Admin Staff & Faculty
Administrative Structure
Artistic Advisor: Martinos Tirimos
Director: George Georgiou
Head of Studies: Pitsa Spyridaki
Academic Secretary: Leda Koursoumba
Assistant Academic Secretary: Dr. Anthi Agrotou
Library Manager: Andromachi Spyridaki
Student Affairs Manager: Egli Spyridaki
Council
President: Martinos Tirimos
Vice President: Pizza Spyridaki
Secretary George Georgiou
Member: Christiana Loizidou
Member: Daniel Sirotin (Student)
Internal Evaluation Committee
President: Martinos Tirimos (Artistic Director)
Vice President: George Georgiou (Director)
Secretary: Pitsa Spyridaki (Head of Studies)
Member: Dr. Anastasia Hasikou (Professor)
Member: Aigli Spyridaki (Member of the Administrative Committee)
Member: Efrosini Kyprianou (Student)
Administrative committee
President: George Georgiou
Vice President: Pizza Spyridaki
Secretary: Aigli Spyridaki
Member: Dr. Andreas Tsiartas
Member: Efrosini Kyprianou(Student)
Academic Committee
President: Martinos Tirimos
Vice President: George Georgiou
Secretary: Christiana Loizidou
Member: Dr. Anastasia Hasikou
Member: Marios Panagiotou (Student)
Disciplinary Committee
President: Dr. Andreas Tsiartas
Vice President: Vasiliki Anastasiou
Secretary: Dr. Christodoulos Vasiliadis
Member: Panagiotis Tsiappis (Student)
Member: Daphne – Io McCowan (Student)
Martinos Tirimos – Artistic Advisor
He began his career at the age of 12, conducting the opera ‘La Traviata’ with soloists from La Scala in Milan in Cyprus. He has appeared as a piano soloist with the world’s largest orchestras, such as the London Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Philharmonia, etc. He has given a series dedicated to the 32 Beethoven sonatas, 21 Schubert sonatas, and many others. His discography includes the Brahms Piano Concertos, Chopin and Rachmaninov concertos, all of Debussy’s works, 21 Schubert sonatas, and the entire piano works of Mozart. In recent years, he has toured China and Japan and recorded all of Beethoven’s piano works.
Pizza Spyridaki – Head of Studies
She began her career as a piano soloist. For the last 40 years, she has dedicated herself to teaching piano, where she has gained great recognition both in Cyprus and abroad. She has given Masterclasses and seminars for piano performance and teaching. She was awarded the INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX LEADER IN PRESTIGE AND QUALITY by the magazine “Actualidad”, the “Overall Contribution to Culture” award by Madame Figaro in 2021, and in 2024, she was awarded for her “Contribution to Cypriot Society” by the Women’s Organization of the Democratic Rally.
Her students throughout her career have had tremendous success in Cyprus and abroad. She has been a member of examination committees and committees in competitions, both in Cyprus and abroad. She has been president of various associations and organizations for musicians and music teachers.
From 1995 until today, she has founded and directed the Hellenic College of Music.
In 2002, she founded the ARTE Music Academy, where she was director until 2024, and from the Academy’s inception until today, she has been Head of the Department of Studies.
For the last 50 years, she has dedicated herself exclusively to teaching piano and has achieved great recognition as a teacher both in Cyprus and abroad.
George Georgiou – Director
Acclaimed for his energetic and inspiring performances, clarinetist George Georgiou has distinguished himself in both classical and contemporary repertoire. Having given concerts and recitals in Europe, the Middle East, and the USA, Georgiou has collaborated with internationally renowned musicians and ensembles, including the legendary cellist Rohande Saram, the Apple Hill String Quartet, the Prazak Quartet, the Chilingirian String Quartet, the Commandaria Orchestra, the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra (as soloist), the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, and the Sofia Sinfonietta. His passion for exploring new repertoire for the clarinet has led Georgiou to collaborate with some of the most important Cypriot and foreign composers, while he has performed many works in world premieres, several of which are dedicated to him. He is a member of the Lyrical Noise Ensemble, Quintus Ensemble, Chronos Contemporary Music Ensemble, and Patsiaoura Ensemble and holds the position of Professor his clarinet at the ARTE Music Academy and the Music Schools in Nicosia
Georgiou is a graduate of City University London, where he studied under Julian Farrell and Joy Farrell at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He holds an MBA from Neapolis University (Paphos) and is a member of Mensa. Cyprus. His active profile has attracted international interest, and he became an ambassador for Selmer Paris, Silverstein Works, Marca Reeds, and Royal Global. George Georgiou chairs the World Clarinet Federation for Cyprus and the Middle East, and is a member of the federation’s New Music Committee. His first digital album with works by Cypriot composers for solo clarinet was released in 2023, while his next album with chamber music by Cypriot Composers is expected to be released in 2024.
