Kostas Giannidis
Ioannis Constantinidis, also known by the pen name Kostas Giannidis was a Greek composer, pianist and conductor.
Constantinidis was born in Smyrna in 1903. He came to Greece after the destruction of Smyrna and continued his studies in Berlin. He returned to Athens and worked as a conductor and composer at the musical theater composing many operettas, musical comedies, and revues. He would sign and publish his popular works as Kostas Giannidis, and his classical compositions as his birth name.
He died in Athens in 1984.Works
Constantinidis wrote symphonic, chamber music, music for films, compositions for piano, artsongs, and many popular songs.Film music
He composed music for seven Greek movies, including:
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- Ο μεθύστακας
