Nicolas Melis

Name:	Nicolas Melis
Location:	Nicosia CY 2230
Contact:	www.nicolasmelis.com Send Nicolas Melis a message

Additional Info:	Nicolas Melis was born in Larnaca, Cyprus in 1982. During his childhood he received piano lessons from George Arvanitakis and Eleni Gerani. At the age of 16 he attained the Piano Soloist Diploma summa cum laude from L.E.A Academy of Music (Lykeio Ellinidon Ammohostou) in Larnaca. In 2000 he moved to Germany to study Piano Performance in Classical Music with Professor Markus Tomas at the University of Music and Theater 'Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy' in Leipzig, Germany. Later on he accomplished studies in Contemporary Improvisation with Professors Janosch Wozniak, Tilo Augsten and Peter Jarschow. He represented Cyprus at the international music festival ‘Steinway for young pianists’ in Hamburg, Germany in 1999. He has won numerous competition awards in a national and international level, including a ‘Grand Prix’, the 1st Prize at the International Piano Competition for young musicians of H.O.N in Athens, Greece and a special prize at the 1st international piano competition of E.P.T.A. in Zagreb, Croatia. He has performed as a concert soloist in England, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Bulgaria and Finland. The recent years he works on the composition of contemporary music with elements of improvisation. He is also the performer of his compositions which have accompanied performances and poetry through various collaborations with other artists from different artistic backgrounds.
Fees:	€ 30.00 Euros Per Hour
Will Teach:	Beginners, Intermediate Grades, Advanced Grades, Diploma / Higher Levels, Adult Beginners