On September 15, the Djansug Kakhidze Tbilisi Center for Music & Culture will present the 27th annual Autumn Tbilisi Music Festival. The musical celebration will conclude on October 17.
The participants of the international festival’s celebratory opening concert will be the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Vakhatng Kakhidze, and two outstanding soloists: violist Georgy Kovalev and cellist Giorgi Kharadze. Both soloists are prize winners of several prestigious international competitions; they also pride themselves on having played at major concert venues of the world. The pair will perform a Concerto for Viola and Orchestra by Alfred Schnittke and Concerto for Cello and Symphony Orchestra by Antonin Dvorak.
The 2019 festival is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Djansug Kakhidze Tbilisi Center for Music & Culture and will host musical ensembles from Italy and Latvia, famous soloists from Israel, France, Germany, and China.
Festival Schedule:
15 September, Opening concert (19:30)
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vakhtang Kakhidze
19 September, Concert of symphonic music (19:30)
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vakhtang Kakhidze
22 September, 15th anniversary of the folk ensemble "Didgori" (19:30)
Folk ensemble "Didgori"
25 September, Vocal Ensemble "Latvian Voices" (19:30)
Vocal Ensemble "Latvian Voices"
28 September, Concert of symphonic music (19:30)
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vakhtang Kakhidze
1 October, Concert of choral music (19:30)
City of Riga Stradins University Mixed Choir "Riga"
Georgian State Choir
Conductor: Evita Taranda, Zane Zilberte (Latvia), Archil Ushveridze
3 October, Concert of chamber orchestra (19:30)
Chamber orchestra "Cameristi Della Scala" (Italy)
Conductor: Vakhtang Kakhidze
6 October, Concert of piano music (small hall 19:30)
9 October, Concert of symphonic music (19:30)
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vakhtang Kakhidze
11 October, 100th anniversary of Alexander Shaverzashvili (small hall 19:30)
17 October, Concert of choral music (19:30)
City of Rustavi Youth Choir "Tutarchela"
Conductor: Tamar Buadze
The tickets for the opening concert of the Autumn Tbilisi Music Festival are available online.
By Nini Dakhundaridze