Giya Kancheli
Georgian composer (1935–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gia Kancheli (Georgian: გია ყანჩელი; 10 August 1935 – 2 October 2019)[1] was a Georgian composer.[2] He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia but resided in Belgium.
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Born | (1935-08-10)10 August 1935 Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR |
Died | 2 October 2019(2019-10-02) (aged 84) Tbilisi |
Genres | Soundtrack, classical music |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboard, synthesizer |
Years active | 1961–2019 |
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After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kancheli lived first in Berlin, and from 1995 in Antwerp, where he became composer-in-residence for the Royal Flemish Philharmonic.[3] He died in his home city of Tbilisi, aged 84.