Anastasia Antonacos, piano
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Anastasia Antonacos has given notable performances around the world as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. She has played at venues such as the Salle Cortot, Casa Orfeo, Holland’s Alkmaar Conservatory, and Alice Tully Hall. She has also played in Greece, Russia, France, and Belgium, as well as various places in the U.S., including Washington D.C., where she testified for funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
She won First Place at the International Young Artist Music Competition in Bulgaria, and she holds prizes from the Capdepera International Piano Competition in Mallorca and the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Competition. In 2004 the Greek Women’s University Club of Chicago awarded her the Kanellos Award. She attended the Holland Music Sessions, the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, and the Wilhelm Kempff Beethoven Course in Positano, Italy, where she was one of eight pianists selected for an intensive study of Beethoven led by John O’Conor.
Dr. Antonacos has made solo appearances with the Portland Symphony Orchestra and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Some of the musicians she has collaborated with include members of the Vermeer and Cassatt Quartets, and renowned pianists Leonard Hokanson and Edmund Battersby. She holds doctoral and master’s degrees in piano performance from Indiana University. She has been a chamber music coach at Bay Chamber Concerts’ Next Generation program for many years, and she regularly serves as a masterclass teacher and adjudicator. A dedicated teacher, Anastasia is a member of the music faculty at the University of Southern Maine and Bowdoin College. Visit Dr. Antonacos' comprehensive Web
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Contact:
Anastasia
Antonacos
University of Southern Maine School of Music
37 College Avenue
Gorham, ME 04038
207-780-5265