Aleksi Davitis dze Machavariani[a] (23 September 1913 – 31 December 1995)[1] was a Soviet and Georgian composer, conductor and pedagogue.
Machavariani produced a number of critically acclaimed plays and ballets, including the ballet "Othello" (1957) and "Hamlet" (~1964)[note 1], the operas "Mat i Sin" (Mother and Son, 1945), "Den moei Rodini" (Day of My Motherland, 1954), the symphony "Piat monologov" (Five Monologues, 1971; it earned the Shota Rustaveli Prize).
He also wrote the music to many theatrical productions, including "Baratashvili" and "Legenda o liubvi"(Legend of Love).
His output includes among other works also a violin concerto (1950), seven symphonies (1947–1992) and six string quartets (the last in 1993).
[6] His son, Vakhtang Machavariani, is likewise a composer, who also conducts his father's works.