Bidzina Kvernadze

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Bidzina Kvernadze
Born(1928-07-29)July 29, 1928
Georgian
DiedJuly 8, 2010(2010-07-08) (aged 74)
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active1959–2010
Websitehttp://www.bidzina-kvernadze.narod.ru/index.htm

Bidzina Kvernadze (

Sighnaghi, Georgia, – 8 July 2010, Tbilisi), was a famous Georgian composer.[1][2]

Bidzina was born in

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

Union of Soviet Composers
.

Among his honors are the title of "

Shota Rustaveli State Prize
" (1985, Opera "And it was in the eighth year"). He was also named an Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi (1995).

Filmography

Works

Orchestral

  • To the Dawn (symphonic poem), 1953
  • Concerto No. 1, piano, orchestra, 1955
  • Concerto, violin, orchestra, 1956
  • A Fancy Dance, 1959
  • Symphony No. 1, 1961
  • Seraphita, 1964 (section of Choreographic Stories; may be performed separately as a concert work)
  • Concerto No. 2, piano, orchestra, 1966
  • Expectation, string orchestra, 1968
  • Ceremonial Overture, 1977
  • Symphonic Overture, 1984
  • Symphony No. 2, string orchestra, 1986

Choral

  • Immortality (cantata, texts by L. Chubabria, Petre Gruzinsky), speaker, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1971
  • Cantata about Georgia (text by Petre Gruzinsky), baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1971
  • My Entreaty (vocal–symphonic poem, text by Nikoloz Baratashvili), mixed chorus, orchestra, 1974, revised 1977

Vocal

  • Old Georgian Inscriptions (text by Giorgi Leonidze), tenor, orchestra, 1978
  • Vocal–Symphonic Poem (texts by Eter Tataraidze, folk poems from Georgia), mezzo-soprano, orchestra, 1979
  • Pray, Child (triptych, text by Iakob Gogebashvili), soprano, piano, 2001, revised 2002

Stage

  • Choreographic Stories (ballet in 2 acts, scenario by Zurab Kikaleishvili, Guram Meliva, Chukurtma Gudiashvili, after Lado Gudiashvili), 1964 (one section may be performed separately as a concert work: Seraphita)
  • Wives and Husbands (operetta in 2 acts, libretto by R. Lezgishvili), 1970
  • Berikaoba (ballet in 1 act, scenario by Giorgi Alexidze), 1973
  • And it was in the eighth year (opera in 2 acts, libretto by Robert Sturua, after Jacob of Tsurtavi), 1982
  • Happier than we (opera in 2 acts, libretto by Robert Sturua, after Ilia Chavchavadze), 1987

Awards

References

  1. ^ The Living Composers Project
  2. ^ "ქართველ კომპოზიტორი ბიძინა კვერნაძე გარდაიცვალა" Archived 2012-07-10 at archive.today (Georgian Composer Bidzina Kvernadze Has Died), GHN News Agency, 8 July 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2012. (in Georgian)

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