Dr. Anastasia Hasikou – Head of the Department of Pedagogy
Anastasia Hasikou holds a PhD in Music from City, University of London where she studied with a Newby Trust scholarship (2009-2012). She has published in the Sage Encyclopaedia of Music and Culture , in the Athens Journal of Humanities & Arts , etc. She is also the author of the chapter The Emergence of European Music in the book by Jim Samson and Nicoletta Dimitriou “Music in Cyprus”. She is involved in research on issues of musicology, ethnomusicology and music pedagogy and is a scientific associate at the Higher Education Academy, UK. Since 2009 she has been working as a specialist scientist at the ARTE Music Academy.
Dr. Andreas Tsiartas – Head of the Composition Department
Born in Cyprus, Andreas Tsiartas is a graduate of the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden, Germany, in composition. He holds a doctorate in music from the University of York (United Kingdom) with a full scholarship from the Onassis Foundation and with the support of the Leventis Foundation. He has further enriched his education by actively participating in important festivals and seminars, such as the Darmstadt International Summer Seminar for New Music and the Diotima Quartet Academy with distinguished composers such as Beat Furrer, Rebecca Saunders, Brian Ferneyhough, and Peter Eötvös.
His works have been performed/commissioned by renowned ensembles and soloists such as Ensemble intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Talea Ensemble, Cikada Ensemble, Rohan de Saram, the Dresdner Philharmonie, Musiques Nouvelles, the Studio for New Music Ensemble Moscow, among others. In 2019, he won first prize in the DYCE (Discovering Young Composers of Europe) competition, for his work Pnoé for chamber ensemble. In October 2023, his work Lamento Turco was featured on Sarah Aristidou’s album Enigma (Alpha Classics), while in February 2024 the album was awarded the German Record Critics’ Award. For 2024-25, he has been selected to compose 2 new works for the Alternative Stage of the National Opera of Greece. A significant part of his oeuvre is published by BabelScores.
Dr. Ioanna Koulepou – Piano Professor
Ioanna Koullepou began her musical education at the Famagusta Greek Girls’ High School Conservatory in Larnaca, continued her studies at the Department of Music Studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, while simultaneously obtaining a Bachelor’s and Diploma in Piano with Distinction under the guidance of Evangelia Antypa at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory. In 2019, she completed her Postgraduate Studies at the University of York in England, and in 2024 graduated from the same University with a Doctorate in Music. In recent years, Ioanna has worked as a Choir Repetitor at the University of York, as a pianist and accompanist in undergraduate and postgraduate recitals, and in various projects such as the British Song Project , Saint Nicolas and Philip Wilby – Merry Chris Mouse . She has collaborated with various performers and especially singers such as Stuart O’Hara and Jess Dandy, and currently works as a piano teacher at the ARTE Music Academy and in Larnaca.
Dr. Christodoulos Vasiliadis – Professor of Byzantine
Christodoulos Vasiliadis is a doctor of theology (A.U.Th.) and a candidate for a doctorate in musicology (PA.MAK.). He has studied at the ARTE Music Academy, as well as in the postgraduate program of the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv (Plovdiv). He has attended piano lessons at Morley College in London. He holds diplomas in odes, piano, Byzantine music, harmony, counterpoint, instrumentation, fugue and traditional violin.
He is a professor at the ARTE Music Academy, professor of Byzantine music and advanced theoreticians at the Hellenic Conservatory of Athens and professor of Byzantine music at the Kaiti Kastrouni Conservatory of Rhodes.
Artemis Aifotiti – Professor of Theoretical Studies
Artemis Aifotiti was born in Nicosia on November 25, 1986. She began her musical education at the age of 10 on the piano with Elena Matsa, and later continued her musical studies at City University, London, where she attended piano lessons with Norman Beedie at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) and composition with Professor Rhian Samuel.
