Manana Doijashvili VIII Georgian Competition of Musician-Performers

             PIANO

           I PRIZE – Tamar Licheli

           II PRIZE – Aleksandre Beridze

           III PRIZE – Tamar Chitadze

           SOLO SINGING

            I PRIZE – Nika Lagvilava (baritone)

            II PRIZE – Ketevan Kemoklidze (mezzo-soprano)

           III PRIZE – Shavleg Matcharashvili (bass)

           STRING INSTRUMENTS

           I PRIZE – NOT AWARDED

          II PRIZE – Aleksandre Khatiskatsi (violin)

          III PRIZE – Mariana Asrieva (violin)

 WIND INSTRUMENTS

        I PRIZE – Giorgi Gvantseladze  (wood-wind, oboe);

                           Brass – NOT AWARDED

         II PRIZE – Dimitri Stavrianidi (wood-wind flute);

                           David Shamanauri (brass, trumpet);

        III PRIZE – Aleksandre Tchautchidze (wood-wind, flute);

                           Mamuka Bekauri (brass, trombone).

THE REST OF THE CONTESTANTS ADMITTED TO THE FINAL ROUND WERE AWARDED DIPLOMAS AND MONETARY PRIZES US $ 100 – 100:

PIANO                   Nino Margvelashvili, Ina Tcharuashvili

SOLO SINGING     Irine Iosebidze (soprano), Ana Kasyan (soprano), Nino Chachua (soprano)  

STRINGS               Ketevan Abiatari (violin), Konstantine Lemonjava (violin), Ia Khartonishvili (viola);

WINDS                    BRASS: Giorgi Beruashvili (French horn),  Levan Kitsmarishvili (trumpet), Giorgi Shamanauri (trumpet);    

                                WOODS:  Shota Gogodze (clarinet), Ana Lomsaridze (oboe), Levan Tskhadadze(clarinet).

THE BEST ACCOPMANISTS WERE AWARDED DIPLOMAS AND MONETARY PRIZES US $ 100 – 100: 

Olga Bakhutashvili (solo singing)   Marine Ghurchumelia (strings)

Irina Akhvlediani (winds)     Lana Guldedava (winds)

SPECIAL PRIZES AND AWARDS OF THE COMPETITION:

The Prize of the Georgian Composers Union – to the best performer of the Georgian composer’s work – Sophio Odisharia (piano), Ketevan Kemoklidze (mezzo-soprano), Ketevan Abiatari (violin), Paata Cheishvili (trumpet), Dimitri Bokolishvili (clarinet);

The Prize of the Fund “SOLO” Foundation for Promoting Young Musicians – Favourite of “SOLO” - Levan Tskhadadze (clarinet);

“EPTA Georgia”s Prize – Prof. Tengiz Amirejibi

Insurance Company –“Britain-Caucasus” – insurance policies for all laureates;

SPECIAL PRIZES OF THE JUST MEMBERS:

The Ludwing Bauman Prizes (solo singing) –

“For the best performance of a folk song” – Mamuka Manjgaladze (tenor);

“For the best interpretation of a contemporary piece” – Nino Chachua (soprano).

The Temur Akhobadze Prize – “To a Perspective Musician” – Sophio Odisharia (piano);

The Gia Kobulashvili Prize (wood-wind) – “Symphathy Prize” – Irakli Evstapishvili (flute);

THE BEST OUT-OF COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS WERE AWARDED:

Prize of the Embassy of the USA in Georgia – Irma Gigani (piano, grade II, Tbilisi);

Prize of the Embassy of Russia in Georgia – Zurab Gvantseladze (oboe, grade VI grade, Tbilisi);

Prize of the Embassy of Germany in Georgia – Luka Okrostsvaridze (piano, grade VI, Tbilisi);

Award of the Embassy of France in Georgia – Mariana Achba – (piano, grade II, Tbilisi);

Prizes of German mecenates Mrs. Gabriela von Gabsburgh and Mr. Klaus Hipp –

Tamar Beraia (piano,  grade XI, Tbilisi); Givi Nasaridze (violin, grade IX, Tbilisi).