Theodosia Ntokou Explained

Theodosia Ntokou
Birth Date:August 23
Birth Place:Rhodes, Greece
Genre:Classical Music
Occupation:Classical pianist
Instrument:Piano
Label:Warner Classics

Theodosia Ntokou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Θεοδοσία Ντόκου, Rhodes Greece) is a Greek classical pianist.

Biography

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

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

Theodosia has received the following prizes and awards.

Discography

Reviews

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[34]

and the LA Times mentioned:

Refreshes as though the Pastorale were bathed in a crystalline mountain stream[35]

The BBC Music Magazine has praised Theodosia as:

Dramatically poised, classically aware, emotionally supple, and refreshing[36]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Theodosia Ntokou Warner Classics. 2020-12-19. www.warnerclassics.com.
  2. Web site: Martha Argerich Project. LuganoMusica. en. 2020-05-24.
  3. Web site: Salerno. Redazione Gazzetta di. 2020-08-24. Martha Argerich incanta la platea del Ravello Festival.. 2020-12-19. Gazzetta di Salerno. it-IT.
  4. Web site: 2020-08-24. Successo al Ravello Festival per Martha Argerich a Villa Rufolo. 2020-12-19. la Repubblica. it.
  5. Web site: Η Θεοδοσία Ντόκου για πρώτη φορά στο Ηρώδειο με τη Μάρτα Άργκεριχ και την ΚΟΑ - Musicpaper.gr. Administrator. ο. www.musicpaper.gr. el-gr. 2020-05-24.
  6. Web site: Η Μάρτα Άργκεριχ, μία από τις σημαντικότερες πιανίστριες του κόσμου για μία βραδιά στο Ηρώδειο. LiFO. el. 2020-05-24.
  7. Web site: Martha Argerich - Theodosia Ntokou / Honoured guest: Dora Bakopoulou. Θάνος. Athens & Epidaurus Festival. en-US. 2020-05-24.
  8. Web site: MARTHA ARGERICH project. 2020-12-19. Armonie D'Arte Festival. it-IT.
  9. Web site: Gedenkkonzert im Maritim: Leben beim Fürsten. Hartmann. Bernhard. GA BONN. de. 2020-05-24.
  10. Web site: Martha Argerich incanta il Teatro Grande. 2018-04-22. Giornale di brescia. it. 2020-05-24.
  11. Web site: Festival pianistico di Brescia, a 77 anni Marta Argerich stupisce ancora. Rainews. italian. 2020-05-24.
  12. Web site: Grande leggenda, astro nascente Argerich-Ntokou, incroci magici. S.p.A. Società Editrice Athesis. Bresciaoggi.it. it. 2020-05-24.
  13. Web site: Festival pianistico, a sorpresa concerto di Martha Argerich a Brescia - Bergamo News. 2018-03-15. BergamoNews. it. 2020-05-24.
  14. Web site: La musica classica sbarca a Carloforte: talenti internazionali sino al 9 agosto. 2019-07-26. Sardiniapost.it. it-IT. 2020-05-24.
  15. Web site: Da Tifu a Ntokou, le giovani star della classica al Carloforte Music Festival. Franchini. Alessandra. 2018-07-24. Corriere della Sera. it. 2020-05-24.
  16. Web site: Al Carloforte Music Festival la pianista greca Theodosia Ntoku e i Berliner Camerata. 2017-08-30. Mediterranea. it-IT. 2020-05-24.
  17. Web site: RPO 19/20: Boulanger 360°. Cadogan Hall. en-GB. 2020-05-24.
  18. Web site: Αφιέρωμα στον Σέξπιρ και τη ρωσική/σοβιετική μουσική. Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών. el-GR. 2020-05-24.
  19. Web site: Εξοχη Θεοδοσία Ντόκου με την Κρατική, Του Νίκου Α. Δοντά Kathimerini. www.kathimerini.gr. 2020-05-24.
  20. Web site: "Ονειρό μου είναι να παίζω κάθε δεύτερη μέρα", Του Νίκου Α. Δοντά Kathimerini. www.kathimerini.gr. 2020-05-24.
  21. Web site: 12 ερωτήσεις στην Θεοδοσία Ντόκου. Ερη. Βαρδάκη. 2016-11-01. Ειδήσεις - νέα - Το Βήμα Online. el. 2020-05-24.
  22. Web site: Künstler. 2020-04-30. www.symphonikerhamburg.de. de. 2020-05-24.
  23. Web site: Martha Argerich: Celebrating the Great Pianist at 80. 2021-07-03. Gramophone. en.
  24. Web site: Talento innovativo. Intervista a Theodosia Ntokou Cultura, ATLANTE Treccani, il portale del sapere. 2021-07-03. www.treccani.it. it-IT.
  25. Web site: Martha Argerich and Theodosia Ntokou. www.koa.gr. 2020-05-24.
  26. Web site: Theodosia Ntokou. 2020-11-26. Spotify. en.
  27. Web site: China Music Series - China Music Series. www.chinamusicseries.com. en-gb. 2020-05-24.
  28. Web site: Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition. Alexander & Buono International. en-US. 2020-05-24.
  29. Web site: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 3. www.acteprealable.com.
  30. Web site: Home page Warner Classics. 2020-11-26. www.warnerclassics.com. en.
  31. Web site: Martha Argerich / マルタ・アルゲリッチ Warner Music Japan. 2020-11-26. ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン Warner Music Japan. ja.
  32. Web site: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (arr. for 2 pianos) & Piano Sonata No. 17 ' Tempest'. 2020-11-26. Presto Classical. en.
  33. Web site: Beethoven Warner Classics. 2020-11-26. www.warnerclassics.com. pt.
  34. Web site: 2021-01-13. The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (285): This disc just won't leave my deck. 2021-07-03. Slipped Disc. en.
  35. Web site: 2020-12-14. It's Beethoven's 250th birthday. Our critic's guide to the best new recordings. 2021-07-03. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  36. Web site: Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (arr. piano four hands), etc. 2021-07-03. Classical Music. en.

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