Tengiz (Gizi) Amirejibi ( ka, თენგიზ (გიზი) ამირეჯიბი) (30 September 1927,

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

– 9 March 2013) was a Georgian

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best known for his interpretations of Chopin.

Life

He was a professor

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at the Tbilisi Ivane Sarajishvili State Conservatoire from 1960 to his death in 2013. Amirejibi received the title of Peoples’ artist of Georgia in 1961.

Competition

The Tengiz Amirejibi Borjomi International piano Competition was founded in 2015.About Competition
/ref> A founder and an artistic director of the Competition is a renowned Georgian pianist Tamar Licheli. The first two competitions were held nationwide, but due to the great interest and high number of the contestants, the competition became international in 2017. Jury members of the competition throughout the years were such world renowned, famous musicians like

Liana Isakadze Liana Isakadze ( ka, ლიანა ისაკაძე, russian: Лиана Александровна Исакадзе, german: Liana Isakadse) (born August 2, 1946) is a Georgian violinist. Life Born in Tbilisi, the capital of then-Sovie ...

Alexander Korsantia Alexander Korsantia (born 1965, Tbilisi) is a Georgian pianist. Alexander immigrated to Canada in 1992, settling in Vancouver, British Columbia. After living in Vancouver for a number of years, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts. He won the 198 ...

, Sergei Babayan, Miwa Hoyano and others. The Competition is held in 4 age categories. The Age limit is from 6 to 25 and is open for pianists of all nationalities.

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* Classical pianists from Georgia (country) 1927 births 2013 deaths People's Artists of Georgia 20th-century classical pianists Piano competitions Early career awards 20th-century musicians from Georgia (country) 20th-century male musicians {{pianist-stub