Jemal Gokieli
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Jemal Gokieli was a Georgian
conductor
.
, Western Georgia into the family of prominent Georgian composer Ivane (Vano) Gokieli. In his childhood he used to play on organ in the Catholic Church of Kutaisi
.
In 1940-es he studied conducting at Tbilisi and Moscow Coservatories where his tutors were Odysseas Dimitriadi
, M.Stoliarow and Aleksandr Gauk
.
In 1944-48 he worked as a conductor at Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre
.
From 1948 until his death on 14 April in 1991 he was a conductor of The Georgian State Symphony Orchestra.
During his career he held more than 1100 concerts as in his native Tbilisi and other Georgian towns but also in many different places of The Soviet Union, like Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities, as well as in all former Soviet Republics. He had concert tours in Poland, Yugoslavia and Romania. His concert activities outside The USSR was limited due to Soviet regime regulations.
Jemal Gokieli had conducted a number of different symphony orchestras and had performed with a such outstanding musicians as Sviatoslav Richter
, Heinrich Neuhaus
, David Oistrach, Marija Yudina
, Tatjana Nikolaeva
, Gidon Kremer
, Vladimir Spivakov
, Elisso Virsaladze, Marina Iashvili, Liana Isakadze
and others.
Georgian people
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
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Biography
Jemal Gokieli was born on 4 July 1920 in KutaisiKutaisi
Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...
, Western Georgia into the family of prominent Georgian composer Ivane (Vano) Gokieli. In his childhood he used to play on organ in the Catholic Church of Kutaisi
Kutaisi
Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...
.
In 1940-es he studied conducting at Tbilisi and Moscow Coservatories where his tutors were Odysseas Dimitriadi
Odysseas Dimitriadis
Odysseas Dimitriadis was a Greek and at the same time Soviet classical music conductor. During his 70 year career, Odysseas had conducted a number of the world's leading orchestras, as well as being a main conductor of Georgia, USSR state orchestra and the Bolshoy Theatre orchestra...
, M.Stoliarow and Aleksandr Gauk
Aleksandr Gauk
Aleksandr Vassilievich Gauk was a Russian/Soviet conductor and composer.Aleksandr Gauk was born in Odessa in 1893. He recalled his first experience as hearing army bands and his mother singing and accompanying herself at the piano...
.
In 1944-48 he worked as a conductor at Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Tbilisi State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is situated on Rustaveli Avenue, in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the oldest opera house in Georgia...
.
From 1948 until his death on 14 April in 1991 he was a conductor of The Georgian State Symphony Orchestra.
During his career he held more than 1100 concerts as in his native Tbilisi and other Georgian towns but also in many different places of The Soviet Union, like Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities, as well as in all former Soviet Republics. He had concert tours in Poland, Yugoslavia and Romania. His concert activities outside The USSR was limited due to Soviet regime regulations.
Jemal Gokieli had conducted a number of different symphony orchestras and had performed with a such outstanding musicians as Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was a Soviet pianist well known for the depth of his interpretations, virtuoso technique, and vast repertoire. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.-Childhood:...
, Heinrich Neuhaus
Heinrich Neuhaus
Heinrich Gustavovich Neuhaus was a Soviet pianist and pedagogue of German extraction. He taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1922 to 1964. He was made a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1956...
, David Oistrach, Marija Yudina
Maria Yudina
Maria Veniaminovna Yudina was an influential Soviet pianist.Yudina was born to a Jewish family in Nevel, Russia. She studied at the Petrograd Conservatory under Anna Yesipova and Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev. She also briefly studied privately with Felix Blumenfeld. Her classmates included...
, Tatjana Nikolaeva
Tatiana Nikolayeva
Tatiana Petrovna Nikolayeva was a Russian Soviet pianist, composer and teacher.-Early life:Nikolayeva was born in Bezhitsa in the Bryansk district on May 4, 1924...
, Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer is a Latvian violinist and conductor. In 1980 he left the USSR and settled in Germany.-Biography:Kremer was born in Riga to parents of German-Jewish and Latvian-Swedish origins. He began playing the violin at the age of four, receiving instruction from his father and his grandfather,...
, Vladimir Spivakov
Vladimir Spivakov
Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov is a leading Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the chamber orchestra....
, Elisso Virsaladze, Marina Iashvili, Liana Isakadze
Liana Isakadze
Liana Isakadze is a Georgian violinist.Born in Tbilisi, the capital of then-Soviet Georgia, Isakadze won her first Soviet-wide musical prize at the age of 14 in 1961 and graduated from the Moscow Conservatory under the guidance of David Oistrakh in 1968. Since 1965, she has performed in various...
and others.