Koka Nikoladze

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Koka Nikoladze
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Akaki (Koka) Nikoladze, 12.07.14 Oslo
Background information
Birth nameAkaki Nikoladze
Born (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 (age 32)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Genres Contemporary music
Occupation(s)Composer, violinist, sound artist, computer musician
Years active2010–present
Website www.nikoladze.eu

Koka Nikoladze (born 30 September 1989, in Tbilisi) is a Georgian composer and sound artist based in Europe. He studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Musikhochschule Stuttgart and Norwegian Academy of Music. Studied composition with Zurab Nadarejshvili, Marco Stroppa and violin with Ernst Arakelov. [1]

Works

Nikoladze's creations include:

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References

  1. "Homepage". Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  2. "NMZ 2011.06"
  3. "MH-Stuttgart Programm 02.07.2011"
  4. "Die Drei Tode des Narziss, Programm 2010 - 2012, 2"