Giorgos Hatzinasios

Giorgos Hatzinasios is a Greek songwriter and composer born on 19 January 1942 in Thessaloniki. He began piano studies at age six and later studied composition and conducting in Paris. By age fourteen, Hatzinasios performed as a jazz and Greek music pianist. He began a professional recording career in 1972 and released more than forty albums, including several that achieved gold or platinum status. He collaborated with vocalists such as Nana Mouskouri and Marinella and composed scores for thirty-eight films and twenty-five theatrical plays. In 1977, Hatzinasios composed and conducted the entry “Mathima solfege” for the Eurovision Song Contest, which finished in fifth place. His classical compositions included the oratorio Chronicle of the Fall and the cantata Ode to Alexander the Great, which premiered in 2005. He gave piano recitals at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Vienna Konzerthaus.