Azmaiparashvili [Azmighpuhreeshvéelee], Shalva Il'ich (, Tbilisi; , same). Comp. and cond. Studied comp. with Barkhudaryan at the Tbilisi Cons. and cond. with Gauk. Was cond. of the Georgian Theater of Opera and Ballet (1932–54) and in this capacity premiered works such as Chishko's Quiet Flows the Don and Battleship Potyomkin, Kiladze's Lado Ketskhoveli, and Mshvelidze's Tale of Tariel'. Joined the...