Piano at Aloni
Two-Day Piano Festival
On August 9 and 10, one of the most important musical institutions of Aloni Theater continues: the “Piano at Aloni” Piano Festival, which is being held for the 12th consecutive year.
- Date
- Sunday, 9 August 2026
- Venue
- Theatro Aloni · Agios Georgios Nileias
Created in collaboration with the internationally renowned pianist and educator Agathi Leimoni, the festival has, over the years, highlighted emerging internationally acclaimed Greek pianists, making a significant contribution to supporting the new generation of musicians.
This year’s edition will feature soloists Angeliki Georga and Evelina Antemisari on Sunday, August 9, followed by soloists Olga Vasilaina and Angeliki Giannopoulou on Monday, August 10, continuing a tradition of artistic excellence that has become an integral part of Aloni Theater’s identity.
Programme
Αγγελική ΓεωργάSUN 09 AUG
- 1. J.S Bach
- Toccata in E minor BWV 914
- 2. Maurice Ravel
- Sonatine
- I. Modéré
- II. Mouvement de menuet
- III. Animé
- 3. Μάνος Χατζιδάκις
- Ιονική Σουίτα no IV
- 4. Robert Schumann
- Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
- I. Allegro
- II. Romanze
- III. Scherzino
- IV. Intermezzo
- V. Finale
Εβελίνα ΑντεμισάρηSUN 09 AUG
- Mozart
- Sonata in Bb Major, K. 333, 1st Movement
- Chopin
- Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
- Aram Khachaturian
- Masquerade Suite
- Nahre Sol
- Coucou Waltz and First Tango
- Hadjidakis
- ”Syrtos” (For a Little White Seashell, Op. 1)
Όλγα ΒασίλαιναMON 10 AUG
- Beethoven
- sonata op.109
- Scriabin
- etude op.42 no.5
- Liszt
- Troi études de concert, S.144 „un sospiro“
- Liszt
- „Grandes études de Paganini“ S.141 no.6
Αγγελική ΓιαννοπούλουMON 10 AUG
- J.F. Rameau
- Le Rappel des Oiseaux, Les Sauvages (6')
- M Ravel
- Sonatine (11')
- J. Brahms
- Fantasien op.116 (22')
Biographies
Αγγελική Γεωργά — Angeliki Georga
Sunday 9 August
Angeliki Georga was born in Athens in 2000 and is a graduate of the Department of Industrial Management and Technology at the University of Piraeus. She completed her piano studies at the Pythagorean Conservatory, in the class of Agathe Leimoni, earning a piano diploma with the highest honors. She is currently continuing her musical development at the historic Schola Cantorum in Paris, in the diploma class of the same teacher. Her artistic path is marked by significant achievements in international piano competitions: she was awarded 1st Prize out of competition at “Piano Magic 2026” 3rd Prize at “Piano Magic 2024” as well as 3rd Prize at the international “Strumenti & Musica Festival” competition in Spoleto, Italy. Her musical training has also been enriched through her participation in distinguished academies such as the Primavera Pianistica Aquiles delle Vigne (2024) and the Poros Piano Academy (2023, 2024), where she had the honor of performing alongside the Athens Orchestra Sinfonietta and receiving instruction in masterclasses with distinguished pianists.She has performed in important concert venues, including the Parnassos Literary Society, the historic Schola Cantorum de Paris, and the Aetopouleio Cultural Center. Στο πιάνο: Absolute First Prize και Beethoven Musical Sensibility Special Award στον «Beethoven International Music Competition UK», First Prize και Expressive Performance Special Prize στον «UK International Music Competition», First Prize στον «10th Maria Cherogiorgou - Sigara Music Competition”, κ.α. Στη Σύνθεση: Absolute First Prize και Great Creativity Special Prize στον «World Melody Music Competition» για το έργο της «Second Thoughts”, First Prize στον International Competition “Cyprus - Greece - Hellenes abroad για το έργο της «The voice of Cyprus» κ.α..
Εβελίνα Αντεμισάρη — Evelina Antemisari
Sunday 9 August
Evelina Antemisari was born in 2005 in Athens. In September 2023, she was accepted to the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London, where she is studying Piano Performance (Bachelor of Music, BMus) with the internationally renowned pianists Dina Parakhina & Richard Uttley as well as Music Composition (Second study) with the composer Haris Kittos, with a full scholarship funded by International Foundations and Groups of Companies (R ENERGY1, Electra Hotels & Resorts, Tsavliris Cultural Foundation, Bodossaki Foundation, Aegean Airlines). She is a graduate of Pierce - The American College of Greece, where she studied on a music scholarship and excelled in her studies. She was awarded the “ACG Pierce Orchestra Award” for her excellence and her valuable contribution to the school’s Orchestra. She was also honored by ACG (Pierce - Deree - Alba) as she was included in the anniversary book that The American College of Greece published, celebrating the professional and personal accomplishments of 100 of its most outstanding ACG alumni for the past 150 years of its existence. At a young age, she began studying piano with her mother Chrysa Diagourta. Later she continued her studies with professor Dimitris Toufexis and she received her Piano Diploma from the Filarmoniko Odeio Pefkis at the age of 14, receiving the maximum score of “Excellent unanimously with a First Prize” and was honored with the Conservatory’s Gold Medal, which is rarely awarded. She also holds a Grade 8 Violin Performance (ABRSM 2021, G. Mandylas) as well as the Diploma in Harmony (2020) and Grade 6 Music Theory (ABRSM 2021, Th. Broutzakis). She has also studied Jazz improvisation on alto saxophone with A. Ladopoulos and on piano with C. Mastrogiannidis. She has also been a member of the internationally awarded Rosarte Choir (2012- 2019). Evelina has given piano recitals and performed in many concerts across multiple European countries. (UK, Austria, Italy, Greece and more). She has also won several prizes in National and International piano and composition competitions. Piano: Absolute First Prize and Beethoven