Antigoni Goni (born 8 March 1969) is a

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guitarist, recording artist, and performer, who was the founder and Chair of the Pre-College Division of the Guitar Department at the

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Goni was born in

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, Greece, and studied with Evangelos Assimakopoulos at the National Conservatory of Athens, with John Mills at the Royal Academy of Music in

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and extensively in master classes with Julian Bream. She continued her studies with Sharon Isbin at the

in New York. She has performed throughout the

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, Japan,

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, and other countries. Her career blossomed in the mid-1990s after winning the Guitar Foundation of America competition, which resulted in some 65 concerts in North America and a contract with Naxos Records for which she has recorded three highly successful CDs. Goni released an additional solo album, ''Hymn to the Muse'', under Timespan Recordings in 2016. Goni is a professor at the Royal Conservatory in

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, and artist-in-residence for San Francisco Performances. She was Chairman of the Guitar Department at Juilliard Pre-College Division between 1995 and 2004, and she currently holds positions at Columbia University and the Royal Academy of Music in London, splitting her time between both coasts of the United States, Brussels and Athens. In 2007 Goni founde
The Volterra Project
a holistic guitar workshop held in Volterra, Italy each summer.

Discography

* ''Guitar Recital: Antigoni Goni'' (Naxos, 1997) * ''Barrios Mangore, A.: Guitar Music, Vol. 1 (Naxos, 2001)'' * ''DUARTE: Guitar Music'' (2001) * ''RODRIGO: Joaquin Rodrigo - A Portrait'' (Naxos Educational, 2008) ''compilation album'' * ''Hymn to the Muse'' (Timespan Recordings, 2016)

References

External links

Official websiteThe Volterra Project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goni, Antigoni 1969 births Living people Greek classical guitarists Greek music educators Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Juilliard School alumni Women classical guitarists Greek women music educators Musicians from Athens