Thanos Mikroutsikos

A tribute concert to the late Greek composer and politician Thanos Mikroutsikos will take place at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis on September 19.

Composer and former Culture Minister Thanos Mikroutsikos has died at the age of 72 after a long bout with cancer.

Mikroutsikos died at Athens' Metropolitan Hospital of cardiac arrest, the hospital announced.

Maria Farantouri, known for her interpretations of landmark songs by Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Eleni Karaindrou, Dionysis Savvopoulos, Thanos Mikroutsikos and other emblematic Greek composers, is performing at the Parnassos Literary Society venue on Fridays March 4 and 10.

The 8th Aegina Fistiki Fest will take place on the 15th to the 18th of September.

Princeton University hosted recently a tribute concert to one of the most successful and progressive contemporary Greek lyricists, Lina Nikolakopoulou.

The concert that took place on March 1, was organized by the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies, Orange Pan-Hellenic Association, and Syn-Phonia Entertainment Inc.