He was born on 10/02/1935 in Athens. He was one of the most important and prolific Greek composers of art music with an international presence. He studied violin, singing and theory at the National Conservatory (1947-1958) and composition at the Hellenic Conservatory (1956-1961) with professor Υannis A. Papaioannou. With a scholarship, he continued his studies in composition with professor Günter Bialas and in conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (1964). He then studied at the International Music Institute of Darmstadt with such renowned teachers such as Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen. From 1974 to 1985 he was co-director of contemporary music events at the Tanglewood Music Centre and from 1989 he was president of the Greek Composer’s Union. His teaching activities were also important: he taught music at Stanford University, the University of Utah, the Boston University and the Philadelphia Academy of Music. He was the founder of the Experimental Stage of the Greek National Opera and its artistic director from 2004 to 2011. In 2008, he was appointed professor emeritus at Boston University. He has composed more than 450 works, including operas, choral works, chamber music, orchestral works, solo works and music for film and theatre. He has also conducted large and leading orchestras in Greece and abroad. He had received around 25 prizes and awards for his work and his contribution to Greek and international music history. He received an honorary doctorate from the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University (2003) and an honorary doctorate from the Department of Music Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2009). He has been a member of the Athens Academy since 2014. He conducted the opera Il prigioniero (1977) at the Greek National Opera. He died on 26/12/2018 in Athens and left his mark on contemporary Greek music. // Last update of the biography: November 2023 - The list of productions below is complete.