Jansug Kakhidze
Jansug Kakhidze ჯანსუღ კახიძე | |
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Portrait by Ucha Japaridze | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 26, 1935 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | March 7, 2002 (aged 66) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument | Singing |
| Years active | 1957–2002 |
| Website | http://www.kakhidzemusiccenter.com |
Jansug Ivanes dze Kakhidze (26 May 1935 – 7 March 2002) was a Georgian musician, composer, singer and conductor nicknamed "the Georgian Karajan". Kakhidze was music director of the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra for two decades beginning in 1973. He is the father of composer and conductor Vakhtang Kakhidze.