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Stavros Xarchakos
Greek composer and conductor
Stavros Xarchakos Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος | |
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| Born | (1939-03-14) 14 March 1939 (age 85) Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Éntekhno |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
Musical artist
Stavros Xarchakos, Greek: Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος [ˈstavrosksarˈxakos] (born 14 March 1939) is a Greek composer and conductor.
In 1964 she met composer Stavros Xarhakos for the first time when she visited the set of a film for which he had written the score.Stavros Xarchakos was born in Athens, where he studied at the Athens Conservatoire. He has family origins from the Mani Peninsula. He emerged in the Greek music scene around 1963, composing music for the theatre and cinema.
Among his collaborators was lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos and singer Nikos Xylouris.
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In 1967 he went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger. He stayed in Paris for four years, and then studied with David Diamond at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He served as director of the National Orchestra of Greek Music.[1]
He was later involved in politics and was elected Member of the Gree