Andria Balanchivadze
Sound
π 1906-06-01
Andria Balanchivadze (αααα αα αααααα©αααα«α) was a Georgian music composer. He was the son of opera singer and music composer Meliton Balanchivadze (ααααα’αα αααααα©αααα«α). He began began studying music in Leningrad, and after the 1917 Bolshevik coup, his family returned to Georgia. From 1921 to 1925, he studied at the Tbilisi Conservatory. In 1931, he graduated from the Leningrad N. RimskyβKorsakov Conservatory in Leningrad. From 1931 to 1933, he was the composer and musical director of the Georgian Drama Theater. From 1941 to 1948, he held the position of Artistic director of Georgia's State Philharmonic Orchestra.
