Hellenic Conservatory

{{Short description|Music educational institution in Greece}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Hellenic Conservatory

| native_name = Ελληνικό Ωδείο

| coordinates = {{Coord|38.05431188506223|23.8117836460293|display=inline}}

| established = 1919

| location = Didotou 53, Athens

| country = Greece

| founder = Manolis Kalomiris

}}

The Hellenic Conservatory ({{langx|el|Ελληνικό Ωδείο}}) is an educational institution for the performing arts in modern Greece.{{cite web |last1=Giannelou |first1=Phaedra |title=Diploma of Orchestral Conducting at Hellenic Conservatory - Faidra Giannelou Official |url=http://faidragiannelou.com/diploma-of-orchestral-conducting-at-hellenic-conservatory/ |website=Faidra Giannelou {{!}} Φαίδρα Γιαννέλου Official Website |date=17 June 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=The Hellenic Conservatory will host the Archive of Dance in Greece and the Library of the State School of Orchestral Art |url=https://daysofart.gr/en/news/from-ministry/the-hellenic-conservatory-will-host-the-archive-of-dance-in-greece-and-the-library-of-the-state-school-of-orchestral-art/ |website=Days of Art in Greece |date=18 May 2023}} The conservatoire early on opened a number of branches throughout Athens, in a number of cities in Greece, and in Cyprus.{{cite web |title=Teaching Staff |url=https://collegeofmusic.athensconservatoire.gr/staff-bowed/ |website=College of Music}} The conservatoire's {{As of|2006|alt=current}} location is Didotou 53 and its artistic director is Alkis Baltas.{{cite web |title=Biography – Alkis Baltas |url=https://alkisbaltas.info/en/biography |website=alkisbaltas.info}}

Theodore Antoniou,{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=BMInt |title=Theodore Antoniou To Be Celebrated |url=https://www.classical-scene.com/2019/04/11/antoniou-celebrated/ |website=The Boston Musical Intelligencer |date=11 April 2019}} Leonidas Kavakos{{cite news |title=Violinist Leonidas Kavakos Joins Greece’s Academy of Athens |url=https://theviolinchannel.com/violinist-leonidas-kavakos-joins-greeces-academy-of-athens/ |work=World's Leading Classical Music Platform |date=6 December 2022}} and Dimitri Terzakis were students of the Hellenic Conservatory.{{cite news |title=Tribute to Anestis Logothetis P rogramme & A bstracts |url=https://www.music.uoa.gr/fileadmin/depts/music.uoa.gr/www/uploads/SYNEDRIA-HMERIDES/2012jun08.pdf |work=www.music.uoa.gr}}