Irakli Gabeli
Irakli Gabeli | |
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| Born | Irakli Revazovich Gabichvadze 6 March 1945 |
| Died | 5 December 2009 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | composer |
| Years active | 1961–2009 |
| Spouse | Tatyana Gudkova |
| Awards | Honored Worker of the Russian Federation (2003) |
Irakli Revazovich Gabeli (Russian: Ира́клий Рева́зович Габе́ли;[1] March 6, 1945, Tbilisi — December 5, 2009, Moscow)[2] was a Soviet and Russian composer, editor, and Honored Worker of the Russian Federation (2003).[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Irakli was born on March 6, 1945 in Tbilisi. His father is Revaz Gabichvadze, a composer and professor at the Tbilisi Conservatory.[5][6]
In 1971, he graduated from the theoretical and composition department of the Moscow State Conservatory, and two years later, he completed his postgraduate studies in composition with Tikhon Khrennikov.[7]
He has written music for more than 85 films, as well as 2 symphonies, ballets, chamber works, music for children.[3][8] He is a member of the Union of Composers and the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation.[3]
Since 1991, he has been an advisor on culture to the Moscow Mayor's Department.[3][9]
He died after a long and serious illness on December 5, 2009 in Moscow.[3]
Music reviewer Anna Istomina noted: "Irakli Gabeli is not subject to the influence of the momentary, his interest is directed at the problems of the eternal, the enduring. The conflict of man, time and space".[10]
Selected filmography
[edit]- 1978 — A Month of Long Days
- 1980 — Life Line
- 1980 — Satire and Humor Almanac
- 1981 — Twenty Six Days from the Life of Dostoyevsky
- 1986 — Chicherin
- 1987 — In the Wilds Where the Rivers Run...
- 1989 — Sofya Petrovna
- 1989 — Big Uh
- 1992 — Little Giant of Big Sex
- 1992/97 — Trifles of Life
References
[edit]- ^ "Габели Ираклий Ревазович". orpheusradio.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "Ираклий Габели". КиноПоиск (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ a b c d e "Ираклий Габели". kino-teatr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19 мая 2003 года". Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ^ Реваз Габичвадзе на AllMusic
- ^ Реваз Габичвадзе на сайте КиноПоиск
- ^ "Габели Ираклий Ревазович". biografija.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "Литературная Грузия". Заря Востока (in Russian). 1983. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ Движение демократических реформArchived 2020-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Московские аккорды двадцать первого". Элекс-КМ (in Russian). 2009.
External links
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- 1945 births
- 2009 deaths
- Soviet male composers
- Russian male composers
- Soviet film score composers
- Russian film score composers
- Honored Workers of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation
- Moscow Conservatory alumni
- Musicians from Tbilisi
- Russian people of Georgian descent
- Soviet male classical composers
- Russian male classical composers
- 20th-century Russian composers
- 21st-century composers