She obtained a Bachelor of Music with Honours in 2007 and a Master of Arts in Instrumental and Vocal Composition in 2008. Her compositions have been performed by various ensembles, including the London Sinfonietta, in renowned venues such as LSO St. Luke’s and The Warehouse, Waterloo. Her compositions have also been performed in Cyprus, Malta, Italy and the USA.
Upon her return to Cyprus in 2008, she has worked with several performers and various organizations and ensembles such as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, the Pharos Trust, Avaton Contemporary Music Festival, Cyprus Clarinet Studio, Chronos ensemble, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, the Friends of ARTE Society, the Cyprus Composers’ Center, Commandaria Orchestra and with the WINMUST new music series ‘Incontri con le Compositrici’.
Mariza Anastasiadi – Monody Professor
Cypriot soprano Mariza Anastasiadis is distinguished for her warm and expressive voice and her multidimensional repertoire, which extends from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era. She has collaborated with distinguished conductors and artists from Europe and America, performing leading roles such as the Countess (Le Nozze di Figaro), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Dido (Dido and Aeneas) and Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors). She has performed with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, the Prague State Opera Orchestra and the Savaria Baroque Orchestra, and has been honored with the First Prize at the Concours de musique du Canada and the Grand Prix at the Stojan Stojanov-Gančev International Competition. Since 2023, she has been included in the list of the Deputy Ministry of Culture as a cultural ambassador, visiting schools and bringing students into direct contact with the beauty of classical singing. Alongside her stage presence, she teaches classical singing at the Arte Music Academy and the Nicosia Music School, passing on her ten years of pedagogical experience and cultivating young, up-and-coming singers who are distinguished internationally for their talent and dedication.
Kelly Alijani – Horn Professor
Kelly holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a Master’s degree from the Royal Academy of Music. Both degrees are in brass teaching, specializing in French Horn. For the past 20 years she has been Principal Horn in the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. She has taught at the University of Nicosia and the University of Cyprus. She has also taught at the Symphony Orchestra Foundation and the Youth Orchestra workshops as well as at the English School and American International School. She also teaches privately.
Nestoras Pavlou – Professor of Theoretical Studies
Akis Pavlou was born in Nicosia in 1967. His first musical experiences began at the age of 8. His academic musical education began at the age of 14 with his enrollment in the Hellenic Conservatory of Lakatamia for piano lessons, reaching the Higher School, under the guidance of Professor Despina Ioulianou. Later, he continued his musical studies in higher theoretical studies with Professor Nikos Troullos, obtaining degrees in harmony, counterpoint, fugue, orchestration and band conducting from the Hellenic Conservatory of Athens. He completed his musical studies at the ARTE Academy of Music with a focus on composition, obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Music. His musical work includes works for symphony orchestra, piano, choir, chamber music, solo instruments, pieces related to music education as well as arrangements from the classical and light music repertoire. His works have been performed by important ensembles such as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, the “Tana Quartet”, the “Philokallia Ensemble”, the “Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble” and the “Ensemble RESONEZ”. Also, his piano works have been presented as mandatory pieces of the first and second categories at the 2nd International Competition EPTA – Cyprus in 2004. In May 2014, his piano work “Rondo on Skalkottas Theme” was performed by the famous Greek pianist Ermis Theodorakis, while in June 2021 it was presented in a second performance by Lambis Pavlou at the final examination at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. Regarding his contribution to the field of education, he has written seven books intended for children aged 11-16 and dealing with musical perception and music theory. He is currently preparing three new books on the subject of musical harmony. In fact, several of his students have distinguished themselves in entrance examinations to Higher Institutions, some of whom are professional musicians in private and public education both in Cyprus and abroad. His activity as a composer and theorist and the analysis of his works were presented in May 2007 in the diploma thesis (Pedagogy MA degree) of Michalis Hatzivasiliou, choir conductor, which was prepared at the Charles University in Prague, in the field of Pedagogy.
Veronica Aloneftou – Santouri Professor
Veronica Aloneftou studied musicology at the Department of Music Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and santouri with Marios Papadeas. Since 2013 she has been teaching santouri at the Music Schools of the Ministry of Education in Cyprus. She is a member of the traditional music ensemble “Sanduto”. She has taken part in several cultural events and music festivals in Cyprus, Greece, Belgium, Austria, England, Czech Republic and Jordan. In March 2017, he participated as a musician in the theatrical performance “FilioHaidemenou” starring Despina Bepedeli, in July 2020 in “Acharneis” directed by Varnavas Kyriazis and music by Kostas Cacoyannis, and in 2021 in the theatrical performance “Esme” directed by Marina Vronti and music by Kostas Cacoyannis. He has collaborated, among others, with Michalis Christodoulides, Nena Venetsanou, Pantelis Thalassinos, Glykeria, Dimitris Fanis, George Kalogirou, Kyriakos Gouventas, Solon Lekkas, Katerina Papadopoulou, Christos Tsiamoulis, Panos Dimitrakopoulos, Stratis Psaradellis, Yannis Koutis, Zacharias Spyridakis and Michalis Tterlikkas.
