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Theodosia Ntokou

Theodosia Ntokou (Greek: Θεοδοσία Ντόκου, Rhodes Greece) is a Greek classical pianist.

Theodosia Ntokou
Theodosia while recording for Warner Classics
Background information
BornAugust 23
Rhodes, Greece
GenresClassical Music
OccupationClassical pianist
InstrumentPiano
LabelsWarner Classics
Websitetheodosia-ntokou.com

Biography

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Theodosia Ntokou was born on the island of Rhodes to a family of music lovers. Her mother, Mary Vergoti is a school teacher, her father, Panagiotis, is the commander of the harbor of Rhodes and her younger brother George is a medical doctor.

Theodosia began to study piano at the age of twelve to a small section of the conservatory in Rhodes, and after the director of the conservatory spotted her talent, Theodosia and her mother went on traveling thirty-two hours from Rhodes to Athens and back every weekend by ship for one hour lesson at the National Conservatory. That went on until Theodosia turned sixteen and moved to Athens.

Starting at sixteen Theodosia studied for five years at the National Conservatory with Aris Garufalis, and graduated with honors, and as she has quoted many times he was "The professor who built her character, and told her never to give up".

Theodosia then continued her studies with Hungarian pianist Laszlo Simon at the Universität der Künste in Berlin and simultaneously received her Postgraduate Degree from the Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest. Theodosia moved to America, where she completed her master's degree with Russian pianist Oxana Yablonskaya and went on to earn her assistantship at the prestigious University of Hartford-The Hartt School in Connecticut.

Theodosia Ntokou [1] has also performed in many festivals across Europe such as the prestigious Progetto Martha Argerich,[2] the Ravello Festival,[3][4] the Athens & Epidaurus Festival,[5][6][7] the Martha Argerich Festival, the Crans-Montana "Les Sommets du Classique", the Armonie d'Arte Festival,[8] the Busko Zdrój Festival in Poland, the Rolandseck Festival in Germany,[9] the Sagra Musicale Malatestiana,[10] the Festival Pianistico Brescia e Bergamo[11][12][13] and the Carloforte Music Festival[14][15][16] in Italy and has collaborated with many orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,[17] the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, the Berliner Symphoniker, the Athens State Orchestra[18][19][20][21] and the Berliner Camerata, the Youth Orchestra of Bahia among others.

Theodosia has been performing extensively in many prestigious halls through Asia, Europe[22] and the United States.

An important step in her life was her meeting in 2009 with the legendary pianist Martha Argerich,[23] who after an audition, became her mentor, inspiration and has led her to new paths in her career. Since then, Theodosia [24] has been under her guidance.[25]

The China Music Series

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Theodosia Ntokou[26] has made reality one of her wishes, as in November 2021, she will realize her new annual Classical Music Festival called China Music Series (Chinese: 中国南方音乐周) and will take place at the Guangzhou Opera House.

As a Founder and Artistic Director of the Series,[27] Theodosia's vision is to welcome at the festival, top artists who will perform and captivate the audiences. Artists such as Martha Argerich, Maxim Vengerov, Steven Isserlis, Daniel Hope and Guy Braunstein among many others, will be gracing the stage with their presence and talent.

Prizes and awards

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Theodosia has received the following prizes and awards.

  • 2006: Young Artists International Piano Competition - Winner
  • 2007: Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition [28] Winner
  • 2008: Evelyn Bonnar Scholarship Award
  • 2021: Opus Klassik Awards / Best Chamber Music Award - Nomination

Discography

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Reviews

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In a review of Argerich's and Ntokou's new Beethoven album, Norman Lebrecht from Slipped Disc wrote: 

   Is nothing like you've ever heard...The most musical account since...Bruno Walter, maybe[35]

and the LA Times mentioned: 

   Refreshes as though the Pastorale were bathed in a crystalline mountain stream[36]

The BBC Music Magazine has praised Theodosia as: 

