26 Notable alumni of V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Updated: June 05, 2026 EliteDegrees
V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire is ranked #8,726 in the world and #14 in Georgia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 26 notable alumni from V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Elene Dzamashvili
1942-2020 (aged 78)
pianist
musician
Elena Dzamashvili was a Georgian classical pianist, professor of piano and chamber music who developed her professional career in two countries.
2. Mindia Khitarishvili
1973-. (aged 53)
music educator
composer
Mindia Khitarishvili is an Israeli and Georgian composer.
3. Lamara Chkonia
1930-2024 (aged 94)
opera singer
singer
music educator
politician
Lamara Chkonia was a Georgian soprano. As one of a number of opera singers who made contributions to the vocal culture of Georgia and the former Soviet Union, Lamara was one of the few women to break through the Iron Curtain.
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4. Artemi Ayvazyan
1902-1975 (aged 73)
composer
cellist
conductor
jazz musician
Artemi Ayvazyan (Armenian: Արտեմի Այվազյան, Russian: Артемий Айвазян; June 26, 1902 – November 14, 1975) was a Soviet Armenian composer, conductor, founder of the Armenian State Jazz Orchestra, and People's Artist of Armenia (1962).
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5. Joseph Jordania
1954-. (aged 72)
musicologist
folklorist
art historian
musician
Joseph Jordania is an Australian–Georgian ethnomusicologist and evolutionary musicologist and professor. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music at the University of Melbourne and the Head of the Foreign Department of the International Research Centre for Traditional Polyphony at Tbilisi State Conservatory. Jordania is known for his model of the origins of human choral singing in...
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6. Raya Garbousova
1906-1997 (aged 91)
music educator
cellist
Raya Garbousova was a Russian-born American cellist and teacher.
7. Ioseb Kechakmadze
1939-2013 (aged 74)
composer
film score composer
Ioseb Kechakmadze was a Georgian composer.
8. Alexander Korsantia
1965-. (aged 61)
pianist
musician
Alexander Korsantia is a Georgian pianist.
9. Irma Sokhadze
1956-. (aged 70)
singer
television presenter
composer
musician
poet
Irma Sokhadze is a Georgian singer-songwriter, composer, poet, public figure, television host, and pianist.
10. Makvala Kasrashvili
1942-. (aged 84)
singer
music educator
opera singer
Makvala Kasrashvili is a Georgian opera singer (soprano).
11. Rezo Lagidze
1921-1981 (aged 60)
composer
film score composer
Revaz Ilias dze Lagidze, known professionally as Rezo Lagidze, was a 20th-century Georgian composer. Recognized as the People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1961) and a laureate of the USSR State Prize, he wrote a variety of compositions ranging from opera to symphonic works and film scores. Lagidze's notable compositions include his 1973 opera "Lela" and the "Song about Tbilisi",...
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12. Samuil Samosud
1884-1964 (aged 80)
music educator
conductor
cellist
Samuil Abramovich Samosud was a Soviet and Russian conductor and pedagogue.
13. Shio Mujiri
1969-. (aged 57)
Eastern Orthodox priest
Shio Mujiri, born Elizbar Mujiri (ელიზბარ მუჯირი), (born 1 February 1969) is a Georgian Orthodox hierarch who became bishop of Senaki and Chkhorotsku in 2003 and Patriarchal locum tenens in 2017.
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14. Vazha Azarashvili
1936-2024 (aged 88)
composer
music educator
film score composer
classical pianist
Vaja Azarashvili was a Georgian composer, pianist, and teacher. He was notably an Honored Worker of Art (1979), a People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1988), a Knight of the Order of Honor (1998) and an Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi.
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15. Jansug Kakhidze
1936-2002 (aged 66)
composer
conductor
singer
film score composer
Jansug Ivanes dze Kakhidze was a Georgian musician, composer, singer and conductor nicknamed "the Georgian Karajan". Kakhidze was music director of the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra for two decades beginning in 1973. He is the father of composer and conductor Vakhtang Kakhidze.
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16. Paata Burchuladze
1955-. (aged 71)
opera singer
singer
Paata Burchuladze is a Georgian operatic bass and civil activist. After his debut in his native Tbilisi in 1976, he embarked on a 35-year-long musical career during which he made appearances at leading opera houses across Europe and the United States. Through his foundation, he became involved in children charity in Georgia in 2004. From May to December 2016, Burchuladze...
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17. Nino Machaidze
1983-. (aged 43)
opera singer
singer
Nino Machaidze is a Georgian operatic soprano. She performs in 19th-century Romantic repertoire, primarily in operas by Rossini and Verdi as well as French operas. Beginning her career at La Scala, she gained international attention after being cast as Juliette in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at the 2008 Salzburg Festival, after which she earned the nickname "Angelina Jolie of Opera"...
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18. Merab Kostava
1939-1989 (aged 50)
poet
dissident
writer
opinion journalist
politician
Merab Kostava was a Georgian dissident, musician and poet; one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement in Georgia. Along with Zviad Gamsakhurdia, he led the dissident movement in Georgia against the Soviet Union and was active in protests for an independent Georgia, until his death in a car crash in 1989.
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19. Zurab Sotkilava
1937-2017 (aged 80)
opera singer
singer
music educator
association football player
Zurab Lavrentyevich Sotkilava was a Soviet and Georgian operatic tenor. Since the early 1970s, he lived and worked in Moscow. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1979.
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20. Anita Rachvelishvili
1984-. (aged 42)
opera singer
singer
Anita Rachvelishvili is a Georgian operatic mezzo-soprano. She is especially known for singing Verdi; conductor Riccardo Muti said in 2018: "She is without doubt the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet. Without. Doubt." She is also well known for singing Bizet's Carmen. Opera News magazine has stated that "Rachvelishvili is a unique dramatic presence. Her dark, smoldering eyes and...
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21. Tamara Gverdtsiteli
1962-. (aged 64)
musician
composer
pianist
actor
poet
Tamara Gverdtsiteli is a Georgian, Israeli, Soviet and Russian singer, actress and composer. People's Artist of Georgia (1991) and Russia (2004)
22. Giya Kancheli
1935-2019 (aged 84)
composer
film score composer
Gia Kancheli was a Georgian composer. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, and resided in Belgium in later life.
23. Otar Iosseliani
1934-2023 (aged 89)
film director
director
pedagogue
documentary filmmaker
film editor
Otar Iosseliani was a Georgian film director, known for movies such as Falling Leaves, Pastorale and Favorites of the Moon. Iosseliani received a lifetime achievement honor – the CineMerit Award at the Munich International Film Festival in 2011 for his career accomplishments.
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24. Nani Bregvadze
1936-. (aged 90)
singer
music educator
pianist
Nani Giorgis asuli Bregvadze is a Georgian singer, pianist, music pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1983).
25. Eliso Virsaladze
1942-. (aged 84)
pianist
music educator
musician
Eliso Virsaladze is a Georgian pianist.
26. Khatia Buniatishvili
1987-. (aged 39)
musician
classical pianist
Khatia Buniatishvili is a Georgian and French concert pianist.