Nikos Ioannou – Double Bass Professor
Nikos Ioannou was born in 1974 in Nicosia. At the age of 8, he began classical guitar lessons at the National Conservatory of Cyprus, where he later obtained a degree. At the age of 16, he began double bass lessons with teacher Panos Panayis. Later, he moved to Athens to study Double Bass (Athens Conservatory), under the supervision of Alexandros Tzoumanis, from where he graduated with Distinction. He also holds a solo diploma in double bass from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the United Kingdom.
He has been a member of the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra since its founding (1989-1998). He has served as a leading double bassist in the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra since 1999 until today. He has collaborated with many orchestras (Rethymno-Crete Symphony Orchestra, Piraeus Municipality Symphony Orchestra, Athens State Orchestra, Orchestra of Colors, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, etc.) and participated in many Chamber Music ensembles. He taught for many years at the English School, the University of Nicosia and the Nicosia School of Music. He currently teaches at the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra Academy (since 1999), as well as at the European University. Since September 2025, he has been a professor at the ARTE Music Academy.
Sotiris Kasparides – Guitar Teacher
Sotiris Kasparidis was born in Strovolos and is a guitarist. He studied at the University of Tennessee in America, at the ARTE Music Academy in Cyprus and at Middlesex University in London and obtained the following degrees: ADM ARTE, Cyprus, BA Music and MA Music, Middlesex University, London with a specialization in guitar and choir conducting. He studied guitar with professors Mario Abril, USA, Dimitris Reginos, Cyprus, and Timothy Walker, London, as well as choir conducting with professors Roland Carter, Rebecca St.Goar and Lee Harris, USA, classical singing with Rebecca St. Goar, USA and Svetlana Krasnova, Cyprus with the title Diploma ABRSM – Singing and Byzantine music with professor Christodoulos Papastefanou with the corresponding degree. During his studies, he gave concerts in America, Cyprus, Bulgaria and England as a soloist and with other ensembles. He participated in masterclasses for solo and guitar research with Therese Saba, Eleftheria Kotzia, Evgeni Fingelstein and others. Since 2007 he has been teaching guitar at the ARTE Music Academy and the Hellenic College of Music and performs solo pieces, chamber music and classical songs. He is also involved in composition for solo guitar and various ensembles and has performed in over fifty concerts.
MARIOS NIKOLAOU – Professor of Percussion
Marios Nikolaou was born in Limassol in 1974. He studied at the Athens Conservatory with D. Marinakis and at the Hochschule für Music Köln with C. Caskel, C. Tarcha. He was a scholarship holder of the Athens Concert Hall (“Alexandra Trianti” scholarship). He is a top A on drums with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with most Greek Orchestras. As a soloist he performed concertos by A. Panufnik and D. Milhaud as well as the Partita for 6 Timpani by G. Druschetzky and the piece “Night Entertainment” for xylophone and orchestra by N. Skalkotas.
He has given personal recitals and has been a member of the Ergon Ensemble since 2009. He teaches at the ARTE Music Academy , at the Nicosia and Limassol Music High Schools and at the music workshop of the Youth Symphony Orchestra. Marios Nikolaou has been a Marimba One artist since 2017.
Christiana Loizidou – Professor of General Perception of Musicality
Christiana Loizidou graduated from the Hellenic Conservatory of Nicosia and continued her musical studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, from where she obtained the AGSM diploma in Piano Performance and Teaching. She also attended advanced professional studies courses at the Royal Academy of Music and the Associated Board with a scholarship from the Royal Schools of Music. She also holds the LRSM diploma. She attended and participated in many seminars and festivals in the field of piano pedagogy and practice in England, Austria and Italy. She also took part in Master Classes of distinguished piano teachers. In Cyprus she played for radio and television, took part in many musical events and gave various recitals in Cyprus and England. For many years she played in various Chamber Music ensembles.
