Lina Tonia

Lina Tonia has been awarded prizes in several national and international composition competitions for her works. 
She was 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 was 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 for her achievements in composition and the contribution to culture.
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).
Lina Tonia studied composition (Bachelor and Master degree) at the Department of Music in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with Professor Christos Samaras. She completed a PhD in Composition in Edinburgh University with higher distinction under the supervision of the professor Nigel Osborne and Michael Edwards. She continued to a second Master degree in composition with Michael Jarrell at the Vienna University. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Music Theory & Composition with a fellowship of the Research Committee of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She  was 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. 
She teaches composition at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki since 2016.