Jemal Gokieli
| Jemal Gokieli | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jemal Gokieli |
| Born |
July 4, 1920 Kutaisi, Georgia |
| Died |
April 14, 1991 (aged 70) Tbilissi, Georgia |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor |
| Years active | 1944–1991 |
Jemal Gokieli (Georgian: ჯემალ გოკიელი; July 4, 1920 - April 14, 1991) was a Georgian conductor.
Biography
Jemal (Djemal) Gokieli was born on 4 July 1920 in Kutaisi, Western Georgia into the family of a prominent Georgian composer Vano (Ivane) Rafailovich Gokieli. In his childhood he used to play on organ in the Catholic Church of Kutaisi.
In 1940-es he studied conducting at Tbilisi and Moscow Conservatories where his tutors were Odysseas Dimitriadi, Grigori Stoliarov and Aleksandr Gauk.
In 1944-48 he worked as a conductor at Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre.
From 1948 until his death on 14 April 1991 he was a conductor of The Georgian State Symphony Orchestra.
Jemal Gokieli and Dmitri Shostakovich
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