Mikis Theodorakis
Michael "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης [ˈmicis θeoðoˈɾacis]; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek songwriter and composer. He wrote over 1000 songs.[1][2][3][4][5] He was born in Chios, Greece. His career began in 1943. He was known for composing the movie scores for Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). He is known as Greece's best-known composer.[6] He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.[7]
From 1981 until 1993, he was a member of the Hellenic Parliament as a Communist.
On February 26, 2019, Theodorakis was hospitalized due to heart problems.[8] On March 8, 2019, Theodorakis had heart surgery to place a pacemaker.[9]
Theodorakis died on September 2, 2021, at his home in Athens, Greece from cardiac arrest at the age of 96.[10]
Mikis Theodorakis Media
Theodorakis, Griekse componist, nog steeds gevangen gehouden in Griekenland (in Parijs archief) / Documentnummer: 920-7047/ Fotograaf: ANEFO / Anefo* * 14 september 1967
Mikis Theodorakis shortly after his return to Greece in 1961
Mikis Theodorakis at a concert in Caesarea, Israel, in the 1970s
Theodorakis on a visit in East Germany, May 1989
Theodorakis holding hands with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou
References
- ↑ John Chrysochoos, Ph.d.. Ikaria - Paradise in Peril (17 November 2010)Dorrance Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4349-8240-7. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ Maura Ellyn. Greece: A Primary Source Cultural Guide (1 August 2004)The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8239-3999-2. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ Athensnews Interview: Theodorakis' call to arms Famous composer Theodorakis addresses protesters during a rally against a new austerity package, outside the University of Athens, in 2011 Archived 3 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Mike Gerrard. National Geographic Traveler: Greece, 3rd Edition (3 March 2009)National Geographic Society. p. 47–. ISBN 978-1-4262-0396-1. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ↑ Embassy of Greece International conference honors renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis' 80th birthday An international conference dedicated to the work of famous music composer Mikis Theodorakis in honor of his 80th birthday, kicked off on Friday in Hania, Crete. Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Dimitris Keridis. Historical Dictionary of Modern Greece (28 July 2009)Scarecrow Press. p. 150–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5998-2. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ Yearbook of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian). Moscow: Sovetskaya Enciklopediya. 1983
- ↑ Zorba composer Mikis Theodorakis in hospital with 'heart problem' (March 7, 2019)France24.
- ↑ Famed Greek Composer Theodorakis, Now Anti-SYRIZA, Hospitalized (March 10, 2019)The National Herald.
- ↑ "Mikis Theodorakis, composer of Zorba the Greek, dies aged 96" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2 September 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58419832. Retrieved 2 September 2021.