European Conservatory of Music

Overview

About us

Awards & Recognitions

Students of the Conservatory have secured significant awards in competitions, while our graduates have been accepted into universities abroad, sometimes securing scholarships. Among the celebrities and professionals in music who studied first at the Conservatory are:

• Alkinoos Ioannidis - composer, lyricist, singer, and orchestrator.

• Dimitris Mesimeris - songwriter and performer.

• Dimitris Regginos - concert guitarist, winner of various International Guitar Competitions.

• George Kypridemos - doctor and researcher at the University of Glasgow, with numerous awards and scholarships at the University.

One of our talented vocal students, Edgar Evoyan, has achieved remarkable success by winning first prizes at prestigious events such as the Galaxy of Talent Festival in Limassol, the Russian International Competition, and the International White Winter Competition in Poland.

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Concerts of the Conservatory

1. Christmas and June's concerts feature all the students of the Conservatory.

2. Annually, a grand concert occurs in the presence of the famous Belgian composer and academic Jacques Leduc. Advanced students, the Orchestra, and the Choir of the Conservatory participate in this concert.

For the Music Year

• The Conservatory organized three concerts featuring German, French, and Spanish Baroque music.

For the Conservatory's anniversary

• A concert was held for the Conservatory's thirtieth anniversary in the presence of Mr. Jacques Leduc. Graduates of the Conservatory, who have continued their studies and excelled in music, performed in this concert, which was honored by the presence of the President of the House of Representatives, Mr. G. Homerou. The following participated:

  • Marianna Galidi, who presented the program.

  • Piano: Agni Sakas, George Kypridemos, Elena Matsa, Kleio Papadia, Leoni Chatziithoma, and Maria Loucaidou.

  • Violin: George Hatzigeorgiou.

  • Guitar: Dimitris Regginos.

  • Voice: Gore Melian

  • Composer and singer Alkinoos Ioannidis covered the second part with his and other songs.

     

• For the fortieth anniversary, the Orchestra of the Conservatory performed two Concertos with soloists who are students of the Conservatory. The concert included Giovanni Gambini's Piano Concerto with 13-year-old Nefeli and J. Haydn's Concerto in D Major with 17-year-old Karolina, under the direction of the orchestra by Koulis Lykniotis.

  • 16-year-old award-winning Edgar and Conservatory graduate Georgia Polyniki performed with the accompaniment of Zara Barkhoutarian. Angela Charalambous performed works by Jacques Leduc on the piano. The Choir of the Conservatory, under the direction of Zara, sang Napolitan songs. Demetris Messimeris completed the second part with his songs and, together with the orchestra, closed the concert with "Bella Chiao," sung by all.

 

 

* The Composer and Academic of Belgium, Jacques Leduc, and the Famous Pianist Cyprien Katsaris, who guide the Conservatory and preside over the annual examinations, expressed their opinions with very flattering comments.

* Picture from the 30th anniversary of the European Conservatory of Music, showing Alkinoos Ioannidis with Jacques Leduc. The European Conservatory of Cyprus has provided the photographic material.

Facilities & Staff

Biography of Mrs. Litsa Koutalari - Ioannou - Director:

Litsa Koutalari-Ioannou was born in Nicosia. She attended piano lessons with Eleni and Evy Maxouti from a young age. She graduated from the Hellenic Conservatory of Athens, from the class of pianist George Georgiadis, winning first prize. She continued her postgraduate studies in Brussels at the Conservatoire Royale de Musique, where she worked with the renowned pianist Andre Dumortier and the acclaimed composers Jacques Leduc, Jacqueline Fortyn-Schmit, and Jacques Stehman in piano, harmony, counterpoint, and music history.

She has performed with orchestras and given solo piano recitals in Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Finland, Austria, France, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and more. In 2004, she participated in the festival for Romanian and Greek music at Ateneul Roman in Bucharest. Her performances have been recorded by radio and television channels in Cyprus and Greece and by the Bulgarian National Radio. She has given piano recitals for four hands and performed her concerto for two pianos with the Belgrade Philharmonic, which was broadcast live by Yugoslav Radio.

She has prepared a series of musical programs for Cyprus Radio and has published articles on musical topics. Ms. Litsa Koutalari-Ioannou is the Director of the European Conservatory of Cyprus. She has served as the president of the Cyprus Music Committee and a member of the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA) Cyprus Committee. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Music Schools of Cyprus and one of the founding members and Honorary Vice President of the Evangelia Tziarri Music Foundation.

She has recorded a digital album titled "Italian Masters of the 17th and 18th centuries," featuring the concerto Cambini for piano and orchestra conducted by Petros Papazian and works by Callupi, Crazioli, and De Rossi (the latter three being world premiere recordings).

Differentiation points

Courses & Programs

• Piano

• Violin

• Violoncello

• Guitar

• Singing

• Saxophone

• All other wind instruments

• Music Theory and History

• Music pre-education

 

* Students who wish to do so can also sit concurrently for the Royal Schools ABRSM examinations from Grade 1 to Grade 8 and even up to the Performing level.

The examinations of the Conservatory are conducted by a Committee chaired by the famous pianist Cyprien Katsaris.