Anastasia Antonacos

About the Artist

Pianist Anastasia Antonacos has given notable performances around the world as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. She has played in Greece, Russia, France, Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands, as well as various places in the U.S., including Alice Tully Hall and Capitol Hill, where she testified for funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. She won First Place at the International Young Artist Music Competition in Bulgaria, and she holds prizes from the Capdepera International Piano Competition in Mallorca and the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Competition. Ms. Antonacos has made solo appearances with the Portland Symphony Orchestra and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Some of the musicians she has collaborated with include members of the Vermeer and Cassatt Quartets, and renowned pianists Leonard Hokanson and Edmund Battersby. She holds doctoral and master?s degrees in piano performance from Indiana University. She has been a chamber music coach at Bay Chamber Concerts - Next Generation program for many years, and she regularly serves as a masterclass teacher and adjudicator. Anastasia is a founding member of the Bayside Trio and Harlequine, and she teaches at the University of Southern Maine, as well as Bates and Bowdoin Colleges.