Bidzina Kvernadze, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Soviet composer
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Place of Birth: Sighnaghi, Kakheti, Georgia
About Bidzina Kvernadze
- Bidzina Kvernadze (Georgian: ?????? ????????), (29 July 1928, Sighnaghi, Georgia, – 8 July 2010, Tbilisi), was a famous Georgian composer.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, Opera "And it was in the eighth year").
- He was also named an Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi (1995).
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