President awards Georgian celebrated pianist Eliso Virsaladze
Tweet 
Share
A celebrated Georgian pianist Eliso Virsaladze has received Presidential Order of Brilliance for her contribution to Georgian and world music.
Today we have a clear example of how you can serve your people and society”, President Giorgi Margvelashvili said.
Georgian pianist Eliso Virsaladze has received Presidential Order of Brilliance. Photo by President's press office
Opening the international music festival in the eastern town of Telavi, Margvelashvili said Virsaladze is exemplary for Georgians.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has awarded the French musician, professor and honorary consul of the Embassy of Lithuania Michel Sogny with the prestigious Order of Honour.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has awarded Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia Kestutis Jankauskas with the Order of Honour.
Georgia's first National Basketball Association (NBA) champion Zaza Pachulia has been awarded the Order of Honour, one of the major state prizes of the country, for his achievements in developing the sport in Georgia and representing the country abroad.
Famous United Kingdom (UK)-based Georgian singer Katie Melua has been awarded a prestigious Medal of Honour for her efforts to promote Georgian culture abroad.
The President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili has awarded 73 soldiers of the Abkhazia conflict posthumously for their courage, heroism and devotion to protect state sovereignty and integrity.
Orders of Vakhtang Gorgasali I,II and III have been handed to the families of the late soldiers.
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.