Biography
Marios Joannou Elia was born 1978 in Cyprus. He studied at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg in the composition class of Adriana Hoelszky and in the master class of Klaus Huber at the Music University of Basel. In international composition competitions, he received over 15 prizes and distinctions until now, among others the 1st Prize at the "Lutoslawski Award 2004", the 1st Prize at the "2nd International Composition Competition of Volos 2004", the "Raiffeisen Klassik Preis 2004", the Patronize Award of the "BMW musica viva composition Prize 2005" and the 1st Prize at the Savarez competition in Salzburg 2006. Compositions of Marios Joannou Elia achieve regular performances in important concert halls worldwide.
- A tabled biography you may find in: www.talent-aid.org/music/elia_marios/elia_marios_001.html
Vocal tone performed by: Nederlands Vocaal Laboratorium, Jennifer-Claire van der Hart, José Kamminga
