Calliope Tsoupaki
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Calliope Tsoupaki is a Greek pianist and composer.
, Greece
. She studied piano and music theory at the Hellinicon Conservatory in Athens
and composition with Yannis Ioannithis. She continued her studies with Louis Andriessen
at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague
, and graduated in 1992.
After ending her studies, Tsoupaki settled in Amsterdam and began a career as a pianist and composer. Her works have been performed in Europe
and in the United States
and at international music festivals. In 1993 she lived and worked in Budapest
on a three-month residency from the Pepinières Foundation for young artists. In 2007 she took a position teaching composition at Koninklijk Conservatorium.
Tsoupaki's works have been recorded and issued on CD including:
Biography
Calliope Tsoupaki was born in PiraeusPiraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
, Greece
Greece
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. She studied piano and music theory at the Hellinicon Conservatory in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and composition with Yannis Ioannithis. She continued her studies with Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague...
at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, and graduated in 1992.
After ending her studies, Tsoupaki settled in Amsterdam and began a career as a pianist and composer. Her works have been performed in Europe
Europe
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and in the United States
United States
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and at international music festivals. In 1993 she lived and worked in Budapest
Budapest
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on a three-month residency from the Pepinières Foundation for young artists. In 2007 she took a position teaching composition at Koninklijk Conservatorium.
Works
Selected works include:- Enigma for viola solo (1999)
- Medea (Μήδεια) for viola and 3 female voices (1996); words by EuripidesEuripidesEuripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him but according to the Suda it was ninety-two at most...
- When I Was 27 (Στα 27 μου χρόνια) for viola and double bass (1990)
- Music for Saxophones
- Greek Love Songs
- Vita Nova chamber opera for solo voice, baroque violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord
- Sappho's Tears for female voice tenor recorder and violin
Tsoupaki's works have been recorded and issued on CD including:
- Syrinx Saxophone Quartet
- 'Calliope Tsoupaki: St. Luke's Passion (2010)
- Vintage Brisk (2007)