BIOGRAPHY

Klio is an accomplished performer whose career spans solo, chamber and contemporary music, with an international profile built through performances across the UK, Europe and Greece. Known for her clarity, musicality and sensitivity, she has appeared at major concert venues, festivals and recital series, with performances broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Her extensive performance history includes appearances at Royal Festival Hall, St John’s Smith Square, Cadogan Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, the National Portrait Gallery, Brighton Dome and the Marble Hall at Holkham Estate, as well as international festivals and venues in France and Greece. Her festival work includes the Brighton, Hurst, Mayfield, Prokofiev, Peckham Arts and Adur Festivals, alongside international appearances at Les Théophanies in France and major festivals across Greece, including the Sani Festival, Cyclades International Festival, Dimitria, Festival of the Dodecanese and the International Wind Festival at Megaron Concert Hall, Thessaloniki.

A founding member of MELYNTHIA Trio, Klio performs alongside cellist Rebecca Hepplewhite and pianist Grace Mo. The trio has developed a distinctive artistic identity, with a particular interest in bringing music by female composers to wider audiences alongside the established classical and Romantic repertoire. Recent highlights include performances for the Andover Classical Series and Sevenoaks Chamber Music Series, as well as a residency at Megaron Concert Hall in Thessaloniki. In recognition of its artistic work and growing profile, MELYNTHIA Trio has been selected for Making Music’s Recommended Artists’ List for 2026–28.

Klio is equally committed to contemporary music and artistic collaboration, working closely with living composers and premiering new works in the UK and internationally. Recent projects include a series of performances with contemporary music specialist and pianist Jane Beament for New Music Brighton, alongside interdisciplinary collaborations such as FANTASMATA at Peckham Arts Festival and INTERCONNECTIONS ET DIALOGUES at the Château of Carrouges in Normandy.

Alongside her performing career, Klio is deeply committed to music 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 developed a series of narrated concerts for young children, including productions of The Nutcracker Suite, Alice in Wonderland, Aesop’s Fables, The Emperor’s Nightingale and A Christmas Carol, presented across theatres and arts centres. In 2026, they founded Curiouser and Curiouser Productions, with the aim of bringing high-quality, engaging classical music experiences to wider and more diverse audiences. From 2019 to 2023, Klio served as Creative Director of Classical Music Rocks, helping to develop and expand its programme for schools and community audiences across West Norfolk.

Her chamber music career also encompasses extensive touring and outreach work. As part of the AMALTHEA flute and harp duo, she has performed across festivals, concert series and rural arts initiatives including Pound Arts, Villages in Action and Artsreach. She has also performed regularly with clarinettist Shelley Levy as part of the LETO Ensemble, with performances in France, Greece and the UK. Looking ahead, she is developing new collaborations with celebrated harpist Gabriella Dall’Olio, with recent  performances at the Adur Arts Festival and Peak Music Society in September 2026.

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.