He was born in Athens in 1920. He began to study Law at the University of Athens, but having started to compose since 1938, he eventually turned to music in 1941. He studied at the Hellenic Conservatory of Music and Arts with Konstantinos Sfakianakis and Marios Varvoglis and at the Athens Conservatory with George Sklavos. He continued his training at the Music Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome (1951-53) and at the Paris Conservatory with Darius Milhaud and Tony Aubin (1953-54). He then went on to study on a Fulbright Program scholarship at Harvard University, at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute summer school and at Juilliard (1955-56). After composing several works in neoclassical style, he was one of the first Greek composers to adopt the techniques of the postwar European avant-garde. He composed symphonies, chamber music, ballets and operas. His works have been conducted by prominent Greek and foreign orchestra directors and have been included in the repertories of top international orchestras. He was a founding member of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM, 1964/68), where he also served as Vice-President. In addition, he served as Secretary-General of the National Music Council of the Ministry of Education and as member of committees and boards of directors in Greek (ERT 1974/75, 1987/88) and international organizations and agencies. He was awarded medals and prizes by Italy, Germany, France ("Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" 1990), as well as the prize for composition at the Belgian "Queen Elizabeth" international music competition, the prize of the Academy of Athens (1994), etc. He died in Athens on 29/3/2005. At the GNO, he served as member of the Board of Directors (1974-1980, 1981-1988) and as member and Chair of the Artistic Committee (1974-1980). Works of his that have been presented at the GNO are: The Tanagra Figurine and the Witch [I Tanagraia kai i magissa], Parable [Paravoli], The Fire [I fotia], Four Generations of Greek Musical Creation (concerto for orchestra).