Background
Paliashvili, Zakharii was born on August 16, 1871 in Kutaissi.
Paliashvili, Zakharii was born on August 16, 1871 in Kutaissi.
Studied at the Tiflis Music School, 1895-1899. Studied at the Tiflis Music School, 1895-1899. Pupil of P. Klenovskii, himself a pupil of P. Tchaikovskii.
Church choirboy at the age of 8. Chorister, 1887-1889. Organist at the Catholic Church,
1889- 1900.
At the Moscow Conservatory, 1900-1903. Pupil of S.
Taneev. Taught theory and choral singing at the Music School in Tiflis, 1903-1917, and at the Conservatory from 1919. Professor in 1919. Director in 1920, 1923, and 1929-1932.
One of the founders of the Georgian Philharmonic Society, 1905. Collected folk music from various parts of Georgia.