Konstantinos Loizou – Professor of Piano Anatomy
He began his musical education with violin, piano and theory lessons. He continued his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music’s School of Instrument Making in Budapest with a degree in keyboard instrument making and then attended technical training seminars in Europe and the United States, most notably the CF Theodore Steinway Academy in Hamburg and New York. Konstantinos Loizou works as a piano technician in universities, artistic organizations and institutions, theaters, recording studios, etc. He quickly became a permanent collaborator of the most important cultural institutions in Cyprus, such as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra (CYSO), the Faros Arts Foundation, Ledra Soloist, etc. He is the main piano technician at the Municipal Theaters of Nicosia, Strovolos and Larnaca, Pallas Cinema, Shoe Factory, etc. He has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Grigory Sokolov, Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yuja Wang, Dmitri Bashkirov, Laki Babayan, Sergei Babayan, the Cypriots Martinos Tirimos, Kyprianos Katsaris, Marios Papadopoulos and others with whom he has been invited to collaborate over time. In 2017 and 2018, upon invitation, he took over as the main piano technician at the 1st and 2nd International Piano Competition in Vigo, Spain. He has been invited to a television show on the Cyprus Radio and Television. He has given lectures on piano and harpsichord in places such as the University of Nicosia, the Academy of Music Art, etc.
Andromachi Spyridaki – Professor of Music History
Musicologist and professor of piano and theory. She studied Social Anthropology (BA in Social Anthropology) at the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London and Music (MA in Music) at Middlesex University, London. She also holds a Piano Degree from the Hellenic Conservatory of Athens and a Harmony Degree from the Hellenic College of Music in Cyprus. Her research interests focus on the social aspects of music, feminist musicology and music history with a particular emphasis on early music.
Aigli Spyridaki – Professor / Student Affairs Manager
She received her Master’s degree in Theatre Directing with a specialization in Opera and Musical at East15, University of Essex in England. She collaborated with the Youth Symphony Orchestra Foundation as a director on the opera “Cavalleria Rusticana”. She has directed and written the musicals for young audiences “Pigs”, “Pigs 2: Adventure in the Forest” ( Cyprus Theatre Award , Best Children’s/Youth Performance) , “Pigs 3” and “Amanda, the musical” as well as the play “The Blue Stories of the Red Heart” for the children’s stage of the Cyprus Theatre Organization. She has collaborated with Evis Gavrielides as an assistant director at the T.O.K. and the Karolos Koun Art Theatre in Athens. He teaches Singing and Stage Presence at the ARTE Music Academy.
Vasiliki Anastasiou – Singing Teacher
Vasiliki Anastasiou holds a degree in Popular Music Performance (voice) and a postgraduate degree in Music Performance (voice) from the London College of Music, both with first class honours. She received the 2016 “Culture Award” from the Cyprus Youth Organization and the 2010 “Silver Medal” from the Worshipful Company of Musicians of London. In 2010 she received a full scholarship from the university she attended to pursue postgraduate education. She has founded the Cyprus Voice Centre and the Amalgamation women’s choir. Her most recent collaboration in theatre was in the production of Richard III (THOC) and in contemporary dance, in two productions of the Terpsichore programme. As a performer she has sung in France, Germany, Austria, Lebanon, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Greece.
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Andriana Achitjanova Petala – Professor Ney
She is a musician in the field of traditional, world and contemporary music, specializing in the musical instrument “Ney” and singing. She is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Music Studies of the University of Ioannina. She studied at the Department of Music Studies of the University of Ioannina with a specialization in the Ney instrument and continued her postgraduate studies at the Department of World Music of the University of Fine Arts (Codarts University) in Rotterdam (Master of Music Performance). as well as vocals. She teaches Ney and gives seminars in Greece and abroad. She has collaborated with renowned artists in Greece and abroad and has participated as a soloist in festivals in Greece and abroad. She collaborates with the Argatia Ensemble and Loxandra Ensemble musical groups while she is a founding member of the Mordana musical project.
Loizos Paphitis-Electric Guitar Teacher
Loizos Paphitis was born in Nicosia in 1986. He studied music at the Ionian University in Corfu, majoring in Jazz guitar, where he graduated in 2010. He continued his musical journey in Athens as a member of George Kontrafouris’ Organ trio ”Baby Trio”. In 2012 he continued his studies at Leeds College of Music and graduated in 2013 with the title ”Master in guitar Performance”. He is a member of Jazz Education Abroad and teaches Jazz seminars in Cyprus and abroad.
