Jansug Kakhidze
| Jansug Kakhidze | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 May 1935 Tblisi, Georgia |
| Origin | Georgian |
| Died | 8 March 2002 (aged 66) |
| Genres | Classical music, Symphony, Opera, Georgian contemporary music, Folklore |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, music director |
| Years active | 1957–2002 |
| Associated acts | Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Georgian State Symphony Orchestra, Tbilisi Center for Music and Culture, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra |
| Website | http://www.kakhidzemusiccenter.com |
Jansug Ivanes dze Kakhidze (Georgian: ჯანსუღ კახიძე) (born 26 May 1935 in Tblisi, Georgia; died 8 March 2002) was a Georgian conductor, nicknamed "the Georgian Karajan". Kakhidze was music director of the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra for two decades beginning in 1973. He is the father of composer and conductor Vakhtang Kakhidze.
In 1958, Kakhidze graduated from the Choir Conducting department of the Tbilisi State Conservatory. In 1963 he completed the post-graduate courses for Opera and Symphony Orchestra Conducting under Professor Odysseas Dimitriadis at the same institution. Later he had training in Moscow with the Ukrainian/French conductor Igor Markevich.
From 1982 until 2002 Djansug Kakhidze was the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre. Opera performances released under his direction included Salome, Don Giovanni, Boris Goduno, Il trovatore, Otello, Rigoletto, Cavalleria rusticana, Gianni Schicchi, L'elisir d'amore, The Queen of Spades, The Fiery Angel, The Love for Three Oranges, Duenj, Abesalom and Eteri, and Music for the living.
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