Composer Dr. Hana Ajiashvili
Dr. Hana Ajiashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia and received a Master Diploma in piano and composition from the Music Sarajshvili Academy in 1995.
In 1996 she continued her composition studies with the composer Vladimir Tarnopolsky at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, and worked with the Studio for New Music and also with the Young Composers’ Committee of the Moscow Composers Union. Her works have been performed in festivals such as Moscow Autumn and Alternativa, and in concerts in Germany.
In 2001 she immigrated to Israel and continued her activities as a composer and director at the Or Yehuda Conservatory.
In 2007 she completed her doctorate at Bar-Ilan University, under the supervision of Gideon Lewensohn and Betty Olivero.
Her works are frequently performed in concerts and festival in Israel and abroad such as ACL festival, "Sound Roads" in Sankt-Peterburg", "Dresden nights", "Ha-teiva marathon" in Tel Aviv, festival SaxOpen in Strasburg and more concerts in London, Madrid, Amsterdam, New York and more. Hana's music is in repertoire of such well-known ensembles as Continuum (New York),Momenta Quartet (NYC), Trio Musicale ( Madrid),Studio of New Music (Moscow), Meitar (Tel-Aviv), Ensemble XXI Century (Tel Aviv), Musica Nova (Tel-Aviv) and others…
Among her prizes are:
2017 - Hana won Israeli ACUM"s prize for her piece "Mere Air".
2011 - won commission from Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation for the new piece “Zoominout” for the ensemble “The Israel Contemporary Players”
2008 - Hana received the Prime Minister’s Award for Composers
2007 - her music for the film Miracle received awards in Poland, Belgium and China
2004 - First Prize at the Israel Contemporary Players’ Young Israeli Composer’s Competition 2004
Teaching Experience
2018 - spring semester The Shepherd School of Music, Houston, Visiting Artist 2015 The Julliard School, New York, guest lecturer
2002 - present Or Yehuda Conservatory, Israel - Director, Composer, Teacher
2013 Madrid Royal Conservatory, guest lecturer
2009 - present The Buchman School of music, guest lecturer for month every year
2010 - present The Jerusalem Academy of Music, guest lecturer for month every
2009 - 10 Thelma Yellin High School for the Arts,composition teacher
2008 - present Bar - Ilan University, Music department, guest lecturer and teacher/
International Society for Contemporary Music