Musical Sensibility Special Award at the «Beethoven International Music Competition UK», First Prize and Expressive Performance Special Prize at the «UK International Music Competition», First Prize at the «10th Maria Cherogiorgou- Sigara Music Competition”, and more. Composition: Absolute First Prize and Great Creativity Special Prize at the «World Melody Music Competition» for her piece «Second Thoughts”, First Prize at the International Competition “Cyprus - Greece - Hellenes abroad for her piece « The voice of Cyprus» and more. She has participated in international Music Academies such as the Mozarteum University Summer Academy (2022) and in piano, composition and orchestra conducting seminars with leading pianists, composers and conductors such as Robert Levin, Michael Korstick, Konstantinos Destounis, Alain Lefevre, Brandt Fredriksen, Jacques Rouvier, Andreas Groethuysen, Danny Driver, Vassilia Efstathiadou, Jonathan Girard, Lina Tonia and others. She has also attended masterclasses with the internationally renowned Lang Lang, John Powell, Alan Silvestri, Joe Hisaishi, Giuseppe Ravi, David Arnold, Barry Wordsworth, Gavin Greenaway and others. As a member of the RCM Choir she has collaborated with the conductors Sir Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins and Sophie Jeannin. She promotes Environmental Awareness as an active member of HELMEPA (Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association)
Όλγα Βασίλαινα — Olga Vassilena
Monday 10 August
Olga Vassilena was born in Athens in 2004. She began piano lessons at the age of four with Agathe Leimoni, with whom she completed her studies at the Hellenic Conservatory, graduating with a Piano Diploma awarded “with Dinstiction, unanimously” in 2022. She is currently studying at the University of Macedonia, in the Department of Music Science and Art, specializing in piano under the guidance of Igor Petrin. At the same time, she is enrolled at the Schola Cantorum de Paris, continuing her studies with Agathe Leimoni at the Supérieur level. She has received distinctions in competitions in Greece and abroad. Among them are first prizes in both the first and second categories at the “H.O.N.” Competition in Athens (2013–2019), first prize at the international competition “Mille e una Notte” in Italy (2015), and third prize at the international competition “Città di Spoleto” in Italy (2025). She also won first prize in chamber music at the “Ilias Kouskouvelis” Competition in Thessaloniki in 2024. She has participated in numerous masterclasses in Greece and abroad with distinguished pianists and pedagogues, including Nikos Kyriosoglou, Georgios Emmanouil Lazaridis, Christian Petersen, Oliver Kern, Michael Wladkowski, Yuri Bogdanov, Denis Chefanov, Lilia Boyadjieva, Borislava Taneva, Sergey Senkov, Amandine Savary, and Aquiles Delle Vigne. She has performed in solo piano recitals at academies, festivals, and major concert venues such as the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron), the Parnassos Literary Society, and the Theocharakis Foundation— some of which were broadcast live on the Hellenic Radio Third Programme—as well as at the Ehrbar Saal in Vienna. She has also appeared as a soloist with orchestras such as the Geringas Chamber Orchestra at the Blackmore Music Academy in Berlin (2024), and the Athens Sinfonietta at the International Summer Piano Academy in Poros (2016 and 2019).
Αγγελική Γιαννοπούλου — Angeliki Giannopoulou
Monday 10 August
Angeliki Giannopoulou, who was recently included in the Forbes “30 Under 30” list, for her achievements within the domain of music and culture, is a Greek pianist based in London. Angeliki won the first prize in the 6th TPF competition in April 2025, as well as the first prize at the Harriet Cohen Memorial Baroque Prize at RAM, resulting in her being included in the Musicians’ Company young artist scheme. She had her debut at the Athens Megaron Concert Hall after winning the Competition from the Kaloy Foundation in collaboration with the Megaron Concert Hall and the Greek Radio 3, chosen by prestigious jury with head, Janis Vakarelis. Other recent successes include the Jock Holden Mozart Prize, the Louis Carus Duo Prize with Ines Alves, the Turnbull Piano Foundation prize and the Peter Lindsay Miller Prize. Notable performances include recital with KOA’s first clarinetist Spyros Mourikis, Beethoven 4th concerto at the Kaunas Philharmonic, Solo recital at the Thessaloniki Soloist Festival, Solo recital at the Kalamata Music Days. She performed Chamber Music Recital at the ancient Messene theater, Chamber music recital at the Apple Hill festival in the US as a fellow with a full scholarship. Angeliki is studying at the Royal Academy of Music (Master of Piano Performance) with Ian Fountain and the support of Munster Trust and the Turnbull foundation. In 2024, she graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying with Fali Pavri and Sinae Lee. Born in Athens, Greece, she attended the Music High School of Pallini, Athens. She received her piano Artist Diploma from the Athenaeum Conservatory with Excellent and First Prize studying under the direction of Nelli Semitekolo, whilst also working with Alexia Mouza. Over the years, she has worked with influential classical music figures such as Stephen Hough, Steven Osbourne, Lucas Geniushas, Charles Owens, David Dolan, Roy Howat and others. She has given interviews at the Greek national radio 3 with renowned host Christos Papageorgiou, as well as performing for the British Ambassador in Greece and giving a lecture recital for the students of the Athens Conservatoire. Other interests include harpsichord, having worked with Jan Waterfield and Grammy award winner David Watkin, as well as curation and research on female composers, having completed her research internship with the Boulanger Initiative in Washington DC.