Athanasia Kontou

Available to hire

Skills

Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
Greek, Modern
Fluent
German
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

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Education

Master of Music in Composition at Royal Northern College of Music
October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2025
Postgraduate Diploma Advanced Studies in Composition at Royal Northern College of Music
October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019
Graduated with Distinction (90%)
Aritstic Research Doctorate (Doctor Artium) at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw)
October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2026
Doctor of Arts – Artistic Research Doctorate at mdw (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna)
January 1, 2023 - June 29, 2026
Master of Music in Composition at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019
Postgraduate Diploma in Composition at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017
Piano Diploma at Dimitris Demopoulos Music School, Kozani
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2017
Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue Diploma at Dimitris Demopoulos Music School, Kozani
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2017

Qualifications

Nomination for an Ivor Novello Award in the Best Large Ensemble piece category
October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023
https://ivorsacademy.com/nominee/antigone-pure-in-her-crime/
Rushworth Composition Prize
October 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019
mdw Scholarship for the Artistic Doctoral Program
January 1, 2025 - June 29, 2026
mdw Scholarship for the Artistic Doctoral Program
January 1, 2024 - June 29, 2026
Ivor Novello Award Nomination – Best Large Ensemble Composition (Antigone: pure in her crime)
January 1, 2023 - June 29, 2026
Rushworth Composition Prize – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
January 1, 2019 - June 29, 2026
Patricia Cunliffe Composition Prize – RNCM
January 1, 2019 - June 29, 2026
Entrance Scholarship for the PGDip in Composition – RNCM
January 1, 2018 - June 29, 2026
Patricia Cunliffe Composition Prize – RNCM
January 1, 2018 - June 29, 2026
Entrance Scholarship for the MMus in Composition – RNCM
January 1, 2017 - June 29, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Other
    The Styx

    The Styx is an experimental interdisciplinary project that combines poetry, film and opera.

    The story follows a woman who receives therapy for PTSD; in a parallel plane, she is guided through Hades by Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, and called to process the ghosts of her traumatic past.

    The text and score for The Styx was developed, recorded and mixed with the assistance of a project grant from Arts Council England. An accompanying film is in development.