With the blessing of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the festival was founded in 2006. The International Charitable Foundation of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and “Akaki Ramishvili Foundation – Tradition and Innovation” are the founders of the festival.

Tbilisi City Hall and “Telasi” JSC are the permanent partners of the annual festival. The festival aims to interest young people in traditional and classical art, to promote the creativity of residing abroad Georgian musicians and to present the works of famous foreign performers.

Right after the Easter, during the Renewal Week, the festival starts in Tbilisi and continues in different regions of Georgia until the Ascension Day.

In 2006-2010 years the artistic directors of the festival were such famous musicians as: Marina Iashvili, Liana Isakadze, Bidzina Kvernadze, Anzor Erkomaishvili, and also, the young pianist Valerian Shiukashvili and composer and conductor Nika Memanishvili.

Since 2011, the internationally recognized Georgian pianist Alexander Korsantia became a permanent Artistic Director of the festival and greatly enriched the festival’s programme.

In 2013, to commemorate the 80^th jubilee and the 50^th anniversary of consecration to the Episcopate of His Holiness, on the initiative of the festival has been prepared and published a collection of musical compositions by the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.

P r o g r a m m e

TBILISI

Tbilisi State Conservatoire Grand Hall

April 25 – An Evening of Symphony Music

Georgian State Symphony Orchestra

Soloist and Conductor – Ilya Konovalov, violin

Programme: Beethoven, Mendelssohn

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April 27 – The Memorial Evening of Meri Davitashvili

Dedicated to the 90^th Anniversary of the Composer

Performing:

Salome Djikia - soprano

GiviDolidze - Tenor

Victoria Chaplinskaya - piano

Natia Beraia - piano

Giorgi Shaverzashvili - piano

Shorena Tsintsabadze - piano

Giorgi Tagauri - Violin

Female Ensemble "Bediani"

Georgian State Symphony Orchestra

Conductor – Revaz Javakhishvili

Programme:   The Oeuvre of Meri Davitashvili

                        Giorgi Shaverzashvili – “Dedication”

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May 8, 9, 10 – An Evening of Chamber Music

Isabelle Faust - violin (Germany)

Alexander Melnikov - piano (Russia)

Programme:   Beethoven

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May 30 - The Final Concert of the Festival

Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra "Georgian Sinfonietta"

Soloists:

Tamara Shalvashvili - piano

Tamar Machavariani - celeste

Ketevan Shanidze - flute

Alexander Korsantia - piano

Conductor – George Chichinadze

Programme: Mozart, Britten, Copland, Ir. Tsintsadze

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May 4 - Kvareli, The Culture Hall

Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra "Georgian Sinfonietta"

Soloist – Paata Beridze - flugelhorn

Female Ensemble "Bediani"

Programme:   Mozart, Grieg,

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II,

Georgian chants, folk songs

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May 22 - Vani, The Culture Center

May 23 – Batumi, Concert Hall of the Music Center

In memory of the composers Meri Davitashvili and OtarTaktakishvili

Performing:

Mariam Nachkebia, soprano

Otar Jorjikia, Tenor

Giorgi Goderdzishvili, bass

Victoria Chaplinskaya, piano

Tamar Licheli, piano

Giorgi Shaverzashvili, piano

 Lela Mtchedlidze, violin

Piano Trio "Sempre"

Programme:   Verdi, Dvorak,

                        Meri Davitashvili, OtarTaktakishvili,

                        The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II