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George Petrou (Greek: Γιώργος Πέτρου) is a Greek conductor, pianist and stage-director.^[1]

Biography

George Petrou was born in Greece. He studied at the Athens Conservatoire, the Royal College and the Royal Academy of Music in London.

He started an early career as a concert pianist, but began conducting, developing a parallel interest in historical keyboard instruments and their practices.

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Since 2012 he has been the artistic director of the Athens-based orchestra Armonia Atenea (former Athens Camerata) with which he tours and records, performing both on period or modern instruments.

From the season 2021–22 he will be the artistic director of the historical Göttingen International Handel Festival.

He also stage-directs and has recently signed^{[clarification needed]} several opera and musical theatre productions, including Handel's Alcina, Porter's Kiss Me Kate, Bernstein's West Side Story, Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and Company George Petrou - Wikipedia ZUQOV