'Paphos Music Lovers' facebook post, for Piano Recital at World Music Festival (Paphos October2019)

'Cypriot piano sensation Stavroula Thoma delivered a stunningly exciting and virtuosic recital of various works by Nicolas Economou, Bartok, Hadzidakis and Theodorakis last night at Technopolis 20 Paphos. The performance elicited thunderous applause from the audience and it is our sincere hope that Stavroula plays again for us on her next return visit to Cyprus. 

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The Diary of Anne Frank
The Space @ Venue 45, Old St Paul’s Church
Five stars 
WRITTEN in 1968 by the Russian composer Grigory Frid, The Diary of Anne Frank is a one act monodrama for solo soprano and a poignant, yet surprisingly uplifting piece, with a message which is as relevant today as it was at the end of the Second World War. Soprano Polly Ott is a fantastic communicator, simultaneously radiating the exuberance and vulnerability of a young teenage girl, with an alluring voice and perfect annunciation throughout. Cypriot pianist Stavroula Thoma played the piano reduction of Frid’s chamber orchestral score with slick precision, bringing a vast array of colour to Frid’s atonal harmonies. With simple staging, director Sebastian Ukena’s production for About Turn Theatre Company very much shows that sometimes less is more; glowing black and white portraits of children who have fallen victim to genocide around the world appear like a candle-lit vigil on the almost empty stage, compounding the ongoing tragedies of conflict in a beautifully effective manner. 

http://www.reviewsphere.org/diary-anne-frank/

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​​#edfringe2016: The Diary of Anne Frank (The Space) ★★★★
'Cypriot concert pianist Stavroula Thoma gives an effective and thoughtful  performance with an atmospheric score, composed by Grigori Frid, which blends into the words sung by Ott.'