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- Giannis Markopoulos was born on March 18, 1939 in Iraklio, Crete, Greece. He was a composer and director, known for Young Aphrodites (1963), The Fate of the Innocent (1965) and The Brightest Star (1967). He was married to Vassiliki Lavina. He died on June 10, 2023 in Athens, Greece.
- SpouseVassiliki Lavina(1980 - June 10, 2023) (his death, 1 child)
- In 1956 Markopoulos moved to Athens to further his music studies at the Athens Conservatoire under the composer Yiorgos Sklavos and the violin teacher Joseph Bustidui, while studying philosophy and sociology at the Panteion University.
- While a student he composed music for the theatre, for the cinema and for dance performances.
- When he was 24 he was awarded the Music Prize of the International Thessaloniki Film Festival for Nikos Koundouros' film Young Aphrodites and subsequently his works Theseus (dance-drama), Hiroshima (ballet suite) and Three Dance Sketches were performed by avant-garde dance groups.
- In 1967 a military dictatorship was imposed in Greece. Markopoulos left for London, where he enriched his knowledge under the English composer Elizabeth Lutyens, while his acquaintance with the composers Jani Christou and Iannis Xenakis played an important rôle in the deepening of his contact with the most pioneering musical figures.
- Markopoulos composed music for the theatre and for the cinema, collaborating with directors such as Jules Dassin, George Cosmatos, Nikos Koundouros and Spyros Evaggelatos.
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