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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Prometey (1936)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1906-06-01
Deathday1992-04-28 (85 years old)
Birth Nameანდრია ბალანჩივაძე
Birth PlaceSaint Petersburg, Russia
FatherMeliton Balanchivadze
SiblingsGeorge Balanchine
CitizenshipsGeorgia, Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Also Known AsА. Баланчивадзе, Andrew Balanchivadze, Andrei Balanchivadze, Andriy Balanchivadze
AwardsHonored 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", Order of Friendship of Peoples, Medal "Veteran of Labour", National artist of the Abkhaz ASSR, Shota Rustaveli State Prize, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Badge of Honour
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