Calliope Tsoupaki ( gr, Καλλιόπη Τσουπάκη; born 27 May 1963) is a Greek pianist and composer.

Biography

Calliope Tsoupaki was born in

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. She studied piano and music theory at the Hellinicon Conservatory in

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and composition with Yannis Ioannidis. She continued her studies with

Louis Andriessen Louis Joseph Andriessen (; 6 June 1939 – 1 July 2021) was a Dutch composer, pianist and academic teacher. Considered the most influential Dutch composer of his generation, he was a central proponent of The Hague school of composition. Although ...

at the Royal Conservatory in

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, and graduated in 1992. After ending her studies, Tsoupaki settled in Amsterdam and began a career as a pianist and composer. Her works have been performed in

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and in the

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and at international music festivals. In 1993 she lived and worked in

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on a three-month residency from the Pepinières Foundation for young artists. In 2007 she took a position teaching composition at Koninklijk Conservatorium. Since 2018 Calliope Tsoupaki is the composer laureate of the Netherlands.

Works

Selected works include: *''Enigma'' for viola solo (1999) *''Medea'' (Μήδεια) for viola and 3 female voices (1996); words by

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*''When I Was 27'' (Στα 27 μου χρόνια) for viola and double bass (1990) *''Music for Saxophones'' *''Greek Love Songs'' *''Vita Nova'' chamber opera for solo voice, baroque violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord *''Sappho's Tears'' for female voice, tenor recorder and violin Tsoupaki's works have been recorded and issued on CD including: *''Syrinx Saxophone Quartet'' *Calliope Tsoupaki: St. Luke's Passion''

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(2010) *''Vintage Brisk'' (2007) *''Thin Air'' (2020) *''Black Moon'' (2012) Trytone, 2022

References

External links

Calliope Tsoupaki website
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