of the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik and was performed by the IEMA-Ensemble on the 24th of April at the festival, and was broadcast on WDR. His orchestra work Stryphos, premiered by MDR-Sinfonieorchester and conducted by Michael Wendeberg, was also broadcast on MDR Klassik Radio. In April 2026 he won the David Moliner Call for Scores. In November 2022, his Two Movements for Ensemble was awarded the Special Mention at the Winds Composition Contest Saxony.

He is teaching at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig, “Tonsatz und Musikalische Analyse” (Harmony and Musical Analysis) in the Summer Semester 2026, together with “Partiturkunde und Instrumentation” (Score Reading and Instrumentation).

He has been selected for the Ulysses Journeys for Composers 2025, part of Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival. He has also been invited to participate in esteemed programs and masterclasses such as the Peter Eötvös Foundation’s Spotlight on Ramon Lazkano (2023), Impuls Academy (2025), the Delian Academy for Contemporary Music (2024), the Sävellyspaja Composition Masterclass (2024), Casa della Musica San Michele (2025), She Lives Budapest Masterclass (7th edition, 2025), and the ContemPlay Workshop in Vilnius (2023). Through these opportunities, he has worked with renowned tutors including Peter Eötvös, Mark Andre, Franck Bedrossian, Johannes Kalitzke, Ramon Lazkano, and Jukka Tiensuu, among others.