Giya Kancheli

Summary

Giya Kancheli is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Tbilisi^[2]. He was born on August 10, 1935^[3]. He died in Tbilisi^[4]. He died on October 2, 2019^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6] and film score composer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Giya Kancheli's place of birth was Tbilisi^[2].
• Giya Kancheli passed away in Tbilisi^[4].
• Giya Kancheli was born on August 10, 1935^[3].
• Giya Kancheli died on October 2, 2019^[5].
• Giya Kancheli is buried at Didube Pantheon^[9].
• Giya Kancheli held citizenship in Soviet Union^[10].
• Giya Kancheli held citizenship in Georgia^[11].
• Giya Kancheli held citizenship in Belgium^[12].
• Giya Kancheli's professions included composer^[6].
• Giya Kancheli worked as a film score composer^[7].
• Giya Kancheli's field of work was music^[13].
• Giya Kancheli's education included a stint at Tbilisi State University^[14].
• Giya Kancheli was educated at Tbilisi State Conservatoire^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Giya Kancheli is Amao Omi^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Giya Kancheli is Q2194916^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Giya Kancheli is Q3083353^[18].
• Giya Kancheli received the USSR State Prize^[19].
• Giya Kancheli received the People's Artist of the USSR^[20].
• Giya Kancheli received the People's artist of the Georgian SSR^[21].
• Giya Kancheli received the Order of Honour^[22].
• Giya Kancheli received the Shota Rustaveli State Prize^[23].
• Giya Kancheli received the Wolf Prize in Arts^[24].
• Giya Kancheli is recorded as male^[25].
• Giya Kancheli's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Giya Kancheli's genre is opera^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1935-08-10^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2019-10-02^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical, georgian composer, script-geor, to clean up^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 33d286c3-7f43-42de-8883-267d35b4588b^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Tbilisi^[2], Giya Kancheli… he was born on August 10, 1935^[3].

Education

Educated at Tbilisi State University^[14], a public university^[35], in Georgia^[36], founded in 1918^[37], headquartered in Tbilisi^[38] and Tbilisi State Conservatoire^[15], a conservatory^[39], in Georgia^[40], founded in 1917^[41], headquartered in Tbilisi^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6] and film score composer^[7]. Giya Kancheli's field of work was music^[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Amao Omi^[16], a musical work/composition^[43]; Q2194916^[17], a musical work/composition^[44]; and Q3083353^[18], a musical work/composition^[45].

Recognition

Awards received include USSR State Prize^[19], a Soviet state award^[46], in Soviet Union^[47], founded in 1966^[48]; People's Artist of the USSR^[20], an award^[49], in Soviet Union^[50], founded in 1936^[51]; People's artist of the Georgian SSR^[21], a title of honor^[52], in Soviet Union^[53], founded in 1936^[54]; Order of Honour^[22], an order^[55], in Georgia^[56], founded in 1992^[57]; Shota Rustaveli State Prize^[23], a literary award^[58], in Georgia^[59], founded in 1965^[60]; and Wolf Prize in Arts^[24], an art prize^[61], in Israel^[62], founded in 1978^[63].

Death and Burial

Giya Kancheli died on October 2, 2019^[5]. He passed away in Tbilisi^[4]. He is buried at Didube Pantheon^[9].

Why It Matters

Giya Kancheli ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

FAQs

Where was Giya Kancheli born?

Born in Tbilisi^[2], Giya Kancheli…

Where did Giya Kancheli die?

Giya Kancheli passed away in Tbilisi^[4].

What did Giya Kancheli do for work?

Giya Kancheli worked as composer^[6] and film score composer^[7].

Where did Giya Kancheli go to school?

Giya Kancheli was educated at Tbilisi State University^[14] and Tbilisi State Conservatoire^[15].

What awards did Giya Kancheli receive?

Honors received include USSR State Prize^[19], People's Artist of the USSR^[20], People's artist of the Georgian SSR^[21], and Order of Honour^[22].