BIOGRAPHY
Klio began her studies in Greece. She continued with Catherine Cantin and Pierre Dumail at the Paul Dukas Conservatoire in Paris where she gained a Premier Prix at the U.C.E.M 92 flute competition.
Meanwhile she completed an Aesthetics / Philosophy of Art Degree, at the Paris I - La Sorbonne University. She was then awarded a scholarship for Trinity College of Music where she successfully completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance and a Master in Music Degree in the classes of Alan Baker and Wissam Boustany.
Since the beginning of her career Klio has performed extensively both as a soloist and ensemble player in France, Greece, Bulgaria, Ireland and the UK. She has appeared with numerous orchestras and ensembles such as the Wallace Ensemble, Classical Soloists, Haydn Chamber Orchestra, Orion Orchestra, Tempus Orchestra and the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Denmark. Festival appearances include the Mayfield Festival collaborating with Theatre Alive! and theatre director Andrew Visnevski, the Festival of Dodekanison, Demetria Festival and the International Music Festival of Cyclades in Greece. In 2006 she gave with Blaue Reiter Ensemble a first performance in Drill Hall, Lincoln, of Shoenberg’s masterpiece Pierrot Lunaire.
In 2007 she completed Glimpse of Japan, a series of concerts in the UK inspired by Japanese traditional and contemporary artforms. Her special interest in contemporary music has led her to work with new composers and artists such as the SPMN shortlisted composer Evelyn Ficcara and Japanese composer Yoko Kubo. She has commissioned and premiered works at the Queen Elizabeth Hall/Foyer, Blackheath Halls, St James’s Piccadilly, St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Hellenic Centre in London.
Recent performances include concerts at the St John's Smith Square, the Royal Festival Hall, Burgh House, the Foundling Museum in London and the American College of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Klio is a co-founder of the Leto Ensemble with upcoming appearances in Germany, Greece and Scotland. She also performs regularly with concert pianist Gareth Owen and has recently formed the very successful Persephone Duo with cellist Rebecca Hews represented by Alive Network and Chameleon Arts Management.
As an educator Klio has been very busy for the past few years teaching the flute, leading workshops and coaching chamber music ensembles in the U.K. and abroad. Specialising in the early years music education she has worked extensively as a visiting musician in nurseries all around London as well as in organisations such as the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Klio is currently working as a freelance project leader for Trinity College of Music and teaches at the Blackheath Conservatoire.
Contact: klio@klioblonz.com
