Universally praised for her profound artistic sensitivity, her exquisite sound and for her unmatched palette of colors and dynamics, the Greek guitarist Antigoni Goni is internationally acclaimed as a true ambassador of the guitar and a sought-after pedagogue.
In 1995 she became the first Greek and one of the only 4 women to win the first prize of the GFA competition.
She is a British Council, Onassis Foundation, and Royal Academy scholar. In 1990 Julian Bream himself awarded her the Julian Bream prize, which she received from Lady Diana.
Founder and professor of the Guitar Department at the Pre-College Division of Juilliard School of Music she also taught, as an adjunct professor, at Columbia University until 2004.
For her international achievements, the Royal Academy of Music in London awarded her with the honorary title of Associate Professor.
Since 2005 she is Professor of Guitar at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels where in 2015 she was named “Professor of the year”.