Yannis Markopoulos
Composer Markopoulos’ funeral service to take place on Thursday
The funeral of one of Greece's most influential composers of the 20th century, Yannis Markopoulos, will take place in Athens on Thursday, his family announced on Monday.
Markopoulos died at the age of 84 on Saturday evening after being hospitalized at the Alexandra Hospital in Athens, where he was admitted on June 5.
Influential composer Yannis Markopoulos hospitalized
One of Greece's most influential composers of the 20th century, Yannis Markopoulos, was admitted on Friday to the intensive care unit of the Alexandra General Hospital in Athens after complications that occurred during treatment of the cancer he has been suffering from for the last year.