Nodar Gabunia - Improvisation and Toccata

Mamikon Nakhapetov - Piano 00:00 Improvisation 04:42 Toccata Nodar Gabunia (1933-2000) was a Georgian Composer. Gabunia dominated the Georgian music scene in the latter decades of the 20th century. While still in his twenties, he caught the ear of Dmitriy Shostakovich, who described him as one of the most talented composers of his generation. After graduating with honours from the Moscow State Conservatory, where he studied piano under Aleksandr Goldenweiser and composition under Aram Khachaturian, he returned to Georgia to lead the piano department at the Tbilisi State Conservatory. In 1983, he became vice-chancellor of the conservatory, a position he held for the rest of his life. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please support this channel