Merkourio Karalis graduated from the National Conservatory of Athens and the Hochschule der Künste Zürich. Former clarinet soloist at the Athens Radio Orchestra and the Athens Philharmonic Orchestra, he is currently a member of the Athens State Orchestra and Armonia Atenea. Winner of prizes in various clarinet competitions, such as the “Saverio Mercadante” International Clarinet Competition in 2007, he has more than 40 participations in various recordings to his credit, including the one which sees him as soloist in Mozart’s Concerto KV622 with the Orchestra of Athens Radio, sponsored by the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). He is a teacher at the National Conservatory of Athens and is a Backun, Légère Reeds and JLV Sound artist.