Background
BALANCHIVADZE, Andrey was born in 1906 in St. Petersburg. Son of composer Meliton Balanchivadze.
BALANCHIVADZE, Andrey was born in 1906 in St. Petersburg. Son of composer Meliton Balanchivadze.
1927 graduated Tiflis Conservatory. 1931 graduated Leningrad Conservatory.
1931-1933 composer and Director of Music, Georgia Drama Theater and Theater for Working Youth, Tiflis. 1935-1941 instructor, Tbilisi State Conservatory. 1941-1948 Artistic Director, Georgia Symphony Orchestra.
1949-1950 music consultant to film studios. 1953-1956 Chairman, Georgia Union of Composers. Deputy, Georgia Supreme Soviet of 1951, 1955 and 1959 convocation.
Member, Georgia Committee the Defense of Peace.