Evelina Antemisari piano

Chopin – Ballade No.3 in A flat major, Op.47
Debussy – Images (Book I) 
Khachaturian – Masquerade Suite

It was nice to hear Evelina Antemisari at St Olave’s today A beautiful church dedicated to helping and following the progress of young musicians studying in London. A church that has a piano of German pedigree still with a noble voice to resound around this historic church surrounded by modern monsters of Guerkins and Diamond shaped high rise office blocks.

A student of Kostantinos Destonis in Greece who I well remember playing here when he was studying for his PHD.

And now his student filling this same space with Chopin, Debussy and Khachaturian as she too pursues a musical pedigree at the Royal College under the guidance of the distinguished pianist Dina Parakhina.

Early days yet but playing of great musicianship and style . Despite her small hand she allowed Chopin’s third Ballade to flow with luminosity with a flowing tempo and playing of great delicacy and timeless beauty.

Debussy’s first book of Images where her reflections in water were of great sensitivity and a kaleidoscope of colour. Streams of notes out of which emerged the melodic line with passionate conviction before dying away to a mere whisper. Her ‘Homage a Rameau’ was played with aristocratic nobility and control with a very atmospheric ending . A remarkable sense of line allowed her to steer her way with authority through the continuous outpouring of notes that cover the entire keyboard in the final ‘ Mouvement ‘

Ending with Khachaturians ever popular Masquerade Suite she brought each of the five pieces vividly to life with verve and style.

An encore from an enthusiastic public was her way of thanking a very full church for battling with the elements for a moment of peace and beauty next to the Tower of London in the heart of the city

Evelina Antemisari (Athens, August 30th, 2005). At the age of 6 she started studying Piano with her mother-piano teacher Chrissa Diagourta. Her piano professors: Katerina Papadakou(2014-16), Dimitris Toufexis(2016-22), Konstantinos Destounis(2022-present). At the age of 14 she was awarded a Professor’s and Performer’s Piano Diploma with «Excellent, a 1st prize and the Gold Medal of the Philharmonic Conservatory». She also plays the Violin and the Alto Saxophone at a high level. Other music Diplomas: Diploma of Harmony with a grade of «Excellent» (Philharmonic Conservatory, T.Broutzakis, 2020) Grade 6 Music Theory Diploma (T.Broutzakis,ABRSM,2021) Grade 8 Violin Diploma (G.Mandylas,ABRSM,2021). She studied at Pierce -The American College of Greece with a Music Scholarship (2017-23) She has been a member of Pierce’s Orchestra and of the award winning Rosarte Choir. She is currently studying piano performance at the Royal College of Music with Prof Dina Parakhina