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Ivi Papathanasiou

Ήβη Παπαθανασίου

Cellist

Athens State Orchestra

Ivi Papathanasiou studied piano and harmony at the Municipal Conservatory of Larissa, counterpoint and fugue at the New Conservatory of Thessaloniki, musicology at the Department of Musical Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and cello at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki (class of Dimitris Patras). She continued her studies at the Trinity College of Music in London with Derek Aviss and in 1997 obtained a postgraduate degree with distinction, while in 1998 she completed the Master in Performance and Related Studies from the University of London (distinction for her thesis on “The Suites for solo cello by J.S. Bach and their performance by Pablo Casals”).

She has performed in concerts as a soloist or as a member of chamber music ensembles in Greece, England, and the Czech Republic. She has won many first prizes in competitions at Trinity College, as well as in the string category of the Angloczechoslovak Trust competition. Since 2001, she has been a permanent member of the State Orchestra of Athens. She recorded music by G.A. Papaioannou for a CD released in May 2013 by Naxos, which was awarded by the Union of Music and Theatre Critics in 2015.

Source: Athens State Orchestra

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	March 10, 2002	Larissa Municipal Conservatory	Larissa	Greece	N/A	N/A	Ivi Papathanasiou (cello), Kostas Hardas (pianist)	N/A	Cello Sonata, Op. 59
2	February 6, 2006	Philippos Nakas Conservatoire Hall	Athens	Greece	Humour and melancholy in the music of the twentieth century [Χιούμορ και μελαγχολία στη μουσική του εικοστού αιώνα]	Philippos Nakas Conservatoire	Ivi Papathanasiou (cello), Kostas Chardas (piano)	N/A	Cello Sonata Op. 49
3	February 2, 2015	Philippos Nakas Conservatoire Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	Philippos Nakas Conservatoire	Stefanos Nasos (piano) [Op. 17a, 48], Apostolos Palios (piano) [Op. 17a, 48], Marinos Tranoudakis (percussion) [Op. 17a], Ivi Papathanasiou (cello) [Op. 59], Kostas Chardas (piano) [Op. 59]	N/A	Tanagraea Op. 17a, Contrastes Op. 48, Cellos Sonata Op. 59

Works

#	Cover Image	Catalogue Number	Work Title	Subtitle	Opus	Instrumentation	Remarks	Work Page
1		YSC102	Sonata	for Cello and Piano	59	Cello and Piano		View

Discography

#	Album Cover	Title	Artist(s)	Work(s) by Sicilianos	Format	Label	Release Date	Album Page
1		Yorgo Sicilianos 1920-2005: Anniversary edition for the ten years after his passing	Apostolos Palios, Ivi Papathanasiou, Kostas Chardas, Marinos Tranoudakis, Stefanos Nasos	Contrastes for Two Pianos on a Chromatique Theme by Orlande de Lassus Op. 48, Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 59, Tanagraea Ballet Suite for two Pianos and Percussion Op. 17a	Digital	Irida Classical	2016	View

References

“Ίβη Παπαθανασίου,” Athens State Orchestra, accessed August 19, 2024, https://www.koa.gr/gr/musicians/Ήβη-Παπαθανασίου.
Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 144
Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020) , 278

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