On Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 10:00 AM Athens time, the program “Greeks Around the World – Greece in Argentina” will feature cellist Melina Kyrkiri.
Melina Kyrkiri was born in Buenos Aires in 1982 and began her musical education under the guidance of A. Mouroux, N. Finoli, and C. Baraviera. She earned the title of Advanced Professor of Cello at the Beethoven Conservatory in Buenos Aires. She further honed her skills in Rome with Jorge Schultis and in Florence at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole. Later, she completed a postgraduate degree in cello with Raimo Sariola at Lahti University in Finland.
At the age of 17, she joined the Academic Orchestra of Teatro Colón (1999–2001) and later moved to Italy for three years to refine her cello technique and repertoire. She completed a two-year orchestral course in Florence at the Fiesole School of Music and joined the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, touring Europe and South America.
In 2006, she became the principal cellist of the Neuquén Symphony Orchestra in Patagonia. She has taught cello and, since 2013, has been a permanent member of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra at Teatro Colón. Since 2011, she has performed in various venues in Buenos Aires and across the country with the Kyrkiris-Vucetich cello and piano duo and the all-female quartet La Impertinente Señorita Orquesta. Since 2020, she has been part of the quintet Vuela Chiringa, which explores Argentinian and Latin American folk music in a chamber format.
Broadcast: Sunday, January 19, at 10:00 AM Athens time – with a repeat on Monday, January 20, at 12:00 AM Athens time.
Hosted by Christina Tsardikou
Produced by Natasa Vissarionos
