Nikolia Garoufalidou

Biography

1 st round : Havanaise by Saint Saens

2 nd round: Mozart sonata e minor

                    Bruch concerto 1st movement 

Semi final:  bruch concerto 3td movement WITHOUT  piano accompaniment due to sudden unforeseen health problems of our partners.

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Born on the 5th November 2009 in Athens.
Coming from a musical family, it was a matter of time that a small violin would end up in the hands of Nicolia at the age of four and a half.She started her studies at the Athens College conservatoire (class of Mr. Panagiotopoulos) and has appeared on many professional concerts at the college since the age of 8.

Since April 2020 she is studying with Professor Kirill Troussov.

She has played many concerts in Greece and has performed regularly in France at “Academie de Jeunes Solists”Mezin-Toulouse

Recognizing her exceptional talent, Athens College has awarded her the very prestigious “Scholarship of Special Interest” which is a full scholarship  over the period of the next six years.

She is a first prize winner of “Grand Prize Virtuoso” 2021 Bonn and Salzburg competition

Platinum medalist of “Global International Music Competition 2021”.

Gold medal of “Global Genius Music Competition 2021 “

Platinum medal of “Grand Maestro International Music Competition “

Gold medal of “e-contest International Music Competition”

Gold Prize & Stylish Video Special Prize in category Young Artist - Age 12 & Under London young musician 2021-22

2021 US New Star Strings Competition Top Performer Second Runner Up for the entire competition and Group II FIRST Prize.

She has performed   in Bonn, “Beethoven House” and Salzburg, “Solitär Mozarteum”.

Since September 2021 she is the leader of the Athens College Symphony Orchestra 

She will make her Athens debut as a soloist with the Camerata Junior orchestra next May at the Athens Megaron concert hall.

She plays on a three quarter violin and bow kindly on loan by Geigenbau Eriks (Vienna)