Panagiotis Skouteris was born in Athens in 1997. Due to his special background, he began learning the clarinet since the age of 12. At the age of 16, he began studying the several types of bagpipes which are played in numerous rural Greek areas. He has studied next to distinguished folk musicians such as Nikos Filippidis, Giorgos Kotsinis and others. A founding member of “Pentaichon”, he has participated in a variety of music-dance performances, concerts and traditional events throughout Greece and abroad. He teaches clarinet in conservatories of Athens and promotes the traditional style of playing integrating contemporary techniques and performance styles.