224:. While at the Center he founded the contemporary music festival 'Kontrapunkt' and the string quartet festival 'String Quartet Welcomes'. Memanishvili became the Principal Conductor and General Director of National Symphony Orchestra in 2007. His repertoire included pieces from Georgian composers and wider-world symphony and opera works.
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Georgian State Symphony Orchestra. He performed his first piano and organ pieces at age 13 on a tour of German cities, through the invitation of artistic director
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Memanishvili is an author of original orchestral works, and a conductor of
Tbilisi Music and Drama Theatre's performances of well-known compositions. His musical
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and cultural manager. He composes and arranges for theatre and film, using themes from
Georgian and non-Georgian composers. Memanishvili is the Principal
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in which he played piano. He was encouraged to perform publicly by
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Nikoloz (Nika) Rachveli was born to Georgian parents in
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