Date & Place of Birth

Jan 3, 1968, Tbilisi.

Closest Anniversary Date

2028 will mark 60 years since birth.

Education (School, Teacher)

1973-1975 - Tbilisi National Palace (former "Palace of Pioneers"), ballet.

1974-1978 - Tbilisi Public School No.51 (grades 1-4).

1975-1986 Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Central Music School "Decade of Talents" theoretical department. Teachers: Tamar (Tsatsa) Pkhakadze (piano), Mary Davitashvili (composition).

1968-1991 - V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Composition department; Teachers: Otar Taktakishvili, Nodar Mamisashvili (composition), Amiran Girgvliani (piano).

Geographic Location of Activities

Tbilisi (Georgia).

Workplace & Position

1989-1995 - Church "Father of the Cross"; choir singer and member.

1994-1998 - D. Toradze Music Studio; composition and music teacher.

1997-2007 - V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire; Chair of Georgian Folk Musical Creativity, research associate.

1999-2000 - V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire; Computer Informatics Course, lecturer.

2012 - National Examination Center, music expert.

2012-2013 - Ilia State University, Faculty of Science and Arts, music direction, guest lecturer.

2001-2007 - International Center of Georgian Folk Song, project participant, editor, performer.

2003-2006 - International Center for the Study of Traditional Polyphony, project participant (funded by "UNESCO";), performer.

2005-2015 - Ensemble "Satanao", member, singer, performer.

2016-2018 - Spirituality and Cultural Center of Abkhazia, participant, performer (piano);

2017 - Musical composition course (private practice), teacher;

2022 - Project „Conversion of compositions and data of Georgian women composers into the digital format“ financed by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Georgia (1st decade), project author, editorial team member, and co-implementer.

2023 - 2024 Project "Georgian Women Composers Web Portal"; (financed by the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Georgia); (2nd and 3rd decades) project author, editorial team member, co-implementer.

Field of Work

Symphonic, musical theater, chamber-instrumental, chamber-vocal, choral, children's, pop.

     Ancestors, Family Members & Descendants

Father - Merab Makarashvili 1941-2023 (engineer-hydrologist)

Mother - Natela (Lali) Tevzadze 1943 (musician, teacher)

Brother - Giga Makarashvili 1963 (architect, designer)

Daughter - Ketevan Khuntsiria 1992 (journalist, singer)

Daughter - Elene Mgaloblishvili 2007 (student)

Intellectual Property Heirs

Keteval Khuntsaria, Elene Mgraloblishvili

Research Material Location

Family archive; National Parliamentary Library of Georgia;