BIOGRAPHY
The Ivory Duo Piano Ensemble is a dynamic piano four-hands and two-piano partnership combining virtuosic performance, innovative programming, and a commitment to pedagogy and audience building. Recommended Artists by Making Music (2025-27), the Duo presents concerts, recordings, and curated recital series, while also directing the PianoPlus workshop & performance programme for emerging pianists.
The ensemble was formed as a result of the pianists' their desire to explore chamber repertoire for and with the piano. Their collaboration with Convivium Records label started in 2020 with the very well-received CD Elements of London (Hugh Shrapnel/John E. Lewis composers), followed by almost annual releases of music mostly by British composers for piano solo and piano duo.
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'Ivory Duo are Greek pianists Panayotis Archontides and Natalie Tsaldarakis and they brought with them an adventurous programme of four-handed piano. [...] And with that Bang, the musical year is well underway in these parts.'
David Green, Music in Portsmouth 1/2023
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'The Ivory Duo Piano Ensemble, made up of Natalie Tsaldarakis and Panayotis Archontides, plays with confidence and wit; the engineering is first-rate; and the program notes are refreshingly full.'
​ Peter J. Rabinowitz, Issue 44:6, Fanfare Magazine. July/Aug 2021
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'A totally enchanting album of distinctive new music. Engaging, evocative and finely-structured pieces by Hugh Shrapnel and John Lewis are performed with elegance and panache by Ivory Duo Piano Ensemble.’
- Sarah Walker, BBC Radio 3 presenter 9/2020
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