About Giorgos Konitopoulos
Lived 1933 – 1991 (aged 58). Giorgos Konitopoulos was a Greek violinist, composer and singer.
Giorgos Konitopoulos (; born 4 June 1933) was a Greek violinist and composer from the island of Naxos.
Biography Konitopoulos was born in Athens on June 4, 1933. His parents were Michalis Konitopoulos from Kinidaros, Naxos and also a famous violinist, and Maria Firogeni from Keramoti, Naxos. As World War II set in he and his family relocated to Naxos in 1940.
His older sister Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki was also an accomplished musician an exponent of the Nisiotika musical tradition of the Greek islands.
In 1963 he married Katerina Kounadis.
He died of a heart attack on June 18, 1991 leaving a legacy of approximately 500 songs, about 70 traditional, with the remainder his own compositions.
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Giorgos Konitopoulos was born on 4 June 1933 in Athens.
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Giorgos Konitopoulos died on 18 June 1991 in Athens.
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Giorgos Konitopoulos was a violinist, composer and singer.
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