He has received a number of awards and titles, including Ambassador of Hellenism, National Artist of the Soviet Union and Golden Medal of Athens.
The main problem of his youth was the fact that his father was a "lishents", a man who had a private property (completely forbidden during the early Soviet years).
That was the reason why his father advised Odysseas to move to Sukhumi, where his elder brother Nikolaos lived and was on the state duty, right after graduating from the gymnasium in 1925.
Till the retirement in 1991 he was the main conductor of Georgia, as well as professor of the Tbilisi Conservatory.1980 - Was honored to conduct during the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics, held in Moscow.
Took a very important part in the propaganda of Greek composers, such as Manolis Kalomiris, Spyridon Samaras, Antiochos Evangelatos and Mikis Theodorakis on international scene.
On April 9, 1989, the mayor of Athens Miltiadis Evert, honored Odysseas with a Golden Medal of Athens.In 1998 he was awarded the "Ambassador of Hellenism" honorary distinction.
Petersburg Philharmonic OrchestraBucharest Symphony OrchestraOrquesta Estable del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (Argentina) Maestro Dimitriadis spent his last years both in Athens and in Tbilisi.