Manana Kantaria – Associate professor V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Georgia
Laureate of Transcaucasian Competition 1976, Yerevan
Education :
Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, string- Violin 1980-1985 – Honours Diploma, Concert Performer, Pedagogue, Postgraduate – Chamber Ensemble
Work Experience:
Associate professor V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire 2011
Head of String Department in Tbilisi Zakaria Paliashvili Central Music School 2017
Head of String Department in Tbilisi Evgeni Mikeladze central Music School 2012
Masterclasses:
in Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Germania, Czech Republic, Barcelona- Spain
Participation in Concert- Tbilisi Chamber Music Festival 2005 – 2023 , trio, pianoquartett, pianoquintett every year
Class concerts performed every year
My students win various international competitions
Awards, Prizes, Titles:
Tbilisi for successful pedagogic work 2013 Tbilisi 2
Batumi Certificate for a jury membership 2016, Batumi International Competition
Festival ” Harmony” Diploma for the jury chair 2015, Turkey, Antalya
Side International Competition Festival – Diploma for successful membership of jury 2014 Turkey, Side Festival of Friendship
Diploma for successful participation and membership of jury 2014 Armenia, Yerevan
Certificate for Active participation in the third competition of chamber ensembles 2016 Tbilisi, Georgia
Letter of Appreciation from The Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation International XIV Festival “Moscow meets friends”; Active participation 2017 Moscow, Russia
Membership in the jury of international and national competitions:
The Third Competition of Chamber Ensembles , Member of the jury 2016
The Third International Friendship Festival, Member of the jury 2014
Republican X Festival of Classical Music ” Stars of Future” Member of the jury 2017
Musical Competition “The Key of a Violin”, Member of the jury 2016
Yerevan Festival of Friendship “Harmony” Member of the jury 2013, Armenia
Kemer International Competition- Festival “Harmony” Member of the jury 2013, Turkey
Side International Competition- Festival “Harmony” Member of the jury 2014, Turkey
Evgeny Mikeladze First and Second National Competitions The head of Jury of the String Section 2014,
ART-DUO Music Festival – head of Jury of the String Section Prague, Czech Republic 2018, 2019, 2023
The Founder of Georgian Musicians Union -Director
The Founder of:
2016 The Establish of Young Musicians-Performers Competition-Festival “RondoKlasika” , Artistic Director
2017 The first international Competition of String and wind instruments Founder and Artistic Director
2018 Otar Taktakishvili International Competition in Tbilisi, Georgia
2019 Marine Iashvili international Competition in Tbilisi, Georgia