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Lisa Archontidi-Tsaldaraki
ABOUT
Lisa debuted at the Athens Megaron in 2023 and has twice performed live as a guest of Sound Out on Resonance FM 104.4. In 2019, Lisa toured Germany as a soloist with the Bromley Youth Chamber Orchestra, culminating with a performance in Leipzig at the Bach Denkmal. Other highlights include Steinway Hall, Portsmouth Cathedral, St Michael’s Sittingbourne, Benslow ILS for their 90th anniversary, and having two articles published in the Strad magazine.
She was awarded Silver prize at the Convimus International Violin Competition in July 2022, as well as top prizes at the Primuz, Medici, and Napolinova International Competitions in 2021. Lisa also won the 1st prize and the title of Young Musician of the Year in the Rotary South-East England and Gibraltar District Competition in 2019.
Lisa founded the Arquia Duo with fellow pianist, Tiffany Qiu, in 2020. Their performance of the Debussy Violin Sonata was presented at the 2020 AEMC Conference in Italy and it was subsequently included in the book and CD publication (Vernon Press, 2021).
Lisa has performed in masterclasses by violinists such as James Ehnes, Ning Feng, Joel Smirnoff, Cihat Askin, Dong-Suk Kang, Yuzuko Horigome, So-Ock Kim, Lana Trotovsek and Maxine Kwok-Adams. She has also received further coaching from London Symphony Orchestra’s co-leader, Carmine Lauri, and the sub-principal of the Oxford Philharmonic, Emanuela Buta.
Lisa completed her Bachelor’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music, where she is currently a postgraduate in the class of Rodney Friend, MBE. Lisa performs on a G.F. Pressenda violin (1847) kindly on loan from the Royal Academy of Music.
Events
Violin & piano recital featuring the Violin Sonata by Manolis Kalomiris in celebration of the composer's 140th birthday.
Lisa Archontidi-Tsaldaraki and pianist, Panayotis Archontides, perform works from the debut CD, "Rhapsody" in Benslow Music Trust's Palmer Hall.
Lisa Archontidi-Tsaldaraki gives a recital of works by Kalomiris, Debussy and Szymanowski, with fellow Convivium Artist, Panayotis Archontides.
Appearance in the Manson Ensemble alongside members of the London Sinfonietta and sopranos, Abigail Sinclair and Lisa Dafydd, performing music by the late composer, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, in the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Masterclass with renowned soloist and Visiting Professor of Violin, James Ehnes, at the Royal Academy of Music.
Lunchtime concert of chamber music works, featuring the harp, by English composer Arnold Bax.
Lunchtime concert of chamber works, featuring the harp, by English composer Arnold Bax.
Appearance in Steinway Hall as guest artist with Ivory Duo Piano Ensemble performing Constantinidis Suite and Ravel Tzigane.
Guest appearance performing Ravel Tzigane with Panayotis Archontides of the Ivory Duo Piano Ensemble.
Lunchtime concert at the Royal Academy of Music, in collaboration with mezzo-soprano, Hera Protopapas, performing duets by Vaughan Williams, Clarke, Holst and Sandström.
Lisa will be performing as part of the Benslow ILS alumni concert 2022. For more info and tickets, visit: https://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?pageid=3231
Premiere of "Vanishing Point" for solo violin by British composer, Matthew Perrett.
Join online to see new video content from the winners of the International Violin Competition Napolinova. Lisa's new video recorded specifically for the Napolinova Festival (online) at Steinway Hall, London. Join us at 4PM GMT/5PM CET on the Facebook page of the Associazione Napolinova. To see the performance: https://youtu.be/niECUwAmHQc
Masterclass with violinist Ning Feng as performer, along with another three selected violinists from the Academy.
Public Masterclass with students of the Friend's International Violin Academy and the famous Turkish violinist and pedagogue Cihat Askin.
The Arquia Duo will share their video of Debussy's Sonata.
Join us online or on FM104.4. Guests: Lisa and the Ivory Duo Piano Ensemble.
