Biography
Andria Balanchivadze (ანდრია ბალანჩივაძე) was a Georgian music composer. He was the son of opera singer and music composer Meliton Balanchivadze (მელიტონ ბალანჩივაძე). He began began studying music in Leningrad, and after the 1917 Bolshevik coup, his family returned to Georgia. From 1921 to 1925, he studied at the Tbilisi Conservatory. In 1931, he graduated from the Leningrad N. Rimsky–Korsakov Conservatory in Leningrad. From 1931 to 1933, he was the composer and musical director of the Georgian Drama Theater. From 1941 to 1948, he held the position of Artistic director of Georgia's State Philharmonic Orchestra.
Filmography
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Movies 2
Original Music Composer
Three Friends (1943)
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Music
Prometey (1936)
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Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-06-01
Deathday
1992-04-28 (85 years old)
Birth Name
ანდრია ბალანჩივაძე
Birth Place
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Father
Meliton Balanchivadze
Siblings
George Balanchine
Citizenships
Russian Empire, Georgia, Soviet Union
Also Known As
А. Баланчивадзе, Andrew Balanchivadze, Andrei Balanchivadze, Andriy Balanchivadze
Awards
Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR, honorary citizen of Tbilisi, Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, People's artist of the Georgian SSR, Medal "For Labour Valour", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Medal "Veteran of Labour", National artist of the Abkhaz ASSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Shota Rustaveli State Prize, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin
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