Rezo Lagidze

Rezo Lagidze
Lagidze in his youth
Born(1921-07-10)July 10, 1921
DiedOctober 16, 1981(1981-10-16) (aged 60)
Era20th century
AwardsShota Rustaveli Prize (1975)

Revaz Ilias dze Lagidze (July 10, 1921 – October 16, 1981; Georgian: რევაზ ლაღიძე), known professionally as Rezo Lagidze, was a 20th-century Georgian composer. Recognized as the People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1961) and a laureate of the USSR State Prize, he wrote a variety of compositions ranging from opera to symphonic works and film scores. Lagidze's notable compositions include his 1973 opera "Lela" and the "Song about Tbilisi", which remains popular in Georgia and Russia to this day.

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