Giorgos Hatzinasios

Giorgos Hatzinasios (also spelled Hadjinasios; Greek: Γιώργος Χατζηνάσιος, pronounced [ˈʝoɾɣos xadziˈnasios]; born 19 January 1942) is a Greek songwriter and composer.

Giorgos Hatzinasios
Hatzinasios in Constantinople in 2012
Born (1942-01-19) 19 January 1942
Thessaloniki, Greece
Occupation
  • Songwriter
  • composer
Years active1972–present
Spouse(s)Maria
Children3
Musical career
Genres
  • Entekhno
Instruments
Websitewww.hatzinasios.gr

Early life

Hatzinasios was born in Thessaloniki. His father was Agapios Hatzinasios, a native of Nigrita, Serres and a music professor of Thessaloniki's State Conservatory and a renowned saxophonist.[1] His mother was Anna Zografou, a native of Galatitsa in Polygyros.

His paternal grandfather, also Georgios Hatzinasios and a graduate from the Phanar Greek Orthodox College, was a merchant and visited the Holy Land at a young age with his father, Athanassios. This is the source of the surname ('Χατζής' - Hajj and Αθανάσιος - Athanasios combined).

His maternal grandfather, Themistoklis Zografos, was a hagiographer from Mount Athos.

Giorgos Hatzinasios began piano lessons at the age of six at the Macedonian Conservatoire and later moved on to the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki and then the Athens Conservatoire. He later studied in Paris where he studied composition, orchestration and conducting.

Career

By the age of fourteen, he had already achieved notability as a pianist, with a particular interest in jazz and Greek music. Since 1972, he has achieved much recognition in Greece and abroad and his more than forty albums, some amongst which have received gold and platinum status. He has worked with many famous singers including Nana Mouskouri, Marinella and Manolis Mitsias.

He has also written scores for 38 films and 25 theatrical plays.

Hatzinasios wrote the music for and conducted Greece's entry, "Mathima Solfège", in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977. The song was performed by Pascalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy and finished fifth on the night.

He won an award in the 1980 Rose d'Or with the song 'Όταν γύρω Νυχτώνει' ('When Night Falls Around').

As a pianist

As a piano soloist, Hatzinasios has given recitals both in Greece and abroad in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the White House at Gilwell Park in London and others.

Classical pieces

Hatzinasios gave the world premiere of his Byzantine-themed oratorio Χρονικόν της Αλώσεως ('Chronicle of the Fall'). For this premiere, he conducted the Orchestra of the Sofia Opera, the Macedonia Chorus with Grigoris Valtinos in a leading role. It was performed in the National Theatre of Northern Greece. The oratorio was performed again at Mystras in 2007 with the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus participating.

In 2005,[2] the first performance of his cantata Ωδή στον Μέγα Αλέξανδρο ('Ode to Alexander the Great') took place at the Athens Concert Hall. The lead performers were Grigoris Valtinos once again and Petros Gaitanos. Another performance took place at the Giza pyramid complex.

Personal life

Hatzinasios is married to Maria, whom he first met when he was 21 and she was 15. They have three children. Their daughter Anna is a promoter of Greek artists abroad. Their second daughter Margarita lives in Geneva with her family. Their son Christos initially worked as a singer. He was a candidate for Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Illusion". He now works in shipping and lives in Monaco.[3]

Hatzinasios is a member of Hellenic Authors’ Society, Intellectual Property Corporation and Greek Research and Technology Network in Greece, PRS for Music in the UK and of SACEM in France.

Selected Discography
Albums
Year Greek Title Transliteration Translation
1972 4,5,3
1973 Έχει ο Θεός Echei o Theos God has
1973 Διαδρομή Diadromi Course
1974 Άσπρο Μαύρο Aspro Mavro Black White
1975 Αντιθέσεις Antitheseis Contrasts
1976 Λεύκωμα Lefkoma Album
1977 Μάθημα Σολφέζ Mathima Solfez Solfège Lesson
1978 Θα Σου Χρωστώ Tha Sou Chrosto I'll Owe You
1978 Η Μαρινέλλα Του Σήμερα I Marinella Tou Simera The Marinella of Today
1978 Ένας Έλληνας Σήμερα Enas Ellinas Simera A Greek Today
1979 Εικόνες Eikones Pictures
1980 Χωρίς Ταυτότητα Choris Taftotita Without Identity
1981 Τα Συναξάρια Ta Synaxaria The Hagiographies
1983 Για Σένα Τον Άγνωστο Gia Sena Ton Agnosto For You The Unknown
1985 Η Ενδεκάτη Εντολή I Endekati Entoli The Eleventh Commandment
1986 Παιχνίδι Για Δύο Paichnidi Gia Dyo Game For Two
1988 Μικρές Επαναστάσεις Mikres Epanastaseis Small Revolutions
1991 Επίθεση Αγάπης Epithesi Agapis Attack of Love
1994 Κεκλεισμένων Των Θυρών Kekleismenon Ton Thyron Behind Closed Doors
1997 Άγγιγμα Ψυχής Angigma Psychis Touch of Soul

References
  1. "Γιώργος Χατζηνάσιος (Μουσική)". Finos Film (in Greek). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ""Ωδή στο Μέγα Αλέξανδρο" στο Ηρώδειο". ANT1 News (in Greek). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. "Αννα Χατζηνάσιου: Η τέχνη είναι στο DNA της". Proto Thema. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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