Diana Economou founded Artemis Chamber Orchestra in 2021 and has since served as President and Music Director. She began this organization with the intent of spreading her love of music to as many people as possible. Her foremost belief is that music can be an agent for change in individuals and thus society as a whole. 

Diana Economou is an emerging conductor from the northern Chicago suburbs whose passion music has led her to perform around the world including in the Chicago Symphony Center, the Sydney Opera House, and in Sofia, Bulgaria. She’s trained with leading conductors such as Markand Thakar, Larry Rachleff, Mallory Thompson, and Donald Schleicher and has conducted professional orchestras such as the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and the Bulgarian New Symphony Orchestra. 

After obtaining a Bachelor’s in music education from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, she has work as a passionate and beloved orchestra teacher in Waukegan, Illinois since 2017.