   Dramatically poised, classically aware, emotionally supple, and refreshing[37]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Theodosia Ntokou | Warner Classics". www.warnerclassics.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Martha Argerich Project". LuganoMusica. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ Salerno, Redazione Gazzetta di (24 August 2020). "Martha Argerich incanta la platea del Ravello Festival". Gazzetta di Salerno (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Successo al Ravello Festival per Martha Argerich a Villa Rufolo". la Repubblica (in Italian). 24 August 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ Administrator, ο. "Η Θεοδοσία Ντόκου για πρώτη φορά στο Ηρώδειο με τη Μάρτα Άργκεριχ και την ΚΟΑ - Musicpaper.gr". www.musicpaper.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Η Μάρτα Άργκεριχ, μία από τις σημαντικότερες πιανίστριες του κόσμου για μία βραδιά στο Ηρώδειο". LiFO (in Greek). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. ^ Θάνος. "Martha Argerich - Theodosia Ntokou / Honoured guest: Dora Bakopoulou". Athens & Epidaurus Festival. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. ^ "MARTHA ARGERICH project". Armonie D'Arte Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. ^ Hartmann, Bernhard. "Gedenkkonzert im Maritim: Leben beim Fürsten". GA BONN (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Martha Argerich incanta il Teatro Grande". Giornale di brescia (in Italian). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Festival pianistico di Brescia, a 77 anni Marta Argerich stupisce ancora". Rainews (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ S.p.A, Società Editrice Athesis. "Grande leggenda, astro nascente Argerich-Ntokou, incroci magici". Bresciaoggi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Festival pianistico, a sorpresa concerto di Martha Argerich a Brescia - Bergamo News". BergamoNews (in Italian). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  14. ^ "La musica classica sbarca a Carloforte: talenti internazionali sino al 9 agosto". Sardiniapost.it (in Italian). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  15. ^ Franchini, Alessandra (24 July 2018). "Da Tifu a Ntokou, le giovani star della classica al Carloforte Music Festival". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Al Carloforte Music Festival la pianista greca Theodosia Ntoku e i Berliner Camerata". Mediterranea (in Italian). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  17. ^ "RPO 19/20: Boulanger 360°". Cadogan Hall. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Αφιέρωμα στον Σέξπιρ και τη ρωσική/σοβιετική μουσική". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών (in Greek). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Εξοχη Θεοδοσία Ντόκου με την Κρατική, Του Νίκου Α. Δοντά | Kathimerini". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  20. ^ ""Ονειρό μου είναι να παίζω κάθε δεύτερη μέρα", Του Νίκου Α. Δοντά | Kathimerini". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  21. ^ Ερη, Βαρδάκη (1 November 2016). "12 ερωτήσεις στην Θεοδοσία Ντόκου". Ειδήσεις - νέα - Το Βήμα Online (in Greek). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Künstler". www.symphonikerhamburg.de (in German). 30 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Martha Argerich: Celebrating the Great Pianist at 80". Gramophone. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Talento innovativo. Intervista a Theodosia Ntokou | Cultura, ATLANTE | Treccani, il portale del sapere". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  25. ^ "Martha Argerich and Theodosia Ntokou". www.koa.gr. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  26. ^ "Theodosia Ntokou". Spotify. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  27. ^ "China Music Series - China Music Series". www.chinamusicseries.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  28. ^ "Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition". Alexander & Buono International. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  29. ^ "Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 3". www.acteprealable.com.
  30. ^ Martha Argerich (new album) - Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" & Piano Sonata No. 17, "Tempest": lyrics and songs | Deezer, retrieved 19 December 2020
  31. ^ "Home page | Warner Classics". www.warnerclassics.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  32. ^ "Martha Argerich / マルタ・アルゲリッチ | Warner Music Japan". ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン | Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  33. ^ "Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (arr. for 2 pianos) & Piano Sonata No. 17 ' Tempest'". Presto Classical. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Beethoven | Warner Classics". www.warnerclassics.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  35. ^ "The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (285): This disc just won't leave my deck". Slipped Disc. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  36. ^ "It's Beethoven's 250th birthday. Our critic's guide to the best new recordings". Los Angeles Times. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  37. ^ "Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (arr. piano four hands), etc". Classical Music. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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