Athens State Orchestra
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The Athens State Orchestra (Greek: Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών, romanized: Kratiki Orchistra Athinon) is a Greek symphony orchestra based in Athens, which is consistently ranked in the top handful of orchestras of the country.
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| Native name | Κρατική Ορχήστρα Αθηνών |
| Founded | December 11, 1942 |
| Location | Athens, Greece |
| Concert hall | Athens Concert Hall |
| Principal conductor | Lukas Karytinos |
| Website | www |
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Principal conductors
- Filoktitis Εkonomidis (1942–1957)[1]
- Theodoros Vavagiannis (1957–1969)[2]
- Andreas Paridis (1969–1975)[3][4]
- Manos Hadjidakis (1976–1982)[5]
- Yannis Ioannidis (1983–1989)[6]
- Alexandros Symeonidis (1989–1995)[7]
- Aris Garoufalis (1995–2004)[8]
- Byron Fidetzis (2004–2011)[9]
- Vassilis Christopoulos (2011–2014)[10][11]
- Stefanos Tsialis (2014–2020)[12][13]
- Lukas Karytinos (2020– )[14]