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Nadarejshvili, Zurab (b. January 4, 1957, Poti). Georgian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed and recorded in Asia, Europe and North America.

Mr. Nadarejshvili went initially to a music school in Poti, but then from 1973-78, he studied at the Georgian Polytechnic Institute, a power engineering facility. After the completion of those studies, he resumed his study of music, entering the composition class at the Tbilisi State Conservatory in 1982, and graduating in 1987, in the class of Bidzina Kvernadze. He then continued his post-graduate studies with Bidzina Kvernadze.

In 1987, his String Quartet received First Prize at the Moscow All-Union Composers Competition, leading to successful performances in Holland, Poland, Russia, and the USA by the St. Petersburg String Quartet. The Georgian Composers Union awarded First Prize to his Trio for violin, cello and piano in 1995 as the year's best creation. His Variations received Third Prize at the Moscow Prokofiev International Competition in 1997.

Since 1987, he has been a member of the Georgian Composers Union, becoming a board member in 1996. Presently, he works at the Tbilisi State Conservatory, where he teaches polyphony; he is also a musical editor at the KVALI Film Studio.

In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Nadarejshvili has composed incidental music and many film scores.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Street address: Mr. Zurab Nadarejshvili, S. Chikovani St. 20/41, Tbilisi, Georgia 380071

Telephone: + 099 5323 30375

SELECT LIST OF WORKS

STAGE: Aphaniptera et formicidae (opera, libretto by the composer, after a Georgian legend), 2000

ORCHESTRAL: Music for 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, ensemble (9 players), 1988; Quintet, string quartet, piano, 1989; Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1994; Mon plaisir, ensemble (6 players), 1999; Quintet, guitar, string quartet, 2000

VOCAL: Three Romances, voice, piano, 1982

PIANO: Pieces, 1982; Variations, 1983

(Last updated on January 13, 2002)