Zoe Zeniodi
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Zoe Zeniodi is Music Director of the Broward Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor for the Frost Symphony Orchestra. She is also the Associate Guest Conductor for the Alhambra Orchestra
in Florida and has appeared as guest conductor with the New Philharmonic (Florida) and the National Youth Orchestra of Spain (JONDE). In addition to the standard repertoire, Ms. Zeniodi has championed new works by living composers including Frank Ticheli, Thomas Sleeper
and Charles Liu.
“… impressive podium authority and control … Zeniodi drew maximum tension from the opening sequences, bringing the quiet dreamlike section to a great climax…skillfully brought out the work’s mood changes.” South Florida Classical Review
Zoe Zeniodi recently completed the DMA in Orchestral Conducting at the Frost School of Music
. For the academic year 2010-2011, she has been invited by Professor Thomas Sleeper, Director of Orchestral Activities, to remain at the Frost School of Music to earn the first Artist Diploma in Conducting ever awarded by that school.
As soloist and accompanist, Ms. Zeniodi has been described by the international press as “an emotional, exciting and passionate pianist” She has appeared in the National Opera House and the Athens Megaron (Greece), the Purcell Room and St. Martin in the Fields (England), the Montpelier Festival (France), the Lisinski Concert Hall (Croatia), the European Union Hall (Belgium), and the Internationales Theater (Germany) among others.
Born in Athens, Ms. Zeniodi began playing the piano at the age of six and has studied with prominent musicians, including Ida Rosenkranz – Margaritis, John Blakely in London, and Hartmut Höll in Salzburg. Ms. Zeniodi’s studies led to a Piano Soloist Diploma (Piraikos Union Conservatoire), a Bachelor Degree in Music and a Master Degree in Piano Performance (Royal College of Music) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Vocal Accompaniment (Mozarteum).
Throughout her studies she was granted scholarships from the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation
, the ‘Friends of Music Society’, the ‘Propondis Foundation’, and won all the piano accompaniment competitions at the Royal College of Music
. In 2003 she was awarded the Rosemary Budgen Junior Fellowship.
Ms. Zeniodi has attended the Britten-Pears Young Artists Program in Aldeburgh, England and has been the official accompanist for various summer academies, such as the Nice Academy and the ‘Abingdon School for Singers’.
Alhambra Orchestra
The Alhambra Orchestra is an amateur orchestra based in Miami, Florida. For over 20 years, the orchestra has promoted classical music throughout Miami-Dade County by presenting residents with free concerts throughout the local area...
in Florida and has appeared as guest conductor with the New Philharmonic (Florida) and the National Youth Orchestra of Spain (JONDE). In addition to the standard repertoire, Ms. Zeniodi has championed new works by living composers including Frank Ticheli, Thomas Sleeper
Thomas Sleeper
Thomas M. Sleeper is a modern American composer and conductor. His music has been described as 'hauntingly mysterious' and 'richly lyrical'. He is currently the Director of Orchestral Activities and Conductor of the University of Miami Frost Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theater...
and Charles Liu.
“… impressive podium authority and control … Zeniodi drew maximum tension from the opening sequences, bringing the quiet dreamlike section to a great climax…skillfully brought out the work’s mood changes.” South Florida Classical Review
Zoe Zeniodi recently completed the DMA in Orchestral Conducting at the Frost School of Music
Frost School of Music
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music or Frost School of Music of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, known from 1926 to 2003 as University of Miami School of Music, is a music school in the United States....
. For the academic year 2010-2011, she has been invited by Professor Thomas Sleeper, Director of Orchestral Activities, to remain at the Frost School of Music to earn the first Artist Diploma in Conducting ever awarded by that school.
As soloist and accompanist, Ms. Zeniodi has been described by the international press as “an emotional, exciting and passionate pianist” She has appeared in the National Opera House and the Athens Megaron (Greece), the Purcell Room and St. Martin in the Fields (England), the Montpelier Festival (France), the Lisinski Concert Hall (Croatia), the European Union Hall (Belgium), and the Internationales Theater (Germany) among others.
Born in Athens, Ms. Zeniodi began playing the piano at the age of six and has studied with prominent musicians, including Ida Rosenkranz – Margaritis, John Blakely in London, and Hartmut Höll in Salzburg. Ms. Zeniodi’s studies led to a Piano Soloist Diploma (Piraikos Union Conservatoire), a Bachelor Degree in Music and a Master Degree in Piano Performance (Royal College of Music) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Vocal Accompaniment (Mozarteum).
Throughout her studies she was granted scholarships from the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation
Alexander S. Onassis Foundation
Wishing to honor the memory of his son Alexander, who died in 1973, in an airplane crash at the age of 25, Aristotle Onassis directed in his will that half of his estate should be transferred upon his own death to a foundation to be established in Alexander’s name...
, the ‘Friends of Music Society’, the ‘Propondis Foundation’, and won all the piano accompaniment competitions at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
. In 2003 she was awarded the Rosemary Budgen Junior Fellowship.
Ms. Zeniodi has attended the Britten-Pears Young Artists Program in Aldeburgh, England and has been the official accompanist for various summer academies, such as the Nice Academy and the ‘Abingdon School for Singers’.