| Hellenic Conservatory | |
|---|---|
Ελληνικό Ωδείο | |
| Location | |
Didotou 53, Athens 38°03′16″N 23°48′42″E / 38.05431188506223°N 23.8117836460293°E / 38.05431188506223; 23.8117836460293 | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1919 |
| Founder | Manolis Kalomiris |
The Hellenic Conservatory (Greek: Ελληνικό Ωδείο) is an educational institution for the performing arts in modern Greece.1 It was founded in Athens in 1919 by the composer Manolis Kalomiris. Kalomoiris was the conservatoire's director until 1926, when he left to found the National Conservatoire.2 The conservatoire early on opened a number of branches throughout Athens, in a number of cities in Greece, and in Cyprus.3 The conservatoire's current location is Didotou 53 and its artistic director is Alkis Baltas.4
Theodore Antoniou,5 Leonidas Kavakos6 and Dimitri Terzakis were students of the Hellenic Conservatory.7
References
References
- Giannelou, Phaedra (17 June 2023). "Diploma of Orchestral Conducting at Hellenic Conservatory - Faidra Giannelou Official". Faidra Giannelou | Φαίδρα Γιαννέλου Official Website.
- "The Hellenic Conservatory will host the Archive of Dance in Greece and the Library of the State School of Orchestral Art". Days of Art in Greece. 18 May 2023.
- "Teaching Staff". College of Music.
- "Biography – Alkis Baltas". alkisbaltas.info.
- Staff, BMInt (11 April 2019). "Theodore Antoniou To Be Celebrated". The Boston Musical Intelligencer.
- "Violinist Leonidas Kavakos Joins Greece's Academy of Athens". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. 6 December 2022.
- "Tribute to Anestis Logothetis P rogramme & A bstracts" (PDF). www.music.uoa.gr.