About the Event
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Georgian State Choir
Vakhtang Kakhidze, conductor
Archil Ushveridze, choirmaster
Vakhtang Kakhidze — Requiem
Dachi Ghlonti, boy soloist
Female Quartet "Chanters": Salome Kvaliashvil, Ketevan Kartvelishvili, Anna Ustiashvili, Salome Makaridze
Male Sextet "Rustavi": Gedevan Jincharadze, Mikheil Javakhishvili, Badri Chikhiashvili, Luka Tsiklauri, George Natroshvili, Merab Samkurashvili
Vakhtang Kakhidze, the world-renowned conductor and composer of the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, gained attention with his 2021 work Requiem. The composition is described as a profound musical reflection on death and loss.
Requiem blends the classical requiem tradition with Georgian musical culture and includes sections written for chorus, soloists, and orchestra. It was first performed on November 18, 2023, at the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp during the Europalia-Georgia festival. This concert at the Ankara Music Festival marks the work's second performance outside Georgia.
Kakhidze has stated that he approached the work out of a personal inner necessity, saying: "Not every composer can write a requiem; to do so, one must have experienced death and loss deeply."
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Venue Information
CSO Ada Ankara, Ziraat Bankası Ana Salon
Talat Paşa Bulvarı, Ulus, Ankara
Doors open 45 minutes before the concert.
Service fees are not included. Final prices will be displayed on the ticket purchase screen.
