Kostas Giannidis(1903-1984)

Ioannis Konstantinidis, also known by the pen name Kostas Giannidis (21 August 1903 - 17 January 1984) was a Greek composer, pianist and conductor. Constantinidis was born in Smyrna (today Izmir) in 1903. He came to Greece after the destruction of Smyrna and continued his studies in Berlin (1923-1931). 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. Konstantinidis wrote symphonic, chamber music, music for films, compositions for piano, art songs, and many popular songs. He died in Athens in 1984.