Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili ( cargo. შალვა მიხეილის ძე თაქთაქიშვილი ; 14 (27) August 1900 [1] , village Kvemo-Khviti, Gori district , Tiflis province , now Georgia - July 18, 1965 , Tbilisi , Georgian Republic , Georgian Republican Georgian Republic , Georgian Republican Republic of Georgia ; , conductor and teacher.
| Shalva Taktakishvili ალვა თაქთაქიშვილი | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | August 14 (27) 1900 |
| Place of Birth | Village Kvemo-Khviti, Russian Empire |
| Date of death | July 18, 1965 (64 years) |
| Place of death | Tbilisi , Georgian SSR |
| Buried | |
| A country |  Russian Empire →  the USSR |
| Professions | composer conductor violinist music teacher |
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Biography
In 1922 he became one of the founders of the "Society of Young Musicians of Georgia". In 1928 he graduated from the Tiflis Conservatory in the class of Professor Sergey Barhudaryan (composition). He performed as a concert violinist. In 1928–1933 - one of the founders, teacher and director of the School of Music in Batumi. In the years 1934-1938 - art director and conductor of the choral ensemble of the radio Tbilisi. In 1938-1939, he was artistic director of the Ensemble of Red Army Songs and Dances of the Transcaucasian Military District . Since 1952 - Conductor of the State Capella of the Georgian SSR. Since 1937 - lecturer at the Tbilisi Conservatory (since 1941, professor); in 1937–1939, he led the opera class, and since 1951, conducted the opera studio at the Conservatory. He wrote romances; engaged in the processing of folk songs.
He was buried in the Didube pantheon .
Works
- opera-tale "The World of Flowers" (1922, Tbilisi)
- children's opera "The First of May" (1924, Tbilisi)
- children's opera "Autumn" (1925, Tbilisi)
- children's opera "Dawn" (1932, Tbilisi)
- opera "The Deputy" (1939, Tbilisi)
- opera “Otarova the widow” (1942, Tbilisi, after the story by Ilya Chavchavadze )
- Ballet "Maltakva" (1938, Tbilisi)
- quartet for 2 violins, viola and cello number 1 (1931)
- quartet for 2 violins, viola and cello number 2 (1933)
- Dance Suite (1946)
- symphonic poem "1905" (1931)
- piano trio number 1 (1944)
- piano trio number 2 (1946)
Awards
- 1941 - Honored Art Worker of the Georgian SSR
Notes
Literature
- Music Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. G. V. Keldysh. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990. - p. 533 - ISBN 5-85270-033-9