CHRYSSIE NANOU

Born in Greece, Chryssie Nanou showed an exceptional musical talent at an early age winning First Prize at the “Filonos” National Youth Competition and a prize in the European Young Soloist Competition. Pursuing her musical studies in France, she graduated from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris / Alfred Cortot where she studied with Germaine Mounier, obtaining in consecutive years the Diplome Superieur d’Enseignement, Execution and Concertist.

After pursuing a graduate diploma in piano and computer music from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland), Chryssie became a 2003 Visiting Scholar at CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics) at Stanford University.

A prizewinner at the Albert Roussel International Competition, she performs regularly in recitals and chamber music concerts around the world, featuring an eclectic repertoire that includes works from Couperin, Berio, Crumb, Beethoven, Sciarrino and Davidovsky.

As a solo artist and chamber musician, she has given the world premieres of works by many young composers including the first performance of George Antheil’s Ballet Mechanique in a version with synchronized film. Among her recent performances are concerts with the San Francisco Contemporary Players, SEAMUS, the Third Practice Festival and the Electric Rainbow Coalition Festival at Dartmouth.

Chryssie has served as the Artistic Coordinator of CCRMA (Stanford University, Palo Alto, California) where she oversaw both the CCRMA Concert Series as well as the stricly Ballroom concert series. She is currently sits on the board of the International Computer Music Association (ICMA) and performs extensively in the United States and around the world.

back