Biography

Natela Svanidze was born in Akhaltsikhe

Akhaltsikhe

Akhaltsikhe is a small city in Georgia's southwestern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. It is situated on the both banks of a small river Potskhovi, which separates the city to the old city in the north and new in the south. The name of the city translates from Georgian as "new fortress".- History...

, Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

. She studied composition at Tbilisi State Conservatoire with A. Balanchivadze, graduating in 1951. She was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Georgia in 1981.

Works

Svanidze composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, solo instrument and experimental performances. Selected works include:

• 1949 - "Symphony Dances" for orchestra
• 1951 - "Samgori" symphony poem
• 1963 - "Kvarkvare" symphony poem
• 1965 - "Burlesque" for piano, wind and percussion instruments
• 1967 - Symphony for piano, string and percussion instruments
• 1968 - Symphony-ballet for symphony orchestra
• 1983 - Symphony N2
• 1954 - "Garden of Kartli" cantata for mixed chorus and symphony orchestra. (in 3 parts), text by G.Leonidze
• 1970 - "Pirosmani" chamber oratorio for reader, contralto, male sextet and instrumental ensemble (in 5 parts), texts by B.Pasternak, P.Antokolski, T.Tabidze
• 1975 - "Poem of Never-to-be-forgotten" oratorio for reader, female sextet, 2 choruses, organ, violin, 12 cellos, flute and tape (in 6 parts), text by J.Charkviani
• 1956 - Improvisation for violin and piano
• 1960 - "Fairytale" eight variations for piano
• 1972 - "Circle" piece for two prepared pianos
• 1952 - "Zoia" ballade for bass and piano, text by I.Noneshvili
• 1954 - "Daybreak" for female chorus a cappella, text by G.Orbeliani