Giya Kancheli
Gia Kancheli (Georgian: გია ყანჩელი; 10 August 1935 – 2 October 2019) was a Georgian composer. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia but resided in Belgium.
Gia Kancheli PAU | |
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Gia Kancheli photographed in March 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 10 August 1935 Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | 2 October 2019 (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. He died in his home city of Tbilisi, aged 84.
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