Classical Music Festival puts Telavi in international spotlight
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Telavi, the ancient royal city in east Georgia’s wine-producing Kakheti region, has become a favorite destination for music lovers starting from October 11.
For the next six days, Telavi will host numerous performances by musicians from Georgia, Germany, Austria, Poland and Switzerland within its annual international classical music festival.
The Telavi International Music Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. The Festival was open by the country’s Culture Minister Mikheil Giorgadze and attended by President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Georgia-accredited diplomat corps yesterday.
Famous Georgian pianist Eliso Virsaladze is the artistic director of the festival. Organisers predicted an unforgettable six days ahead for classical music lovers across the world.
The festival will close on October 18.
Internationally acclaimed conductor Ariel Zuckermann, violinist and teacher Kolja Blacher and Georgia’s famed pianist Eliso Virsaladze will be among artists presented to listeners in this year’s Telavi International Music Festival in Georgia’s winemaking province Kakheti starting next week.
On August 24 Batumi will turn into a cascade of world-class musicians for the first of several charity concerts featuring local and world-class musicians. Over the next few days concerts will be held in the Black Sea coastal city before ending in capital Tbilisi on September 4.
The annual festival, starting on Saturday October 10, will honour Richter (1915-1997) a self-taught pianist who was later considered one of the best pianists of the 20th Century.