Lina Tonia, is a young award-winning composer born in Greece, in 1985. Her work list includes more than 130 compositions for orchestra, ensembles, operas, chamber music and music for theatre that performed in Paris, Vienna, London, New York, Boston, Appleton, Moscow, Weimar, Berlin, Edinburgh, Zagreb, Takefu, Sofia, Plovdiv, Tirana, Athens and Thessaloniki.

She has been awarded prizes in several national and international composition competitions for her works. Among others, she received the first prize at the 4th Jungerson International Composition Competition in Moscow (2007), the Baerenreiter Award at the 12th International Via Nova Composition Competition in Weimar (2010), the title of “New Young Artist of the Year” from the Union of Greek Critics for Music and Theatre in Athens (2010).

She awarded with the title “Composer of the Year 2020” from the Federation of American Musicians, Singers and Performing Artists (FAMSPA) at the New York World Music Awards 2020.

She honored by the President of Republic of Greece, Karolos Papoulias in 2005 and also by the rector of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, prof. Anastastios Manthos in 2008.

She was awarded from the Greek National Opera in Athens, for her chamber opera “The Expelled” (2012) and also at the same year from the Vienna University and Institute Kunsthaus of Muerz, for her work “Kivos” for 12 violoncellos (2012). Her solo work “Neuma” for viola awarded with the Sempre Piu Edition’s Prize in Paris (2014). Her chamber opera “Fear &(s) the Love” performed and awarded in Music Biennale of Zagreb (2015).

Her 5th string quartet “ENNEA” took a premiered by the Arditti Quartet at the Konzerthaus in Mozart Saal in Wien Modern (2015) in Vienna.

She has been invited as guest composer and jury member at Piano Campus International Competition and commissioned to write her piano concerto “Les Mondes Flottants” to be performed as a compulsory piece at the final round of piano competition in Cergy Pontoise (2016).

Her orchestral piece “Squall” performed in Music Biennale of Zagreb by the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dian Tchobanov, and performed by pianist: Srebrenka Poljak (2017).

Her orchestral piece “Butterfly Effect” recorded by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Pierre Andre Valade in Paris (2017).

She was invited as guest composer by Toshio Hosokawa to the 29th International Takefu Music Festival to give a lecture for her music and get commissions for two new works, Etude for solo trumpet and Mare Imbrium for chamber ensemble.

She studied composition at the Department of Music in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2003 – 2008), with Professor Christos Samaras. She completed a PhD in Composition in Edinburgh University with distinction (2008 – 2012) under the supervision of the professor Nigel Osborne and Michael Edwards, where she was studying with a Greek National Scholarship from Union of Greek Composers (2008 – 2009) and IKY Foundation (2009 – 2011). She continued to a master degree in composition with Michael Jarrell at the Vienna University (2012 – 2013). She worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Music Theory & Composition with a fellowship of the Research Committee of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2013 – 2014). She participated in many international composition workshops in USA, UK, Germany, France. She selected to participate at Manifeste Academy for young composers at IRCAM with Toshio Hosokawa, in Paris (2017). She awarded with the fellowship of IKY foundation to work in a second postdoctoral research in subject “Analysis of the sound of Universe. A music Analysis around the Earth, Saturn and Jupiter” at the Department of Physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2019 – 2021).

She published her books “The Theory of Music” and “101 exercises of Harmony” by Panas Music Editions. Her music works published by Universal Editions.

She was founding member and artistic director of Meet the Art, artistic series of concerts and performances around Modern Art in Thessaloniki (2015 – 2016) and also founding member and artistic director of the 1st International Composition Competition Chalki 2020. She is a jury member at ENKOR International Music Competition from 2014.

She is teaching Composition in Macedonia University, Department of Music Art and Science, in Thessaloniki from September of 2016.

Music Associations
International Alliance of Women in Music (IAWM)
Union of Greek Composers
Vox Novus Composers
International Academy of Performing Arts and Sciences (IAPAS)

Jury Member at International Competitions
Jury Member of ENKOR International Piano and Violin Competition 2015 (Germany)
Jury Member of ENKOR International Piano and Violin Competition 2016 (Germany)
Jury Member of ENKOR International Brass and Woodwinds Competition 2016 (Germany)
Jury Member and Guest Composer of PIANO CAMPUS International Competition 2016 (Pontoise – France)
Jury Member of 1st International Composition Competition Y.A. PAPAIOANNOU 2016 (Kavala – Greece)

2019 – 2021
IKY Foundation Greek National fellowship for postdoctoral research at the Department of Physics in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

2013 – 2014
Research Committee of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for postdoctoral research in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

2009 – 2012
IKI Foundation Greek National Scholarship for postgraduate studies in Edinburgh University

2008 – 2009
AEPI Foundation in cooperation with the Union of Greek Composers for postgraduate studies in Edinburgh University

2002 – 2008
Triantafillia Kriezi Foundation for undergraduate studies in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

IRCAM Manifeste Academy, for orchestral composition leading by Toshio Hosokawa and Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, June 2017
in Paris.

Arditti’s Quartet Composition Workshop in Guildhall School of Music & Drama, April 2014 in London.
Chronographia for string quartet

Chamber Opera Workshop organized by Peter Eotvos Music Foundation (active participant), April 2013 in Budapest

5th Junges Deutsches Komponistenforum in cooperation with Via Nova
Paraphrase for guitar, violin, cello and accordion, November 2011 in Sonderhausen.

The University of Pennsylvania in 9th Workshop of Women Composers
The Garden With The Illusions for piano, March 2011 in Philadelphia

The University of Edinburgh in cooperation with Hans Abrahamsen
Diaphanous for Horn, Cello and Piano, March 2010 in Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh in cooperation with Marcus Weiss
Voyage (S) I, November 2010 in Edinburgh

Music and Architecture
Diathlasis for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, percussion (1), violin,
viola, violoncello, contrabass, October 2010 in London

4th Junges Deutsches Komponistenforum in cooperation with Via Nova
Rodostama for flute and piano, October 2010 in Sonderhausen.

London Contemporary Orchestra
Prismatic for chamber ensemble, January 2009 in London.

ALEA III in cooperation with the Boston University
Prismatic for chamber ensemble, January 2009 in Boston.

Young Composer’s Workshop at the Concert Hall of Thessaloniki in
cooperation with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Deisis for chamber ensemble, May 2008

Young Composer’s Workshop at the Concert Hall of Athens in
cooperation with the Greek Composer’s Union
Nostalgic for violin and chamber ensemble, April 2007

Young Composer’s Workshop at the Municipal Conservatory of
Patra in cooperation with the Greek Composer’s Union
Ikesia IV for chamber ensemble, September 2006

2016 – now
University of Macedonia – Department of Music Art & Science
Part time lecturer in Composition and Aural Skills
Lessons: Composition, Aural skills – Solfege – Dictee

2012 – 2017
New Conservatory of Thessaloniki
Lessons: Composition, Counterpoint, Harmony, Music Theory, Solfege
and Dictee

2012 – 2013
State Conservatory of Greece
Lessons: Music Theory, Solfege and Dictee

2005 – 2008
Nakas Conservatory of Thessaloniki
Lessons: Harmony, Music Theory Solfege and Dictee

2006 – 2008
Municipal Conservatory of Thermi, Thessaloniki
Lessons: Harmony, Music Analysis, History of Music, Music Theory
Solfege and Dictee