Teachers

Our Teachers

Meet the teaching team at Kleopatra Chrysostomou Music School and discover each teacher's experience and specialisation.
Kleopatra Chrysostomou, director of the music school

Piano · Guitar · Choir

Kleopatra Chrysostomou

Director – Music Teacher

Kleopatra Chrysostomou was born in 1976 and is a musician, educator and conductor with many years of experience in music education and choral art.

She holds degrees in Piano, Guitar, Harmony and Counterpoint and has been teaching music since 1998. She is the founder and director of Kleopatra Chrysostomou Music School, which she leads with dedication and vision, having trained hundreds of students. Many of them continued their music studies and are now active professionally in the field of music.

Alongside her teaching career, she is the conductor of the Pancyprian Choir and an active member of the Cyprus Guitar Orchestra. She has a rich artistic career with participation in numerous concerts and collaborations with distinguished artists.

She has attended numerous seminars and training programmes in Cyprus and abroad, constantly enriching her knowledge and teaching methods.

In the field of choral music she has had a particularly significant career. She directed the Digenis Voroklini Children's Choir for ten years and the Anorthosis Famagusta Choir for twelve years. Today she is the founder and conductor of the Kleopatra Chrysostomou Choir, continuing to promote choral music and culture through concerts and artistic activities.

With a love for music, years of experience and dedication to teaching, she continues to inspire new generations of musicians, contributing substantially to the development of music education in Cyprus.

Georgia Kaimaklioti, vocal teacher, singing into a microphone

Classical & Contemporary Singing

Georgia Kaimaklioti

Vocal Teacher

Georgia Kaimaklioti was born in Larnaca in 1997. She graduated with honours from the Larnaca Music Lyceum and was additionally awarded the Excellence in Conduct prize by the school's teaching staff.

She continued her music studies in Brussels. She holds a Bachelor of Classical and Contemporary Music (BA Musique Classique et Contemporaine – Chant) from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles), specialising in Classical Singing. She has studied voice with Christinne Solhosse, Céline Vieslet, Pascal Devreese and other distinguished teachers in Belgium. She has also attended a Master Class by the world-renowned American soprano Barbara Bonney.

She also holds a postgraduate degree in Music Education (Master of Music in Music Education) with distinction. Her research interests include the intercultural dimension of music (academic level) as well as the cultivation and development of vocal skills in students of all ages (educational level). As part of her broader humanistic education, she attended Psychology courses and received a diploma (Introduction to Psychology – online course) from Yale University.

She has performed as a soloist in concerts in Belgium with the choir and orchestra of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. She has also interpreted famous arias and lieds in concerts at the Musical Instruments Museum in Brussels. Her repertoire included arias and lieds in French, Italian, German, Russian, Spanish, English and Greek.

She has collaborated in concerts and recitals with international artists such as Emma Shapplin and Ana Rucner. She has made numerous appearances as a soloist with the Larnaca Philharmonic Orchestra, the Larnaca Municipality Vocal Ensemble, and other artistic and cultural organisations in Cyprus.

She teaches voice and singing (classical, rock, pop and art song) at the Kleopatra Chrysostomou Music School since 2021. She also takes part in music events, cultural festivals and concerts in Cyprus. She is also one of the founding members of the Ars Nova association.

Christos Aspris, bouzouki teacher, performing at a concert

Bouzouki

Christos Aspris

Bouzouki Teacher

Christos Aspris, born in 1973, is an established musician and bouzouki teacher with many years of experience in teaching and live music.

In 2011 he obtained the Bouzouki Diploma, sealing his studies and artistic training. Since 2013 he has taught bouzouki at Kleopatra Chrysostomou Music School, where he continues to this day to pass on his knowledge and love for the instrument to his students.

During his teaching career he has trained a large number of students, many of whom have obtained the Bouzouki Diploma, reflecting the quality and effectiveness of his teaching.

He also worked as a teacher at Larnaca Music School for six years, contributing substantially to the musical education of students.

Alongside his teaching activity, he maintains an active artistic presence, performing in concerts and appearances at music venues and nightclubs, gaining significant experience as a performer and bouzouki soloist.

Giorgos Toutoudakis, guitar teacher

Classical Guitar

Giorgos Toutoudakis

Guitar Teacher

Giorgos originates from Heraklion, Crete. He took his first steps on the guitar at the age of 8.

He is a graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with an Integrated Master in Musicology / Music Pedagogy and holds a degree in classical guitar from the class of Fotis Koutsothodoros. He has attended seminars and lectures by distinguished guitarists such as Roland Dyens, Marcin Dyla and Elena Papandreou.

