Tbilisi, Georgia: The Minister of Culture and Sports of Georgia, Thea Tsulukiani, honored the memory of Liana Isakadze at the civil funeral held at the State Theater of Opera and Ballet of Tbilisi. Liana Isakadze died on 5 July, 2024.
She expressed deep condolences to the deceased’s family, friends, and colleagues. The great musician was buried in the Pantheon of Makhati writers and social activists.
During her speech, her colleagues and close friends remembered interesting episodes from Liana Isakadze’s life and work: Academician Valeri Asatiani, Rector of Tbilisi State Conservatory Giorgi Vachnadze, Head of the “Decade of the Talents” Nodar Zhvania, PhD in Arts, Professor Emeritus of the Conservatory Rusudan Tsurtsumia and others.
Due to outstanding musical data, Liana Isakadze appeared on stage from an early age. As a non-contest participant, he won the title of laureate twice: in 1957 (Tbilisi, Republican Contest of Georgia) and 1960 (Bako, Modern Caucasian Music-Performers Contest), and in 1961 he won the second Prize at the Soviet Union Music-Performer Contest.
The 19-year-old received the first Prize at the international competition named after Margaret Long and Jacques Thibaut in Paris (1965). ) Later, he became the laureate of two more critical international competitions: the Sibelius International Competition in Helsinki (I Prize, 1970) and the Moscow Tchaikovsky International Competition (III Prize, 1970).
Liana Isakadze has successfully conducted concerts in Europe, Asia, and America’s famous concert halls since 1965.
His diverse repertoire included samples of world classical music and works of Georgian composers. Several Georgian composers, including – Otar Taktakishvili, Sulkhan Nasidze, and Sulkhan Tsintsadze, dedicated their works to him, and their first performer was a great violinist.
In 1981-97, Liana Isakadze was the conductor and artistic director of the Chamber Orchestra of Georgia. In the 80s of the last century, he founded an international music festival in Bizvinta, which was very popular. He laid the foundation for New Year’s concerts in Tbilisi, which offered the audience unforgettable musical evenings.
In 1994, under the generation of Liana Isakadze in Germany, the Center of Georgia-German Culture was established in Ingolstadt, whose base is the Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra.
Liana Isakadze, as a distinguished musician-performer, is included in the list of “2000 best musicians of the 20th century” (Cambridge.
International Biblical Center, 2001. ). Georgian audiences especially loved Liana Isakadze, and her concerts were Georgia’s most important cultural event. On the one hand, this was characterized by his passion as a top-notch musician-performer and his timeless stage charm.
