Giorgos Katsaros Explained

Giorgos Katsaros
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:7 March 1934
Birth Place:Corfu, Greece
Instrument:Alto saxophone
Occupation:Musician, composer, arranger
Years Active:1959–present

Giorgos Katsaros (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γιώργος Κατσαρός) (born on 7 March 1934 in Corfu) is a noted Greek musician and songwriter.[1] He plays the alto saxophone. He has made a variety of recordings, collaborating amongst others with Greek musical composers and singers, such as Yannis Theodoridis, Nana Mouskouri, and Mimis Plessas.

In 1972 he wrote the music for Alekos Sakellarios' I Komissa tis Kerkyras (The Countess of Corfu).

He is currently the art director of the Municipal Symphonic Orchestra of Athens.

Personal life

He has served as a Board Member for Panathinaikos, the team he is a supporter of.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nitsiakos, Vassilis. On the Border: Transborder Mobility, Ethnic Groups and Boundaries Along the Albanian-Greek Frontier. 11 May 2011. October 2010. LIT Verlag Münster. 978-3-643-10793-0. 116–.