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Inga Kashakashvili


Inga Kashakashvili (* .. ) was born in Kutaisi, Georgia. Having started to play the piano at the age of three, she received her first piano lessons from her mother, a concert pianist. At the age of 5, Inga had her first public performance, and quickly got noticed by Georgian musical community for her special musical gift. From 1979 to 1990 Inga is frequently performing in Kutaisi, Batumi, Tbilisi, also making several appearances on Radio and TV.

In 1991, Inga Kashakashvili makes her first international debut. Invited to participate at New Port International Piano Competition in London was awarded Diploma certificate. This was a beginning of her international touring career. In the same year she appears in the renowned Barbican Center in London and then continues to tour Great Britain. In 1993, Inga gets accepted into Tbilisi Vano Saradjishvili State Conservatoire where she studies with Professor Nino Katamadze. During this time, she makes her appearances as a soloist with the Georgian Symphony Orchestra, performing Rachmaninov’s 2.Concerto. In the subsequent years Ms. Kashakashvili frequently appears with orchestras, including concerts under renowned Nicolas Rauss Switzerland, T.Chumburidze and others, performing on Georgia's most important stages and abroad, including an appearance at the Leipzig Music Festival 2000.

The year of 2001 brings Inga Kashakashvilli another victory;-she visits United States for the first time to participate at the Flier International Piano Competition wins the Third Prize. At the same time she gets awarded a full scholarship to participate at the Piano Summer Festival in New Paltz, NY. In the year of 2002 Inga moves to Chicago, IL to continue her studies at DePaul Universitywith Eteri Andjaparidze. From 2003 to 2005, Ms. Kashakashvili becomes a recipient of DePaul Performance Award, gives concerts throughout United States, including an Appearance at the United Sounds of America Festival, dedicated to the 9/11/ tragedy. Some of her recitals were recorded and broadcasted by Chicago Classical Radio WFMT.

From 2005 she moves to New York and continues her studies under a guidance of a world-class pianist Vladimir Feltsman at Mannes School of Music. At the same time she was awarded for her accomplishments and achievements at Madison Who’s Who. Inga was broadcasted and invited for an interview at Russian radio “VSE”in New York. Her future engagements include recital series at Steinway Hall