Andreas Makris

Andreas Makris (Greek: Ανδρέας Μακρής; March 7, 1930 – February 3, 2005)[1] was a Greek-American composer and violinist, born in Kilkis, Greece, on March 7, 1930.

He was a Composer-in-Residence for many years at the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, working with conductors such as Howard Mitchell, Mstislav Rostropovich, Antal Dorati, and Leonard Slatkin.

[1] Makris was a member of the first violin section of the National Symphony Orchestra for 28 years.

[2] His compositions have been performed in USA, South America, Canada, Europe, Russia and Japan.

He died on February 3, 2005, at his home in Silver Spring, MD.