Background
Moschos was born in Agrinio in the Aitoloakarnania prefecture. In that village his father owned a large amount of land which he later sold and moved the family to Agrinio where he opened two cafés where music was played.
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Aristidis Moschos
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He was the fifth out of ten children. The family was originally from the village of Pentalofos near the town of Agrinio. In the first musicians from Constantinople, Smyrna and Armenia appeared while the other han a European orchestra.
His father was a gifted clarino player who used it to play traditional Greek as well as European music
The family"s cafes were visited by some of the greatest musicians of that time including Rita Abatzi, Marika Politissa, Eskenazi, et cetera Aristidis Moschos first heard the santouri from a Romanian touring musical group and came to love the instrument.
He quickly learned how to play and started appearing in his father"s businesses. After the war, he left Agrinio and went to Athens where he attended the Greek Lyceum.
With the Lyceum he did tours all over the world.
He participated with many singers, musicians and actors. He made many radio and television broadcasts with modern and folk music He released fifteen records, of which three became gold and two became platinum.
He participated as a soloist in around 150 other records.
In 1985, he ran the Traditional Music People"s School which functioned as a nonprofit company. There he taught several musical instruments as well as Byzantine music
He was honoured by several municipalities and organizations as well as the Greek parliament. He died on November 8, 2001.
Membership
His first teacher was a member of that group, Nestoras Batsi.
