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BIOGRAPHY
John
Kamfonas
John Kamfonas is a Greek-American pianist, improviser and composer with an international career spanning performances from New York and Paris to India and Beijing.
Active both as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States and Europe, he has developed an artistic profile that extends beyond traditional concert performance through interdisciplinary collaborations and composition for cinema, galleries and museums. His work has been presented at prestigious cultural venues including the Petit Palais and the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris.
A committed advocate of contemporary music, he has also premiered works by internationally recognized composers including George Tsontakis, Eric Ewazen and Victor Kioulaphides.
Based in Paris, Kamfonas has completed artistic residencies at the Cité Internationale des Arts and the Fondation des États-Unis, where in 2015 he founded the concert series “Rendez-Vous Musicaux.”
A solo recital at the Fondation was partially broadcast nationally by TF1 in 2016.
Alongside his performing activity, he serves on the faculty of the American Conservatory of Paris and has given masterclasses and improvisation workshops at universities and schools throughout the United States. His academic training includes studies at Columbia University, Manhattan School of Music, École Normale de Musique and the Paris Conservatory.