Christine Tokatlian

PhD in Music/Music Performance, University of Chichester, BA in Music, Deree – The American College of Greece; Postgraduate Diploma in Performance, Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Piano Performance, Royal College of Music; Soloists’ Diploma, Piano, National Conservatory of Athens

Assistant Professor, Christine Tokatlian has been a member of the Deree faculty since 2000. She teaches courses in the areas of Music Appreciation, World Music, Keyboard Skills, Theory, Modernism and Applied Piano Performance. She also serves as a supervisor in the Honors Program specializing in music research. Christine Tokatlian is a concert pianist praised for her academic distinctions and passionate performance. In 2008 she was awarded the honorary Eleni Myconiou prize for artistic excellence by the Athens Academy. A graduate of The Royal College of Music, she has extensively performed around Greece, New York, the U.K., Italy, Germany, Lebanon, Istanbul and Armenia. She has also, widely performed chamber music, collaborating with renowned ensembles, such as the Komitas Quartet. Her repertoire includes works of classical, romantic and contemporary composers, as well as new and experimental music (premier performances and recordings of the Collective). In 2010 she premiered Khatchaturian’s Piano Concerto in the Thessaloniki Concert Hall (Megaron). She is a piano professor at the Maiandrio Conservatory. Research findings of her PhD thesis, Redefining Armenian Musical Identity, University of Chichester, have been presented in conferences in Athens, London, Istanbul, Berlin, and Latvia. Armenian Piano Images, Christine’s first personal recording includes works of contemporary Armenian composers, some of which are world premieres. Christine serves as a jury member in national competitions and gives piano masterclasses in Greece and abroad. Her students have been awarded several prizes and distinctions in international piano competitions. She is also very active in organizing and supervising music festivals and workshops.