{"id":1507,"date":"2026-03-29T16:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/almacorneaionescu.ro\/jury\/lito-thomou\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:58:14","slug":"lito-thomou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/almacorneaionescu.ro\/en\/jury\/lito-thomou\/","title":{"rendered":"Lito Thomou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;17vw||17vw||false&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/almacorneaionescu.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lito-Thomou.jpeg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Lito Thomou&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;320px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;320px&#8221; height=&#8221;320px&#8221; max_height=&#8221;320px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|200px|200px|200px|200px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|500|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; transform_translate_linked=&#8221;off&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;70%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"p2\">Lito Thomou<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Lito Thomou born in Athens. She began piano lessons at six years old and at seventeen she graduated from the National Conservatory (class M. Mavrikou) with First Prize and Excellence exceptional service.<\/p>\n<p>Then she continued her studies with Constantin and Julia Ganevi in Sofia and Bulgaria with Germaine Mounier the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, from where she graduated with the Diplome Superieur d&#8217;Execution de piano with the highest distinction.<\/p>\n<p>Her teachers were among others, Alexander Jenner and Rudolph Keher Academy of Vienna , Jenny Jacharieva, Achilles delle Vigne and Ralph Nattkemper in Brussels and Germaine Mounier in the Salzburg Summer Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Awarded at international piano competitions , Concorso Pianistico giovani pianisti in Marsala , Albert Roussel in Sofia and Guilde in Paris, and the competition CH.O.N in Athens.<\/p>\n<p>She has appeared as soloist with orchestras collaborating in chamber music and solo recitals in many European countries ( Greece , Italy , France , Belgium , Switzerland , Bulgaria , Ukraine ) wresting always very good reviews.<\/p>\n<p>She has recorded occasionally for the State Radio and Television of Greece , Bulgaria and Ukraine, and Vatican Radio.<\/p>\n<p>In repertoire belong outside of the masterpieces of the classical period and projects and other composers of the modern repertoire , much of which is present in the first Panhellenic execution. In this context she has worked with the ensemble &#8221; Skalkotas &#8221; with the Greek Composers Union , with the Orchestra of Colors , and the Camerata &#8211; Orchestra of the Friends of Music.<\/p>\n<p>In the spring of 2012 released the cd &#8220;metamorphosis&#8221;, in collaboration with oboist Spyros Kontos , with works by contemporary Greek composers for piano and oboe , recorded the world premiere , which won honors from the Association of Greek theater and music reviews as the best cd Greek interest for the year 2012. 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