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Nektaria Karantzi (born 5 August 1978, in Greece) is a Byzantine and traditional singer from Greece.
Education
Legal studies
Nektaria Karantzi studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and also obtained a postgraduate degree in criminal law from the University of Athens. She is currently a doctoral candidate in criminal law at the University of Athens.
Music
She holds a diploma in Byzantine music from the Byzantine School of Music, and has been taught by notable tutors, including Dimitris Verykios. She is currently in training, since 2003, for traditional singing by the renowned interpreter of traditional songs, Chronis Aidonidis. In addtion, she has studied the piano and Western musical theory, and has also had voice training under the tutelage of Thanos Petrakis and Dina Goudioti.
Musical career
Nektaria Karantzi is a chorister at the church of the “Our Lady of the Roses” in Piraeus. She also teaches Byzantine music at the “Central Conservatoire” of Athens. She has also begun collaborating with Chronis Aidonidis in concerts and recordings.
She has participated in a series of five tapes/CDs which include the chanting of Byzantine hymns, from the age of fourteen already accompanying the blessed Elder Porphyrios. She also collaborated with Chronis Aidonidis in the recording of two albums: When Paths Meet (a double CD) and He Was Grieved.
Live performances
She gave her first performance at the Athens Concert Hall on 25 May, 2004, in a concert showcasing Chronis Aidonidis career. Since then she has participated in many other concerts and events.
In 2005, she participated with Chronis Aidonidis and Dimitris Verykios in the Easter television show titled He was grieved on the Hellenic TV channel in which she sang Byzantine hymns for the Holy Week. In 2006 she participated in the 6th Festival of Sacred Music in Patmos.
Nektaria Karantzi appears in select concerts in Greece and internationally, performing traditional songs, from not only Greece but also other countries such as Turkey, Bulgaria and the Balkans, and also Byzantine ecclesiastical hymns.
Other activities
She is part of the development group of an internet musical community in Greece, www.musicheaven.gr and is a producer at a Greek radio station. She has also written articles about folklore music for magazines, newspapers and other print media.
References
- ^ "Official web page of Nektaria Karantzi" (in Greek). MusicHeaven. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- "Chronis Aedonides : 50 years of offering in Greek traditional music". The Athens Concert Hall. Retrieved 2008-10-29.