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Andria Balanchivadze
Person · male · Russian Empire · Saint Petersburg · born 1906 · died 1992
Georgian composer (1906–1992)
Also known as Andria Balanchivadze · Andria Balantschiwadse · 安德莉亚·巴伦西亚泽
Timeline
19 events✦ Award 17◦ Birth 1† Death 1
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Biography
English biography199 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363099863
Biography
Andria Melitonis dze Balanchivadze (1 June 1906 [O.S. 19 May] – 28 April 1992) was a Georgian composer. He was the son of composer Meliton Balanchivadze and brother of ballet choreographer George Balanchine.
Biography
Born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, he graduated from the Tbilisi State Conservatoire in 1927 and Leningrad Conservatory in 1931, where he studied with Pyotr Ryazanov. Upon his return to Georgia, he became the musical director of several theatres from 1931 to 1934.
Having barely survived Joseph Stalin's purges, he became a professor at the Tbilisi Conservatory in 1942 and served as an artistic director of the Georgian State Symphony from 1941 to 1948. He became a major influence in musical politics as chair (1953), and first secretary (1955–1961, 1968–1972) of the Union of Georgian Composers. Balanchivadze’s numerous symphonies, pianoforte concertos, and compositions for the stage heavily contributed to modern Georgian classical music. He also authored the first Georgian ballet, The Heart of the Mountains (1936).
He was granted the titles of the People's Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1957, People's Artist of the USSR in 1968, and awarded several prizes, including the Stalin Prize in 1944 and the Shota Rustaveli State Prize in 1969.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 22 | 99.6th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
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Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 22 | 99.6th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR | won | |
| 1941 | Order of the Badge of Honour | won | |
| 1944 | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | won | |
| 1946 | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | won | |
| 1946 | Stalin Prize, 2nd degree | won | |
| 1947 | State Stalin Prize, 1st degree | won | |
| 1953 | Medal "For Labour Valour" | won | |
| 1957 | People's artist of the Georgian SSR | won | |
| 1958 | Order of Lenin | won | |
| 1966 | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | won | |
| 1968 | People's Artist of the USSR | won | |
| 1969 | Shota Rustaveli State Prize | won | |
| 1971 | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | won | |
| 1976 | Order of Friendship of Peoples | won | |
| 1981 | honorary citizen of Tbilisi | won | |
| 1986 | Hero of Socialist Labour | won | |
| 1986 | Order of Lenin | won | |
| — | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | won | |
| — | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | won | |
| — | Medal "Veteran of Labour" | won | |
| — | National artist of the Abkhaz ASSR | won | |
| — | Q130732761 | won |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andria_Balanchivadzebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andria_Balanchivadze
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Wikidata: Q1632304 · MusicBrainz: cae81687-221d-4707-86d5-c3947364c4f4
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