About me

My name is Elsa. I was born in Greece but I am currently living in The Netherlands.

I realized I love music when I was 5 years old while visiting the Greek National Opera.

I was mesmerized by the view and sound of the grand piano.

Thanks to my parents, I was able to have a piano at home and so the music journey began!

My first opportunities to perform for public where of course the school’s feasts!

At the age of 12 I got accepted at the High School Musical of Athens where I spent 6 years full of music playing and theory as well.

My music education included piano, oboe, music theory, byzantine music, choir singing, chamber music and orchestra.

For the same period I was a member in two famous Children Choirs in Athens (Stamatis Spanoudakis, Spyros Lambrou) participating in many concerts and cd recordings.

When I turned 13 I heard the oboe for the first time in a solo concert. I liked it so much that I started lessons directly.

On 2008 I started the distance music educational system of Thames Valley University for both oboe playing and music theory.

After 5 years of lessons and exams, I acquired the final diploma “Licentiate of the London College of Music” in oboe performance in 2013.

I moved to the Netherlands the same year. I spent 3 years at HKU Conservatory of Utrecht where I studied oboe, theory and music pedagogy.

The last years of my studies I spent them at ArtEZ Conservatory of Zwolle under the quidance of oboist Bram Kreeftmeijer. As a student of ArtEZ Conservatory I participated in many orchestra and ensemble works for both classical and contemporary music.

Since 2017 I am also studying Baroque oboe with Nienke van der Meulen. I graduated on 2019 and since then I am following my career as a freelance musician.

For the last 5 years I am teaching oboe, piano for beginners and music theory. In addition, I am teaching music for toddlers (2-4) at the Greek School of Utrecht.

Part of my job is to arrange concerts for kids, which I really love.

What I like about music is how it teaches people not only the ability to play a musical instrument or to understand the greatest composers, but also to express and believe in themselves!

Music can bring people together and express feelings when words are not enough.

About my lessons:

Every student is different, with different background, needs, likes and expectations.

As a teacher I want to spent time understanding what a student likes, what kind of music he listens at home, what are his expectations in the coming years regarding playing etc.

Then I create a schedule and follow the proper method that will bring each student to his/her own goals.

That way we can always have the best results! :)

I am a patient teacher and I make sure every lesson is a creative and fun way of learning!