BIOGRAPHY

An accomplished flautist , Klio's performances have been warmly received both in the UK and internationally. She has appeared as a soloist and ensemble player in concert halls, festivals, and recital series, bringing clarity, musicality, and sensitivity to every performance. Her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and featured in events including the Brighton Festival, Hurst Festival, Mayfield Festival, Prokofiev Festival, Peckham Arts Festival, Adur Festival, Les Theophanies International  in France, and several Festivals in her native Greece, such as the Sani Festival , Cyclades International Festival, Dimitria, Festival of Dedekanison and the International Wind Festival at Megaron Concert Hall, Thessaloniki. Venues have included St John’s Smith Square, Royal Festival Hall, Cadogan Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, the National Portrait Gallery, Brighton Dome, and the Marble Hall at Holkham Estate.

A founding member of MELYNTHIA Trio, Klio performs alongside cellist Rebecca Hepplewhite and pianist Grace Mo. The Trio has a special interest in showcasing works by female composers, alongside a broader repertoire of classical and romantic music written for this unique combination. More recently MELYNTHIA has  performed at The Lights Theatre for the Andover  Classical Series and at the Ship Theatre for Sevenoaks Chamber Music Series and undertook a short residency at the Megaron Concert Hall in Thessaloniki, Greece. Klio is also active in contemporary music, collaborating with new composers and premiering numerous works in the UK and abroad. Her most recent collaboration has been with contemporary music specialist and pianist Jane Beament for a series of concerts for New Music Brighton. She has participated in interdisciplinary projects including FANTASMATA at Peckham Arts Festival and INTERCONNECTIONS ET DIALOGUES at the Château of Carrouges, Normandie.

Her chamber and duo work includes extensive touring with the AMALTHEA flute and harp duo, performing in festivals, concert series, and rural arts initiatives such as Pound Arts, Villages in Action, and Artsreach. She is currently working with harpist Gabriella Dall’Olio for upcoming performances at the Adur Arts Festival and the Peak Music Society in September 2026.  Klio has also performed regularly with clarinettist Shelley Levy as part of the LETO Ensemble, with concerts in France, Greece and the U.K.

Klio is  deeply committed to education and outreach. She has led early years music initiatives for Trinity College of Music, delivered workshops in schools and museums, and performed for the family concert series Bach to Baby. Together with pianist Grace Mo and soprano Mairead Sheerin, she has also developed a narrated concert series for young children, including productions of The Nutcracker Suite, Alice in Wonderland, Aesop's Fables, The Emperor's Nightingale, and A Christmas Carol, which have been presented across theatres and arts centres. From 2019 to 2023, she served as Creative Director for Classical Music Rocks, helping to develop and expand its programme for schools and community audiences in West Norfolk.

Klio’s early musical training began in Greece before she studied with Catherine Cantin and Pierre Dumail at the Paul Dukas Conservatoire in Paris, where she was awarded a Premier Prix at the U.C.E.M 92 flute competition. She also holds a degree in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art from Paris I – La Sorbonne University. Subsequently, she was awarded a scholarship to Trinity College of Music, where she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance and a Master of Music under Alan Baker and Wissam Boustany.