As a classical pianist I has been giving solo concerts since 2016 in German and Belgian Venues such as STUK and Art Base in Brussels, Petersberg Rathaus in Fulda, studio Pompette, Frankfurtersalon and Kellertheater in Frankfurt am Main.

Since 2020 I have been performing as an improv pianist (non-jazz style) for musical events and improv theater shows, composing music, and creating as a scriptwriter for music/Theater productions.

In 2023 I presented my very first music theater show called `I WALK` (scripted musical performance) in collaboration with ensemble ParaΞenon in Frankfurt am Main to KellerTheater, studio pompette, and Bel! R Festival.

In 2022 I worked for Shakespearefrankfurt as a Pianist, Composer, and Illustrator and collaborated with the ensemble ParaΞenon (2023) as a Performance Artist, Pianist, Composer, and scriptwriter and performed in Various Festivals in Germany, among them were GO WEST, and Bel R! and Thessaloniki Piano Festival (2015) in Greece with classical solo repertoire.

I am currently working on my music theater production with Music, dance and Storytelling called `-Entfalten- (meaning -unfolding-)

As a music educator, I led workshops for young kids with a focus on exploring music and physical movement at Frankfurt International School as well as music Workshops for young kids at Oper Frankfurt, and took part in music performances for kids. I am a piano teacher with more than 15 years of experience and currently teaching private piano students in Frankfurt am Main.

As a graphic designer, I have designed the Posters for the Season 2023/24 for the theater Plays of Shakespearefrankfurt, and since 2023 I have been working as an illustrator on commissions for companies from the area of US that specialize in therapy and awareness.

Eager to meet the renowned professor and pianist Alan Weiss, Ioanna joined the Erasmus program in Leuven (Belgium). After this amazing experience, she decided to study Piano Performance (Master of Arts Degree) under Prof Weiss`s mentorship and graduated with distinction “cum laude”.

With Professor Weiss, she has been guided and encouraged to follow her nature as a musician and felt very supported in her journey to always keep discovering her own understanding and personal relation when playing a piece of music. In addition, she had the opportunity to explore a wide range of chamber music repertoire in ensembles such as piano duo, with clarinet, Flute, voice, and Violin in the class of Professors: Makiko Sakai, Paul Beelaerts, Philip Benoit, and Marc Tooten.

In 2007, Ioanna joined the Music Science and Arts Department of the University of Macedonia of Thessaloniki (Greece) where she had the opportunity to study with Professor P. Vouvari, K. P. Kalakwna, and Charalambos Angelopoulos. There, aside from developing her classical piano performance, and pedagogic skills as a teacher, many interesting people, and influences at the university made her explore and discover her interest in jazz music, experiments with jazz improvisations, and little piano compositions.

Her curiosity led her also to the international competition ‘Jugend Musiziert’ with flute ensemble, where she was awarded the 1st Prize in Greece and 1st prize in Alexandria (Egypt). This international experience awakened her interest and commitment for further studies abroad.

Ioanna was born in September 1989 in Athens, Greece. At the age of 7 years, she started learning the piano at the Arianeio Conservatory, Athens (with R.Georgiou). Shortly after, Ioanna and her family moved to Thessaloniki, At that time, Ioanna discovered her special connection to classical music and started her personal journey of becoming a classical pianist.

In terms of piano classes, she continued her studies in the Conservatory of Northern Greece in Thessaloniki in the class of the Russian teacher E. Guseinova. At the age of 11 (in 2001), she had her first competition experience at the Hellenic piano competition ‘Filonas’ in Athens, closing ‘with distinction’. In 2002, she entered the piano class in the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki (with the class of L. Vassileiadou and (later) the class of E. Zacharopoulou) and studied chamber music with M.Liakopoulou.

Competition Chamber Music

• 1st Price Greece
• 2nd Price in Alexandria (Egypt)

(active participation)

• Βrandt Fredriksen
• Daniel Rivera
• Jun Kanno
• Ethel Latos
• Johan Schmidt
• Geoffrey J. Haydon
• Miki Itoh
• Diane Andersen
• Reima Raijas
• Frederic Rzewski
• Haruhi Hata
• Giorgos Thumis