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.

Andreas Makris, holding one of his scores, in his home