ADAMOPOULOS, Athena

Athena Adamopoulos, earned her Bachelor of Arts in composition at Harvard University and her Master of Music in composition at The Juilliard School and doctorate in composition at the New England Conservatory of Music. In 2002, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Christopher O'Riley performed Soliloquy, the second movement of her sonata for cello and piano on O'Riley's radio program "From The Top". She is the recipient of four Morton Gould Awards presented by ASCAP, the National Foundation of the Arts Award, and is a Presidential Scholar. In May 2015, Athena performed in a benefit concert at the Megaron Mousikis with violinist Georgios Demertzis in support of Mazi gia to Paidi (Together for Children), a non-profit organization benefitting underprivileged children.