Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος {Stavros Xarchakos} (b. 1939) is a Greek composer and conductor. He was born on 14th March 1939 in Athens, where he studied at the Athens Conservatoire. He emerged in the Greek music scene in around 1963, composing music for the theatre and cinema. Among his collaborators was lyricist Λευτέρης Παπαδόπουλος (Lefteris Papadopoulos). In 1967 he went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger. He stayed there for four years, and went on to study with David Diamond at the Juilliard School of Music.