Irene Mavrou [Performance]

Pianist

Irini Mavrou was born in Athens, Greece. She received her piano diploma under the guidance of Domna Evnouchidou. The same year she was admitted at the University of Music of Graz, Austria, from where she received her Master’s degree while acquiring, at the same time, her Primary Music Education degree. She is a graduate of the Musicology Department of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. She is a founding member of the “Piandaemonium” ensemble (6 pianos – 12 pianists). She collaborated with the National Theatre of Northern Greece in several productions as a pianist. In 2008, she was the music coach of the performance Isn’t it strange? teaching the music of Thanos Mikroutsikos. Her activities include recitals, chamber music concerts as well as recordings. She is one of the most active musicians of her generation, choosing innovative approaches and inter-artistic presentations, bringing together piano playing with acting, visual arts and literature. Her artistic activities are complemented by her dedicated transmission of pianistic values and the application of modern educational ideas in her teaching.