Vangelis Petsalis

Vangelis Petsalis (born July 4, 1965) is a classical composer and pianist from Greece. He was born in Corfu and studied at the Conservatoire of the Philharmonic Society of Corfu. He studied orchestration and composition in Athens. His work includes compositions for orchestra, piano, choir and the theatre.

Work Vangelis Petsalis has composed violin concertos, and works for piano, mixed choir and orchestra. He has been a member of the Union of Greek Composers, since 1997.

He has worked with a number of recording labels including ARCADIA, Agora musica, and LEGEND Classics. His works have been presented in Classical Discoveries, by Princeton University's radio station WPRB, during a segment called "A Visit with Greek composer, Vangelis Petsalis". He was appointed Art Director of the European Department of the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra.

Petsalis's works were also performed during the inaugural events organised to mark the establishment of the centre of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in Sofia. During the inaugural events of the HFC Centre, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra performed works by Vagellis Petsalis, Dimiter Christov, Carl Maria von Weber and Tchaikovsky.

On 30 March 2010 Petsalis gave a performance for the second consecutive year in Athens accompanied by the Musical Keys of the Municipality of Athens where he presented his own works as well as the works of other composers covering a musical spectrum from classical to jazz.

Petsalis has also studied medicine and is a specialist in radiology.