Keto Dzhaparidze

Ketevana Konstantinovna Dzhaparidze[3][4] (Georgian: ქეთევან კონსტანტინეს ასული ჯაფარიძე, Russian: Кэтевана Константиновна Джапаридзе; February 11, 1901, Kvishkheti, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire[5] – September 20, 1968, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR[4][5]) was Georgian Soviet singer. People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1956).

Keto Dzhaparidze[1]
ქეთევან ჯაფარიძე (Georgian)
Кэто Джапаридзе (Russian)
Birth nameKetevana Konstantinovna Dzhaparidze
Born(1901-02-11)February 11, 1901
Kvishkheti, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 20, 1968(1968-09-20) (aged 67)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
GenresRussian romance[2]
Occupation(s)Singer

Biography

She went to study at the Tiflis noble gymnasium in 1909, where her powerful voice was noticed by the famous composer Zachary Paliashvili, who worked there as a music teacher and led the school choir.[6]

In 1919, she entered the Tiflis Conservatory.[2][6]

In 1927, after graduating from the conservatory, she went to Berlin, where she took singing lessons for 3 years. In 1930, she returned to the USSR (Georgia).[2][6]

In the spring or summer of 1937, Keto made her debut in Moscow, she gave a solo concert on the stage of the Hermitage (Moscow theater of the revolution).[3][7] Around the same time (in the spring of 1937), she made her debut in Leningrad at the theater of Recreation garden.[7]

In 1939, she was invited to participate in the First all-Union competition of pop artists and received one of the prizes.[6][3]

During the World War II, Keto had to change her repertoire and started performing patriotic songs. The singer gave many concerts in hospitals and on the front line.[6]

In 1956, Dzhaparidze was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Georgian SSR.[8]

Keto died on September 20, 1968, and was buried in the Didube Pantheon.[4]

References
  1. Елизавета Дмитриевна Уварова (2004). Эстрада России, XX век: энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. pp. 190–. ISBN 978-5-224-04462-7.
  2. Борис Савченко (1998). Кумиры российской эстрады. Панорама. ISBN 978-5-85220-563-6.
  3. Елизавета Уварова; Всесоюзный научно-исследовательский институт искусствознания (1976). Русская советская эстрада: очерки истории. Искусство.
  4. Музыкальная жизнь. Союз композиторов СССР, анд Министерство культуры СССР. 2001.
  5. Sigurd Schmidt (2007). "Т. 1: Лица Москвы: [в 3 кн.], кн. 1: А—З". Московская энциклопедия. М.: Москвоведение.
  6. "Яркая звезда Кето Джапаридзе". Тбилисская неделя. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  7. Эрих Федорович Голлербах (1998). Встречи и впечатления. Инапресс. ISBN 978-5-87135-064-5.
  8. Музыкальная энциклопедия. «Советская энциклопедия». Гл. ред. Ю.В. Келдыш. 1982. p. 746.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.