THE LIVING COMPOSERS PROJECT  

Zurab Nadarejshvili

(b. 4 January 1957, Poti).

Georgian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Asia, Europe and North America.

Mr. Nadarejshvili initially attended a music school in Poti, but then studied at the Georgian Technical University in Tbilisi from 1973–78. He later studied composition with Bidzina Kvernadze at the Conservatory of Music in Tbilisi from 1982–87, with whom he then had postgraduate studies there.

Among his honours are First Prize in the competition All-Union in Moscow (1987, for String Quartet), First Prize from the Georgian Composers Union in Tbilisi (1995, for Trio) and Third Prize in the competition Prokofiev in Moscow (1997, for Variations [piano, orchestra]).

He is also active in other positions. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Georgian Composers Union since 1996. He has worked as a musical editor at the KVALI Film Studio in Tbilisi.

He has taught polyphony at the Conservatory of Music in Tbilisi.

In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Nadarejshvili has composed music for films and stage productions.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address: zuranad@yahoo.com

SELECT LIST OF WORKS

STAGE:

Aphaniptera et Formicidæ (opera, libretto by the composer, after a legend from Georgia), 2000

ORCHESTRAL:

Music for 13 Strings, 13 strings, 1984

Symphonic Poem, 1988

Variations, piano, orchestra, 1996

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Sonata, violin, piano, 1983

Piece, clarinet, piano, 1983

Four Pieces, string quartet, 1984

Quintet, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1985

String Quartet, 1987

Chants, 9 players, 1988

Quintet, piano, string quartet, 1989

Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1994

Mon Plaisir, 6 players, 1999

Quintet, guitar, string quartet, 2000

VOCAL:

Three Romances, voice, piano, 1982

PIANO:

Pieces, 1982

Variations, 1983