Zurab Nadareishvili (ზურაბ ნადარეიშვილი) was born on January 4, 1957 in Poti, Georgia, where he went to primary and music school. From 1973 to 1978 he studied at the Georgian Polytechnic Ins*ute (power engineering faculty), after that he resumed music lessons and in 1982 entered Tbilisi State Conservatory, composition cl*. During the studies at the conservatory he participated in student’s music festivals in Georgia, as well as other countries.

In 1987 he graduates from the conservatory (Prof. Kvernadze’s cl*) and continues post-graduate study again under his guidance.

In 1987 his String Quartet was awarded a First Prize at Moscow All-Union Compe*ion. After that it was successfully performed in Peterburg, Warsaw, Amsterdam and USA by Peterburg String Quartet.

From 1987 Zurab Nadareishvili is amember of the Georgian Composers’ Union. In 1996 he became Boardmember of the Georgian Composers’ Union.

In 1995 he was awarded a first prize of the Georgian Composers’ Union for the year’s best creation (Piano Trio).

In 1997 his “Variations for piano and orchestra” was awarded a III Prize at Moscow Prokofiev International Compe*ion.

At Present he is professor at Tbilisi State Conservatory where teaches composition and at the same time he is a musical editor of “KVALI” Film Studio.

Married 1985 (Nino Shavdia-born in 1963; Physicist). Has two children (Nutza 1986; Georgi 1987).

List of Works

Pieces for piano (performed in Tbilisi 1982);

Three romances for voice and piano (performed in Tbilisi 1982);

Sonata for violin and piano (performed in Tbilisi 1983);

Piece for clarinet and piano (performed in Tbilisi 1983);

Variations for piano (performed in Tbilisi 1983);

Four pieces for string quartet (performed in Tbilisi 1984);

Music for 13 strings;

Wind quintet (recorded by Georgian Radio 1985);

String quartet N 1 (performed in Tbilisi 1987 by Georgian Radio String Qartet in Peterburg 1989, in Amsterdam 1995, in USA 1996, by Peterburg String Quartet);

Symphonic poem (performed in Tbilisi 1988, in Gorky (Russia) 1988);

Piano quintet N 1 (performed in Tbilisi 1989, in USA 1995/97, in Osaka (*an) 1999);

Piano trio (performed in Tbilisi 1994, in USA 2003);

Variations for piano and orchestra (performed in Tbilisi 1998);

“Aphaniptera and formicidae”- Chamber opera, based on a Georgian folk-tale (recorded by “Kvali” Film Studio, Tbilisi 1996);

“Chants”- for nine instruments (recorded by Georgian Radio 1993);

"Mon Plaisir" - for six instruments (performed in Tbilisi 2000);

“Rhapsody”-for guitar and string quartet (performed in USA 2003);

String Quartet N 2 (2002);

“Dance”- for flute, clarinet, vibraphone and guitar (performed in Baku 2003);

“Litany” - 2003 for Strings, percusions and Tape. (Performed in Tbilisi 2012);

Piano quintet N 2 (2005) performed in Osaka (*an) 1999);

“Phoenix” – for piano, string quartet and Tape. (2005);

“Pastorale” – for Recorder, Flute, Oboe, Sop. Sax. and Harpsichord. (2005);

“Nuages” – for Orchestra(2006). Performed in Tbilisi (2012);

“Dialogue-Contrasts” - for flute, string trio, piano and tape (2007). Performed in Tbilisi and in Fribourg by Ensemble “Recherche” (2007);

“Rendezvous” – for oboe solo. Performed in Tbilisi (2010);

“Cadenza” – for viola solo. Performed in Tbilisi (2010);

2 movements – for oboe, clarinet, b*oon and piano. Performed in USA (2010);

Etude (Tarantella) – for piano. Performed in USA (2010);

“Life is a dream” – 2 act Opera on own libretto (2000-20014);

“Pot-pourri” – for 3 pianos and 16 hands (2014). Performed in Tbilisi (2014);

Incidental music for plays and films.

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