Eliso Virsaladze

Eliso Virsaladze is the kind of artist I have deep respect for even before hearing a note. A Georgian pianist born in Tbilisi in 1942, she carries an extraordinary weight of recognition, named People's Artist of the USSR, honored in Georgia, and awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 1999. What moves me most is that she's also a music educator, because I value performers who pass their craft forward rather than guarding it. The 1976 Schumann Prize from Zwickau hints to me at a real affinity for the Romantic repertoire. She represents a serious classical tradition that I think deserves far more attention than it usually gets.

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Name (English)

Eliso Virsaladze

Name (Japanese)

エリソ・ヴィルサラーゼ

Reading

えりそ・ゔぃるさらーぜ

Born

September 14, 1942 (age 84)

Origin

Tbilisi, Georgia

Occupation

pianist / music educator / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Awards & achievements

• Order of Honour
• People's Artist of the USSR
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
• People's artist of the Georgian SSR
• Presidential Order of Excellence
• 1999 State Prize of the Russian Federation
• Shota Rustaveli State Prize
• 1976 Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau

• Official sitehttps://elisovirsaladze.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliso%20Virsaladze
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273667

Tags

• pianist
• music educator
• musician

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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