Hadjidakis, Minas Alexiadis and Vassilis Tenidis, and interpreted by the saxophone virtuoso Theodore Kerkezos and the TSSO orchestra conducted by Michailidis, received the Supersonic Award by the magazine Pizzicato Classics in Luxembourg and was recommended by Naxos for two Grammy Awards. In 2009, his recording of works of the important Italian composer Ildebrando Pizzetti for Naxos (some of them being World Premiere Recordings) received several distinctions (Honorable Award from the Greek Critics Association for Music and Theater in December 2009) and many very positive reviews in the international press (including Five Diapasons attributed by the French magazine Diapason). Notably, in 2012, his recording for EMI Classics of Beethoven's piano concertos Nos 3 & 4 with the TSSO and the legendary French pianist Aldo Ciccolini received international acclaim. In 2015, Michailidis released the first DVD ever produced by the Greek National Opera, Gounod's Faust, featuring Eric Cutler (Faust), Alexia Voulgaridou (Marguerite), Paata Burchuladze (Méphistophélès), Dimitri Platanias (Valentin), Renato Zanella (Director - Choreographer), Myron Michailidis (Conductor) – GNO Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet. Recorded and filmed on January 20, 2012 at the Athens Concert Hall, under the direction of Michalis Dais. Awards In 2009, Myron Michailidis received the Honorable Award from the Greek Critics Association for Music and Theater. In 2016, he was made Chevalier de l'Ordre National des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the National Order the Arts and Letters) of the French Republic. In 2017, he received the prestigious Award Apollo from the Society of Friends of the Greek National Opera (GNO) for his entire contribution to the successes and achievements of the institution. References External links Myron Michailidis personal website Official website of the Theater Erfurt Greek National Opera Administration Official website of the Thessaloniki State Orchestra Recording of works by Ildebrando Pizzetti for Naxos Living people 1968 births Greek conductors (music) 21st-century conductors (music) Music directors (opera) Musicians from Heraklion