Dimitrios Mitropoulos
Brass bust of Dimitrios Mitropoulos.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1962 It was exhibited at the Biennale of Alexandria and then at the College of Athens and the French Institute.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
Here was the bronze bust of Dimitrios Mitropoulos, a work by Thanasis Apartis. It was removed as a precautionary measure after several incidents of similar works being stolen. A replica from a specific type of resin has been ordered and will be placed in the same position. The original bust will be displayed in a secure area. Its base is thin, made of gray marble and rests on a thin square pedestal. The front side of the base bears the signature of the sculptor, along with Mitropoulos’ name and his dates of birth and death.
What I can't see
Dimitrios Mitropoulos (1896-1960) has been one of the world’s leading conductors. He graduated from the Athens Conservatory, which today honours him with this bust. He started as a composer, assistant conductor in Berlin and conductor in Athens. In 1938, he settled permanently in the USA, where he conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, the New York Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera of New York. Mitropoulos conducted without a baguette and having always memorized all the scores in every detail, which ranks him among the musical geniuses. He died during a dress rehearsal of Mahler’s Third Symphony at La Scala in Milan. He was buried in Athens with great honours. Copies of his bust also exist in Tripoli (Greece) and Epidaurus.
Info
- Address: Courtyard of Athens Conservatory
Bibliography
Vatopoulos N., (2020), Απομάκρυνση της προτομής Μητρόπουλου, [Removal of Mitropoulos’ bust], in Kathimerini,
https://www.kathimerini.gr/culture/arts/1077985/apomakrynsi-tis-protomis-mitropoyloy/
Last visit 6/7/2023
Romanou K., (2003), Η μουσική, εμπορική διάδοση και μουσική υποδομή, [Music, commercial distribution and music infrastructure], in Ιστορία του νέου ελληνισμού, 1770-2000, [History of modern Hellenism], Ellinika Grammata, v.7, p.p. 287- 300
