Chairman
Guigla Katsarava
Professor at the Alfred Corto Conservatory "Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris", Visiting Professor at Tokyo Ondai University. Jury member of international piano competitions: Poulenc (France), Santa Cecilia (Portugal), Magnus (Lieutua), PTNA and Chopin (Japan), chairman of the jury of Tokyo Rachmaninov International Piano Competition.
Director of the House of Portugal – André de Gouveia at the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, João Costa Ferreira is a Portuguese pianist and researcher who holds the Diplôme Supérieur d'Exécution from the École Normale de Musique in Paris and a doctorate in Music and Musicology from the Sorbonne Université.
Chao Tang, a recipient of a full scholarship and the Piano Artist Diploma from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, USA, and also received a full scholarship for study and exchange at Princeton University in the United States. He has successively served as the Executive Director and judge of the 4th Alberti International Piano Competition, a judge at the Golden Key Music Festival Carnegie Hall Performance Competition in New York City, the Executive Director and judge of the Ginastera International Music Competition in China,
Assistant Piano Instructor at the Indiana University School of Music, Piano professor at S. Cecilia Music Academy in Bergamo,Vice Dean of the Liceo Musicale S. lessandro, teach piano at the Donizetti Conservatory of Bergamo.
Pianist, music director of Villa-Sandra International Piano Academy, teacher of Osaka Music School and Indiana (South Bend) University, soloist of Osaka and Nara Philharmonics, teacher of DePaul University.
LAUREATES
of the Meliton Balanchivadze International Competition for Young Musicians (Piano) 2025
IA A/category
III Prize:
Anastasia Amaghlobeli – 9 years old, Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Music School No. 1, 2nd Grade (Teacher: Lile Kuridze).
Andria Tofadze – 9 years old, Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Central Music School, 3rd Grade (Teacher: Leda Kankava).
II Prize:
Barbare Gognadze – 10 years old, Kutaisi Z. Anjaparidze Music School No. 3, 4th Grade (Teacher: Rusudan Gogberashvili).
Luka Pirtskhalashvili – 9 years old, Kutaisi Z. Anjaparidze Music School No. 3, 2nd Grade (Teacher: Lavaleta Tsotsoria).
I Prize:
Andria Kapanadze – 10 years old, Batumi R. Laghidze Music School, 3rd Grade (Teacher: Natalia Oragvelidze).
IB A/category
III Prize:
Tinatin Tvalavadze – 13 years old, Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Music School No. 1, 5th Grade (Teacher: Teona Kuridze).
Aleko Kedelidze – 13 years old, Batumi R. Laghidze Music School, 6th Grade (Teacher: Nino Macharadze).
II Prize:
Nikoloz Kokilashvili – 14 years old, Tbilisi A. Mizandari Arts School No. 1, 4th Grade (Teacher: Megi Machaidze).
Tamar Malaghuradze – 14 years old, Zestafoni R. Laghidze Music School, 7th Grade (Teacher: Nino Tsereteli).
I Prize:
Mariam Narimanidze – 13 years old, Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Central Music School "Decade for the Gifted" (Teacher: Lali Rcheulishvili).
IIA A/category
III Prize:
Bachi Mikeladze – 15 years old, Batumi R. Laghidze Music School, 8th Grade (Teacher: Natalia Oragvelidze).
Martin Tuchula – 15 years old, Batumi R. Laghidze Music School, 7th Grade (Teacher: Natalia Oragvelidze).
II Prize:
Davit Nikolaishvili – 16 years old, Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Central Music School, 9th Grade (Teacher: Prof. Tsitsino Todua).
Beka Babunashvili – 16 years old, Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Central Music School, 9th Grade (Teacher: Manana Kikabidze).
I Prize:
Ioane Bazanov – 16 years old, Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Central Music School, 9th Grade (Teacher: Leda Kankava).
IIB A/category
III Prize: Not Awarded
II Prize:
Ketevan Zariashvili – 18 years old, Georgia, Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Central Music School "Decade for the Gifted" (Teacher: Esma Kiria).
I Prize:
Luciano Pantano – 18 years old, USA, Brooklyn, Merab Ebralidze Piano Studio, 12th Grade (Teacher: Merab Ebralidze).
Nino Kasrelishvili – 20 years old, Georgia, Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili State Conservatoire, Bachelor's I Year (Teacher: Prof. Manana Gotsiridze).
IIIA A/category
III Prize:
Lizi Loladze – 24 years old, Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Master's Degree (Teacher: Assoc. Prof. Davit Aladashvili).
GRAND PRIX
Nino Kasrelishvili – 20 years old, Georgia, Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili State Conservatoire, Bachelor's I Year (Teacher: Prof. Manana Gotsiridze).
Special Nomination Winners
of the Meliton Balanchivadze International Competition for Young Musicians (Piano) 2025
1. Mariam Bokoveli Award
Lile Goletiani – Non-competition entry, Kutaisi Z. Anjaparidze Music School No. 3, 2nd Grade (Teacher: Lavaleta Tsotsoria).
2. Larisa and Olia Zaitsev Award
Elene Gigani – Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Central Music School, 10th Grade (Teacher: Ketevan Tskhvediani).
3. Merab Ebralidze Awards:
For Artistry: Ioane Bazanov – Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Central Music School, 9th Grade (Teacher: Leda Kankava).
Personal Sympathy: Aleko Kedelidze – Batumi Revaz Laghidze Music School, 6th Grade (Teacher: Nino Macharadze).
4. Award of the Creative Union of Composers of Georgia
(For the best performance of a work by a Georgian composer)
Beka Babunashvili – Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Central Music School, 9th Grade (Teacher: Manana Kikabidze).
5. Monetary Prizes for "Best Performance" and "Future Prospect"
(Established by Davit Tvaltvadze, General Director of "VDK" LLC)
Best Performance of a Polyphonic Work: Davit Nikolaishvili – Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Central Music School, 9th Grade (Teacher: Prof. Tsitsino Todua).
Best Performance of a Virtuoso Piece: Mariam Narimanidze – Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Central Music School "Decade for the Gifted" (Teacher: Lali Rcheulishvili).
Future Prospect:
Luka Pirtskhalashvili – Kutaisi Z. Anjaparidze Music School No. 3, 2nd Grade (Teacher: Lavaleta Tsotsoria).
Nikoloz Kokilashvili – Tbilisi A. Mizandari Arts School No. 1, 4th Grade (Teacher: Megi Machaidze).
6. Anastasia Virsaladze Award
(Established by the Musical Society of Georgia)
Awarded to Manana Gotsiridze, Professor at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire.
Nomination: "Best Teacher"
Leda Kankava – Kutaisi M. Balanchivadze Central Music School.
Natalia Oragvelidze – Batumi R. Laghidze Music School.
Special Recognition and Sponsorship:
Monetary prizes were established by the furniture house "Nita" and personally by Ms. Miranda Khetsuriani, who presented a special award (a grand piano model crafted by sculptor Irakli Tsuladze) to the Chairman of the Jury, Mr. Gigla Katsarava.
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