Hellenic Conservatory
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Established1919
FounderManolis Kalomiris
| Hellenic Conservatory Ελληνικό Ωδείο | |
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| Location | |
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Didotou 53, Athens | |
| Coordinates | 38°03′16″N 23°48′42″E / 38.05431188506223°N 23.8117836460293°E |
| 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[update] location is Didotou 53 and its artistic director is Alkis Baltas.[4]
Theodore Antoniou,[5] Leonidas Kavakos[6] and Dimitri Terzakis were students of the Hellenic Conservatory.[7]
