Nestor Taylor

Nestor Taylor was born to a very prominent Greek family, in Melbourne, Australia.He studied piano, harmony and counterpoint at the Athens Conservatory with George Diamantis and composer, Menelaos Pallantios. He continued his studies at the Royal Academy and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama under Francis Shaw, George Nicholson and Robert Saxton, where he was awarded the following diplomas: ALCM in Conducting, LGSM in Composition, LGSM and GSMD in Choral Composition & Orchestration. He completed his M.Mus and M.Phil degrees in Composition at Royal Holloway under the supervision of John Woolridge and Peter Wiegold. In 2005, Taylor was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, which enabled him to carry out research as a composer at Yale University.
Taylor has held the posts of lecturer in Harmony and Composition in the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Lecturer of Music History and Analysis at the State School of Dance & the Greek National Opera Ballet School and Artistic Director at the Central Conservatory of Music in Athens.
He has also served as Head of International Relations, Casting Director and General Artistic Advisor to the Director at the Greek National Opera between 2009 and 2016, whereas now he pursues a professional career as a freelance composer.