• Giya Kancheli (1935-2019) was a Georgian composer whose intensely personal style was closely related to Minimalism and Spiritualism. He possesses a unique vision of the universe. Despite the fact that many of his compositions reflect tragic events of the modern world, they somewhat suggest turning away from horrors of war and call for return to a true meaning of life – the all-embracing love. The roots of his music are closely related with Georgian folk melos despite the fact that there are no direct quotations.

• The 33 Miniatures are inspired by plays or films by authors ranging from William Shakespeare to Samuel Becket and other contemporaries. The music is haunting in its simplicity (it is called “simple music for piano”) and touches deep chords of human emotions in the heart.

• In addition to the Kancheli works we hear works for cello and piano by Georgian composers Sulkhan Tsintsadze and Ruben Altunyan, played by cellist Suren Bagratuni.

• Goerge Vatchnadze is a native from Georgia, he has appeared at prestigious festivals like Salzburg, Mariinsky, Ravenna, Hollywood Bowl, under conductors like Valery Gergiev and Gianandrea Noseda. He is a winner of the Bachauer Piano Competition.