Bidzina Kvernadze

Bidzina Kvernadze
Born (1928-08-29)August 29, 1928
Tblisi, Georgia
Origin Georgian
Died July 8, 2010(2010-07-08) (aged 74)
Genres Classical music, Symphony, Opera, Georgian contemporary music, Folklore
Occupation(s) Music director, Composer
Instruments Piano
Years active 1959–2010
Associated acts Jansug Kakhidze, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Georgian State Symphony Orchestra, Tbilisi Center for Music and Culture, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Website http://www.bidzina-kvernadze.narod.ru/index.htm

Bidzina Kvernadze (Georgian: ბიძინა კვერნაძე), (29 July 1928, Sighnaghi, Georgia, – 8 July 2010, Tbilisi), was a famous Georgian composer.[1][2]

Bidzina was born in Sighnaghi, the Kakheti region of former Soviet Georgia to Alexander Kvernadze, a pharmacist, and Nino Nadirashvili, a music teacher.

In 1948, Bidzina presented his musical works to Examination Commission, and he was accepted to the Tbilisi State Conservatoire with the highest score. He finished the composition class in 1958, taught by Andria Balanchivadze. In the same year he was accepted as a member of the Union of Soviet Composers.

Among his honors are the title of "People's Artist of the USSR" (1979), the "Z. Paliashvili Prize" (1981, for My Entreaty, Old Georgian Inscriptions and Vocal-Symphonic Poem) and the "Shota Rustaveli State Prize" (1985, And it was in the eighth year). He was also named an Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi (1995).

Filmography

Works

Orchestral

Choral

Vocal

Stage

Awards

References

  1. ↑ The Living Composers Project
  2. ↑ "ქართველ კომპოზიტორი ბიძინა კვერნაძე გარდაიცვალა" (Georgian Composer Bidzina Kvernadze Has Died), GHN News Agency, 8 July 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2012. (in Georgian)

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