Perpessas, Harilaos
(1907–1995)
Perpessas, HarilaosPerpessas, HarilaosHarilaos Perpessas (* b 10 May 1907, Leipzig; † d 19 Oct 1995, Sharon, MA, USA) One of the most awkward personalities in Greek music. He was the son of rich merchant from Siatista (Western Macedonia), settled in Leipzig. Almost nothing is known about his early musical studies in Germany, since he not only shunned publicity but insistently avoided to speak about himself. These studies however must have been very serious, since he owed to them a complete…