Giorgos Stavrianos

Throughout the week that ends today, we have been honouring the memory of a friend, a melodist, a creator, a poet, who sadly passed away on July 23, 2026, at the age of 78. Georgos Stavrianos was born in 1948 in Heraklion, Crete. He studied Greek and French literature at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities...

Part 4 of our week-long tribute to composer Giorgos Stavrianos includes covers of his songs. There are two reasons for this choice of today's theme. First, we want to demonstrate just how popular Stavrianos was, given that many of his songs got a second life following their original recording. Second,...

Stavrianos was one of the pillars of “art” song, as it skyrocketed in the 1990s. A true well of melodies, he painted a big chunk of the canvas of Greek song with his music, while also revealing his capacity to write sensitive, highly poetic lyrics. Join us now aboard Greek Music Express! Our destination: Gio...

“I do not have a homeland; my homeland is the world. I like to operate in a multicultural and pluralistic environment”. This philosophical vision of Stavrianos is also reflected in his instrumentals. Deeply emotional and cosmopolitan, his songs without words highlight the composer’s constant engagement with ...