Melis Nicolas

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Title

Melis Nicolas

Creator

Discography

As a sideman:
Loizos Pafitis: The Underdog (self-released) 2018

Compilations:
Jazz in Cyprus 2016 (Cyprus Music Information Center) 2016

Short Biography

Cypriot pianist is a graduate of the University of Music and Theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy”. He has studied Piano Performance in Classical music and Contemporary Improvisation, has won numerous competition awards both at national and international level including the 1st Prize at the International Piano Competition for young musicians of H.O.N in Athens and a special prize at the 1st international piano competition of E.P.T.A. in Zagreb, Croatia among others.
He has performed as a concert soloist and chamber musician in Cyprus and abroad and has collaborated with many famous conductors.
He has also collaborated with a number of international artists including Adam Levy (USA), Greg Koch (USA), KirkFletcher (USA), Bex Marhsall (UK), Gil Edwards (N0R), The Blues Wire (GR) and more.
In 2015, he became the first Cypriot artist to be endorsed by the Swedish keyboard manufacturer Clavia Nord, while in 2018 he was endorsed by the American Synth manufacturer Dave Smith
Instruments.
He is currently a Piano Instructor at the State Music Schools of Larnaca and Nicosia, tutoring young talented pianists who obtain national and international competition awards.
He also collaborates with the European University Cyprus (Department of Music) as a Special Scientist.