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Nicolas Zourabichvili (born 24 October 1936) [1] is a French composer.
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Nicolas Zourabichvili (born 24 October 1936) [1] is a French composer.
Born in Paris, Zourabichvili began piano studies at the Bordeaux conservatory. He studied composition with Nadia Boulanger (1959–1962) and with Max Deutsch (1962–1964). He was awarded the Lili Boulanger Prize in 1970. In 1965 his philosopher-to-be son François was born.
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