Since 2024 he has been a member of the Cyprus Guitar Orchestra and has shared the stage with renowned artists including Christos Thivaios, Eleni Tsaligopoulou, Glykeria, Vasilis Lekkas, Giota Negka and Rita Antonopoulou.

Despina Dimitriou, music teacher

Piano · Theory · Harmony

Despina Dimitriou

Music Teacher

Despina Dimitriou was born and raised in Larnaca. She is a musicologist and music educator, graduate of the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she completed an Integrated Master.

She attended the Larnaca Music School and is active in the field of music education, teaching piano, music theory and harmony.

She holds degrees in Piano and Music Theory (ABRSM), as well as Level 3 in flute, and has knowledge of music technology and related software.

With a love for music and an emphasis on creativity, her goal is to inspire every student to discover the joy of music, developing their knowledge, skills and personal expression.

Andriana Syrimi, choir conductor, performing

Adult Choir · Children's Choir

Andriana Syrimi

Adult Choir Conductor – Children's Choir Conductor

Andriana Syrimi was born in 1997. In 2015 she graduated with honours from the Larnaca Music Lyceum and began her studies in the same year at the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University. She studied Conducting for Children's, School and Youth Choirs in the class of Christina Kalliaridou, graduating in December 2022 with honours.

During her studies she conducted the Ionian University Mixed Choir, the Corfu Children's Choir, the Corfu Choir Preparation Section and the Corfu Women's Choir.

As part of her studies she attended piano lessons with university teachers, reaching the level of 'A' Higher / Grade 7-8. During her first diploma concert ('Stabat Mater' by G.B. Pergolesi) she took on the orchestra preparation and piano accompaniment of the soloists and choir, and during her second diploma concert (Musical & Youth Choir) she taught choral choreography to the choir with the help of Katerina Pagiatis.

She actively participated in the recording and adaptation of traditional Corfu songs for children's choir, recording and adapting some of them under the guidance of her teacher Christina Kalliaridou, which the Corfu Children's Choir later recorded in July 2021.

She has attended choral conducting seminars with Joshihisa-Matthias Kinoshita, Zimfira Poloz, Romans Vanags and Ioannis Idomeneus. She is a member of the 'Ars Nova' Choir under the direction of Dr. Iakovos Dimitriou, and of the vocal ensemble 'C.Y.C.A Vocal Ensemble' under the direction of Nikolaos Therapontos, with performances in Germany, Sweden and Austria.

From July 2022 she has officially collaborated with the Livadia Municipality Choir as assistant conductor-pianist, recording songs in choral form and accompanying the choir in numerous events in Cyprus and abroad. In April 2023 she made the choral recording and arrangement of the two Byzantine hymns 'Agni Parthene Despoina' and 'Ti Ypermacho' as part of the event 'Cyprus Hymns the Theotokos', in which more than 400 choristers sang at the Holy Church of Agia Sophia in Nicosia.

From October 2023 she took over the Alambra Municipality Community Choir as conductor, and in the same year she took on the 'Music Propedeutics' and 'Choir' classes at Kleopatra Chrysostomou Music School. From September 2024 she has conducted the Choir of the Konteas Refugee Association. In October 2025 she took over the teaching of the Children's Choir and the 'Music Propedeutics' class at the art workshop 'The House of the Artist', as well as the teaching of Music Propedeutics in kindergartens in her city.

Dimitris Ioannou, drums teacher

Drums · Rhythm

Dimitris Ioannou

Drums Teacher

Dimitris Ioannou was born in Larnaca in 1990.

He studied at Drumtech – Diploma in Popular Music Performance (2011) and at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute – BMus in Popular Music Performance (2012–2015).

He started playing drums around the age of 15. Since then he has collaborated with bands across a range of genres such as rock, metal, funk, soul and pop, and has performed at various music venues and festivals in Cyprus (Moonwalk, Make Music, Cyprus Comic Con, Savino, Downtown, among others).

Antonia Kadi, violin teacher, holding her violin

Violin

Antonia Kadi

Violin Teacher

Antonia Kadi holds a Bachelor of Music from the European University of Cyprus, with violin as her main instrument. For the past two years she has been working professionally as a violin teacher, teaching students of different ages and levels.

She has also attended music therapy training seminars through the Eudoximos Educational Group, enriching her knowledge and teaching approach.

With a love for music and teaching, her goal is to inspire her students, cultivating correct technique, musical expression and self-confidence within a creative and supportive learning environment.