12 Facts About Eteri Andjaparidze

Eteri Andjaparidze was born on September 15,1956 and is a Georgian-American pianist and music professor.

Eteri Andjaparidze's father, Zurab Andjaparidze, was the leading tenor with the Bolshoi Opera and her mother, Yvetta Bachtadze, was a pianist who gave Andjaparidze her first piano lessons.

Eteri Andjaparidze's stepfather, Leonid Oakley was a Georgian scientist.

At age 5, Eteri Andjaparidze entered the Special Music School for Gifted Children in Tbilisi, and at age 8 debuted as a soloist with the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra and in solo recital at age 9.

Eteri Andjaparidze studied at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire with Vera Gornostaeva.

Eteri Andjaparidze was the first Soviet pianist to win the Grand Prix at the Montreal International Piano Competition in 1976.

In 1974, entering the Tchaikovsky International Competition as the youngest participant, Eteri Andjaparidze won fourth place.

Eteri Andjaparidze has appeared around the globe in solo and collaborative recitals and as a guest soloist with the major orchestras and conductors.

Eteri Andjaparidze's programs encompass all genres and styles of the piano repertoire and discography includes Grammy and Deutsche Schallplatten awards nominated solo albums.

Currently a piano faculty at NYU Steinhardt and Mannes School of Music, Eteri Andjaparidze has taught at DePaul University, SUNY, Moscow and Tbilisi State Conservatoires and conducted masterclasses worldwide.

Eteri Andjaparidze is the founder and artistic director of the advanced piano performance study program AmerKlavier.

Eteri Andjaparidze is a recipient of the International Friendship Order, the Order of Honor, and the People's Artist of Georgia title.