Music Kinetics Workshop – “Music & Motion: Discovering Music’s Elements” LYDIA LINARDOU

“Music without Limits II” – A music workshop for children

What would it be like if all children had access to music education? And if classical music became more accessible, more “popular” and beloved by the general public? Music, beyond being an art form, is a valuable tool for development: it cultivates imagination, enhances cognitive and emotional growth, and serves as a bridge for social inclusion. The experiential music workshop “Music without Limits”, now being held for the second consecutive year, offers children the opportunity to explore music through play, movement, and improvisation. In today’s multicultural society, it is important that all children have equal opportunities to access art and creativity. Through hands-on musical games, familiarization with musical instruments, and collective expression, children engage with music in a natural and enjoyable way, gaining skills that support both their individual and collective development.

Biographical Note

Lydia Linardou is a pianist and music educator. She specializes in the contemporary piano repertoire (20th and 21st century) and in recent years, she has been dealing with the research of new teaching methods for the music education of multicultural and vulnerable populations.

She graduated from the Department of Music Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In 2018, she obtained the Piano Diploma (Commentated Excellence and 1st Prize). She has also completed her studies in Higher Theory of Music with degrees in Harmony, Counterpoint, and Fugue. At the same time, she studied piano at the Ecole Normale De Musique de Paris where she obtained the Interpretation Degree “Brevet d’ Execution”. In 2021 she completed her postgraduate studies in music education and piano at the Maastricht Conservatorium (Netherlands). Today, she works as a music educator and piano teacher in private schools and at the Cultural Center of the municipality of Elefsina.

She has attended various piano, contemporary music, and chamber music masterclasses in Greece and abroad with internationally renowned pianists such as Lorenda Ramou, Domna Evnouchidou, Karolos Zouganelis, Dionysis Mallouhos, Sebastian Colombo, Katia Veekmans, Katia Lebedeva, Yoop Celis, Vladimir Viardo, David Lively, Balazs Skokolay, Klara Wurtz et al. Finally, she has appeared as a soloist but also as a member of chamber music ensembles, at classical and contemporary music concerts in Greece and the Netherlands, such as the Aeschylus Festival in Eleusis, the Maastricht Nights of Classical Music Festival, contemporary music concerts at the Athens Conservatory, National Greek Opera Athens etc.