Vakhtang Kakhidze

Vakhtang Kakhidze (b. 1959) graduated and postgraduated from the Moscow Conservatory. He studied composition with Nikolai Sidelnikov and orchestration with Edison Denisov. In 1988-89, he studied conducting with his father, world-famous Georgian conductor Jansug Kakhidze. From 1993, he worked as conductor of Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra. Beside concert performances, he recorded 25 CDs for famous international sound-recording companies. He also leads annual International Music Festival Autumn Tbilisi, which hosts famous musicians all over the world. As composer, Vakhtang Kakhidze works in different musical genres. His pieces are performed in Moscow, Petersburg, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Finland, UK, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Turkey, Israel, India, the United States and Japan. He is an author of soundtracks for films and drama performances, several jazz compositions and pop songs.