PAPAGIANNOPOULOU, Penelope

Dr. Penelope Papagiannopoulou is a Greek composer, musicologist, and academic researcher. Her work largely intersects contemporary art music composition and the advanced analytical study of modern Greek music.
She studied music at the Aristotle Conservatory of Piraeus and the Thessaloniki State Concervatory (piano, violin and composition) and musicology at the Department of Music Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (bachelor, 2012). In 2019, she successfully completed her PhD at the School of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on the field of music theory. She has composed works for chamber ensembles, voices, orchestra, as well as electroacoustic music and music for theatre and ballet. Her works have been performed in Athens, Thessaloniki and Cyclades.