Antigoni Goni

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Antigoni Goni ( Greek Αντιγόνη Γόνη , * 1969 in Athens ) is a Greek classical guitarist .

Goni studied with Evangelos Assimakopoulos at the National Conservatory in Athens until 1988 , then from 1989 to 1992 at the Royal Academy of Music in London with John Mills and in master classes with Julian Bream and from 1993 to 1995 at the Juilliard School in New York and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena . In 1995 Goni won the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition .

From 1995 to 2004 she headed the guitar department at the Juilliard Pre-College, and since 2004 Goni has been Professor of Guitar at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels . Her recordings include works by Agustín Barrios Mangoré and John Duarte .

Discography

  • Rodrigo, Domeniconi, Mompou, Barrios, Brouwer , Naxos Guitar Laureate Series
  • Agustin Barrios Guitar Music Vol. 1 , Naxos
  • John Duarte Guitar Music , Naxos
  • Evocación - The Music of Spain , with Kevin R. Gallagher (guitar), Willow Shade
  • Songs & Dances from the New Village , with Laura Gilbert (flute), Koch Int. Classics

Web links

  • Personal Website (English)
  • Antigoni Goni: Celebrating a Decade of Pre-College Guitar . In: The Julliard Journal Online . Vol. XXII, no. October 2, 2006 (English, online ( Memento from May 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive )).