Teaching
Teaching and Coaching
Alongside his career as a concert pianist and recording artist, Nicolas Costantinou is also a piano professor with international experience. He has over twenty-five years of teaching experience across all levels, dedicating himself to his students’ development, both technically and artistically, while fostering their confidence and enjoyment in performing.
He offers lessons to teenagers, university students, and professional pianists, helping them improve their performance, refine their technique, and develop a healthy relationship with the instrument. In selected cases, he also teaches chamber music and art song (Lied). Many of his students have won national and international competitions and have continued their studies at leading universities and music academies worldwide.
His teaching approach is enriched by his interest in historical performance practice and the Taubman Approach, which he applies to prevent and rehabilitate injuries resulting from improper hand use, providing each ambitious pianist with a healthy, efficient, and sustainable technical foundation.
Lessons are offered in-person or online, both for students in Cyprus and for those abroad.
Languages
Fluent: English, Greek, Hungarian
Upper-intermediate: French, German
Pre-Professional Intensive Programme
- Build a solid technical foundation and refined sound production
- Develop efficient practice habits for consistent, focused progress
- Perform with poise, confidence, and musical awareness
- Approach new repertoire with ease and enjoy practising and performing
- Tailored preparation for examinations and auditions
Coaching for University-Level Students & Advanced Pianists
- Develop advanced technical skills
- Approach more challenging repertoire with confidence
- Shape a personal interpretative style
- Work on musical expression and stylistic accuracy
- Prepare for auditions and competitions
Chamber Music & Art Song (Lied)
- Develop ensemble awareness and collaborative skills
- Enhance musical expression and phrasing
- Strengthen stylistic awareness
- Explore musical meaning and interpretative insight
- Prepare repertoire for performance with ensembles or art song
Masterclasses & Institutional Collaborations
Nicolas Costantinou has experience giving piano masterclasses at schools, conservatories, and other institutions in Cyprus and internationally. The sessions focus on piano performance and technique, based on the Taubman Approach, and are tailored to the needs of each participant or institution.
Masterclasses and collaborations can be organised in a variety of formats, depending on the requirements of the institutions and participants.
Professional Development & Injury Prevention — Taubman Approach
- Optimise technical skills for peak performance
- Further develop interpretative awareness and personal style
- Focus on musical expression and stylistic precision
- Injury prevention and rehabilitation
- Healthy, sustainable technical foundation