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Giya Kancheli

1935 - 2019

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Gia Kancheli (Georgian: გია ყანჩელი; 10 August 1935 – 2 October 2019) was a Georgian composer. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, and resided in Belgium in later life. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kancheli lived first in Berlin, and from 1995 in Antwerp, where he became composer-in-residence for the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. He died in Tbilisi at age 84. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giya Kancheli is the 183rd most popular musician (down from 158th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Georgia and the most popular Georgian Musician.

Giya Kancheli is a Georgian composer who has been composing for over 40 years. His music is often described as “intense,” “haunting,” and “ethereal.” His music is characterized by its use of dissonance and extended techniques on the violin.

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Among musicians, Giya Kancheli ranks 183 out of 3,175. Before him are Ray Manzarek, Herbie Hancock, Chris Slade, Andrés Segovia, Malcolm Young, and Lionel Richie. After him are Compay Segundo, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Alfred Cortot, Romano Mussolini, Gheorghe Zamfir, and Ian Paice.

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Among people born in 1935, Giya Kancheli ranks 43. Before him are Mylène Demongeot, Gherman Titov, Charles Koch, Sylvia Earle, Jim Peebles, and Ryke Geerd Hamer. After him are Miroslav Blažević, Adnan Khashoggi, Danilo Kiš, Elsa Martinelli, Akira Kitaguchi, and Artur Rasizade. Among people deceased in 2019, Giya Kancheli ranks 50. Before him are Ratko Janev, Li Peng, Lee Radziwill, Marie Laforêt, Sydney Brenner, and Andrea Camilleri. After him are Roger Etchegaray, John Tate, John Robert Schrieffer, Ágnes Heller, Lennart Johansson, and Yasuhiro Nakasone.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Giya Kancheli ranks 24 out of 406. Before him are Rusudan of Georgia (1194), David IV of Georgia (1073), Nona Gaprindashvili (1941), Sergei Witte (1849), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886), and Keke Geladze (1858). After him are Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326), Bidzina Ivanishvili (1956), Bagrat III of Georgia (960), Herbert Backe (1896), Nakşidil Sultan (1768), and Besarion Jughashvili (1850).

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Among MUSICIANS In Georgia

Among musicians born in Georgia, Giya Kancheli ranks 1. After him are Eliso Virsaladze (1942), Elisabeth Leonskaja (1945), Nani Bregvadze (1938), Khatia Buniatishvili (1987), Giorgi Latso (1978), Lisa Batiashvili (1979), and Mariko Ebralidze (1984).

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