It would be bad form for me not to acknowledge Mikis Theodorakis on his 90th birthday. Theodorakis, one of Greece’s best-known musical exports, was made world famous by his score to the film “Zorba the Greek.”
Did you know he was a pupil of Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatory? Here is Theodorakis’ Symphony No. 2, with Cyprien Katsaris at the piano:
This year also marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Anthony Quinn, sadly no longer with us.
PHOTO: Theodorakis (center) with Quinn (right)