Paliashvili, Zakhary Petrovich

Paliashvili [Puhleeashvéelee], Zakhary Petrovich (8–4/16–1871, Kutaisi, 10–6–1933, Tbilisi). Georgian comp., cond., ethnomusicologist, and pedagogue. Brother of I. and L. Paliashvili . Born in Kutaisi to a musical family, Paliashvili began to learn music in the choir of his hometown Catholic church. In childhood he learned to play harmonium and organ and, subsequently, along with his brother Ivan, later a famous conductor, took piano lessons under F. Mizandari. When his family moved to the…