Andreas Moustoukis – Visiting Professor
Composer, Graduate (with distinction) of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory “Rimsky-Korsakov”, with a postgraduate degree. He studied with Boris Tishchenko, a favorite student and successor of D. Shostakovich in the chair of composition. Since 2003 he has been teaching in the composition-orchestration department at the ARTE Music Academy. He has composed 50 works including two operas, symphonic music, concertos for piano, violin, chamber music works, choral and electronic music. He has written music for films and theatre. His works have been premiered by Theodoros Kourentzis and Musicaeterna, Sir Neville Mariner. He has collaborated with Yuri Bashmet, the Quatuor Tana, Pharos ensemble, pharos chamber string orchestra, NewΣ ensemble, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra etc. . Since 2011 he has been vice-president of the Center of Cypriot Composers.
Robert Canneti – Visiting Professor
Violinist, soloist, professor and conductor – he is a distinguished figure on the international classical music scene. He currently serves as Professor and Head of the Artistic Diploma at the Tiziano Academy of Music in Lugano, at the Jerusalem Conservatory of the Jerusalem University of Music and Dance, as well as at the Institute of Foreign Studies of the same institution. He holds several honorary titles, such as Honorary Artist of the P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Honorary Professor of the Kazakhstan State Academy of Music and Honorary Professor of the former branch of the University of Indianapolis in Athens. He began his musical studies in Israel with Rami Shevelov and continued his higher studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, with teachers Ivan Galamian and Sally Thomas in violin, and the renowned Juilliard Quartet in chamber music. Throughout his career, Canetti played a decisive role in shaping chamber music in Israel and internationally. He was a founding member of the Hebrew School of the Arts Quartet and later founded the New Israeli Chamber Ensemble , which quickly gained a reputation as one of the country’s leading ensembles, with a wide repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to contemporary music.
A passionate supporter of young talent, Robert Canetti is the founder and artistic director of a unique International Music Festival and Seminar, as well as the Canetti International Violin Competition, which takes place every year in different countries. In addition, he is the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem Seasons Festival , a seasonal concert program featuring emerging musicians and established artists. As an internationally recognized pedagogue, he has given violin and chamber music masterclasses at leading institutions and festivals, including: the Jerusalem Academy of Music, the Moscow Conservatory, the Boulogne Conservatory in Paris, the University of the Arts in Seoul (Korea), the College of the Arts in Tainan (Taiwan), the Shanghai Conservatory, the Astana Academy of Music, the Bulbul School in Baku for talented students, the Arte Academy of Music in Cyprus, and many others.
As a conductor, he has conducted orchestras all over the world, such as: Riga Philharmonic Orchestra (Latvia), Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria), Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra (Portugal), Euro-Asian Orchestra (Korea), Astana Symphony Orchestra (Kazakhstan), Hermitage Orchestra (St. Petersburg), Moscovia Chamber Orchestra (Russia), Ruse Philharmonic (Bulgaria), Moscow Conservatory Orchestra, The New Israeli Chamber Ensemble, The Y Chamber Orchestra.
Bella Canneti – Visiting Professor
Ms. Bella Canetti holds a Master’s Degree with distinction in Solo Performance, Pedagogy and Chamber Music. She is a co-founder, with Professor Robert Canetti, of the New Israeli Chamber Ensemble , as well as of various international music festivals and violin competitions, including the Jerusalem Seasons Festival/ As a distinguished performer and pedagogue, she has participated with chamber music ensembles and given masterclasses at leading international festivals and institutions in Greece, Italy, Moscow, Mexico, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Baku and many other countries. She is also the author of pedagogical publications, with original orchestrations and arrangements for violin and viola, many of which are specially designed for young musicians and chamber music ensembles.
Ms. Canetti played a pivotal role in the Bridge Project , an international educational initiative that aims to foster young talent by offering them opportunities to participate in major stages, festivals and competitions. At the Conservatory of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, she has collaborated extensively with student ensembles and has participated in various artistic programs within the institution and its branches. Her violin and viola students frequently achieve success in international competitions and actively participate in festivals and masterclasses worldwide. Today, Ms. Canetti is a faculty member in the Swiss Academy’s Artistic Diploma program in Lugano, where she continues to mentor and inspire the new generation of string musicians.
