Taktakishvili, Otar Vasil'yevich
(*1924)
Taktakishvili [Tuhktuhkeeshvéelee], Otar Vasil'yevich (7–27–1924, Tbilisi). Georgian comp. and cond. At the Tbilisi Cons., studied comp. with Barkhudaryan and also pf. Grad. 1947, then joined the faculty of this institution, teaching choral literature, counterpoint, and instrumentation. Is important in the development of Soviet opera and has written magnificent voc.-orch. works based on Georgian folk traditions, such as In the Footsteps of Rustaveli. One of his comp. was adopted as the Georgian…