Byron Fidetzis is a Greek cellist and conductor.
Byron Fidetzis (Βύρων Φιδετζής) was born in Thessaloniki, He studied violoncello under Manolis Kazabakas and advanced theory under Solon Michaelides at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. Upon a scholarship granted by the Hellenic Foundation for State Bursaries, he moved to Vienna where he continued with his cello studies at the Hochschule für Musik under the expert guidance of Vladimir Orloff,...
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Byron Fidetzis is a Greek cellist and conductor.
Byron Fidetzis (Βύρων Φιδετζής) was born in Thessaloniki, He studied violoncello under Manolis Kazabakas and advanced theory under Solon Michaelides at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. Upon a scholarship granted by the Hellenic Foundation for State Bursaries, he moved to Vienna where he continued with his cello studies at the Hochschule für Musik under the expert guidance of Vladimir Orloff, André Navarra and S. Benes, receiving his diploma in 1975.
Alongside his cello studies, he attended the class of Hans Swarowski in orchestra conduction from 1973 to 1977, in which year he gained his diploma at chef d’ orchestre. He has also attended seminars held by conductors Miltiades Caridis (Vienna) and Otmar Suitner (Weimar).
Fidetzis has co-operated as a soloist and conductor with all the Greek and many foreign orchestras in various concerts throughout Greece (festivals of Athens, Corfu, Herakleion, the Demetria Festival of Thessaloniki...
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