Lunchtime Concert: Nefeli Erma Maliali, piano

THU 14 SEP 13.05


Schumann Symphonic Études, Op. 13 (1852 version)
Theme
Variation I
Variation II
Étude III (from 1837)
Variation III
Variation IV
Variation V

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{Variation II}
{Variation III}
{Variation IV}
{Variation V}

{Variation I}
Variation VI
Variation VII
Variation VIII
Variation IX

Finale


Manos Hadjidakis For a little white seashell, Op. 1 (1945-1947)
X. Grand Soústa


Nefeli Erma is a pianist from Limassol, Cyprus who is currently living in London, United Kingdom. In June 2021, she completed her Undergraduate Studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, majoring in piano performance and having as a second study classical singing. She graduated with First Class Honours and received the “Marjorie Hazlehurst Piano Award” for the greatest imagination, enterprise and highest level of performance. In September 2021, she started her Postgraduate Studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, majoring in piano performance under the tuition of Mikhail Kazakevich.
Nefeli Erma has given numerous piano recitals both in Cyprus and the United Kingdom and performed in piano masterclasses and performance classes taken by Mikhail Kazakevich, Gabriele Baldocci, Martino Tirimo, Peter Tuite, Nino Jvania, Charlotte Tomlinson, John Thwaites, Anthony Hewitt, Robert Markham, Victor Sangiorgio, etc. Since 2017, she participated in a lot of competitions and music festivals in the UK as a soloist, chamber music player and accompanist, including Denis Matthews Memorial Prize, Rena Kellaway Piano Recital Prize, Herbert Lumby Prize, Soloists Competition, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Piano Chamber Music Festival, Beethoven Day Festival, Bottesini Festival and New Lights Festival. In 2019 she was part of a CD recording “L’Age De L’or”, performing Debussy Six Épigraphes Antiques, L131.
Besides performing, Nefeli Erma undertook Piano Pedagogy and Instrumental and Vocal Teaching Modules during her undergraduate and postgraduate studies and has been teaching beginners, intermediate and advanced students aged 5-18+, piano, theory and aural in the UK. In April 2022, she started working at Greenwich Music School in London, where she has been teaching piano and musicianship. Beyond her higher education degrees, Nefeli Erma is qualified with ABRSM Grade 8 certificates in Piano, Theory and Classical Singing and RAD Grade 8 certificate in Ballet. Finally, Nefeli Erma plays the clarinet and she is a member of a clarinet ensemble named “Clariverse”, based in Limassol, Cyprus.


St Alfege Church
Admission free, no ticket required