Nicolas Zourabichvili (born 24 October 1936) is a French composer.

Biography

Born in Paris, Zourabichvili began piano studies at the Bordeaux conservatory. He studied composition with

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(1959–1962) and with

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(1962–1964). He was awarded the

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Prize in 1970. In 1965 his philosopher-to-be son

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was born. He wrote scores for director

Otar Iosseliani Otar Iosseliani ( ka, ოთარ იოსელიანი ''otar ioseliani''; 2 February 1934 – 17 December 2023) was a Georgian film director, known for movies such as '' Falling Leaves'', '' Pastorale'' and '' Favorites of the Moon''. I ...

's films: '' Favorites of the Moon'' (1984), ''

And Then There Was Light ''Et la lumière fut'' (internationally released as ''And Then There Was Light'') is a 1989 French drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani. The film entered the competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival The 46th ann ...

'' (1989), ''The Butterfly Hunt'' (1992), '' Brigands-Chapter VII'' (1996), ''

Farewell, Home Sweet Home ''Farewell, Home Sweet Home'' () is a 1999 French comedy film directed by Otar Iosseliani. It was screened out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Nico Tarielashvili as Son * Lily Lavina as Mother * Philippe Bas (actor), Phi ...

'' (1999), '' Monday Morning'' (2002), '' Gardens in Autumn'' (2006), ''Winter Song'' (2015).

Selected works

*''Mtskheta'' (1976) *''Declaracion del desangelado'' (1971) *''Aus ödem Traumland'', for string orchestra (first performed 1975 by the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France conducted by André Girard) *Mass (1976) *''La Fuite'' (1987) for violin solo *''Syntonie ligulienne'' (1996) for flute solo *For piano solo: Sonata, Six variations, Thrène pour Thelonious Monk (1983), Vita nova (1994) *Three string quartets * ''Gebet für die Irren und Sträflinge'' (1966) recorded by the Ensemble Musique Vivante de Paris (conducted by Gabriele Guevara, soprano Anna-Maria Miranda) * ''Sekhmet'' for two pianos, premiered on 8 April 2013 at the Festival Maskfest in

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References

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