Liana Isakadze | |
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ლიანა ისაკაძე | |
![]() Isakadze in 1967 | |
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Died | 5 July 2024 Tbilisi, Georgia | (aged 77)
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Organization | Chamber Orchestra of Georgia |
Liana Alexandres asuli Isakadze (Georgian: ლიანა ისაკაძე liana isak’adze; Russian: Лиана Александровна Исакадзе, romanized: Liana Aleksandrovna Isakadze; German: Liana Isakadse; 2 August 1946 – 5 July 2024) was a Georgian violinist and conductor. A child prodigy, she was supported and trained by David Oistrakh. She won the 1970 International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, which brought her international recognition. Following a career as a violin soloist with leading orchestras throughout Europe, she served as conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of Georgia from 1981. In 1988 she was recognized as the People's Artist of the USSR, then the youngest musician in the history of the Soviet Union to obtain that title.[1][2][3] She moved with the chamber orchestra to Ingolstadt, Germany, in 1990, where over five years she conducted them in performances and recordings, playing as a soloist. She founded and directed there the David Oistrakh Academy of String Instruments.