Among her most prominent students were Dmitri Bashkirov, Lev Vlassenko and her own granddaughter Eliso Virsaladze.
[1][2][3] Born in Kutaisi on 11 November 1883, Anastasia Virsaladze studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory under Anna Yesipova, graduating in 1909 with distinction.
[3][4] After engaging in concert performances, in 1921 she began teaching at the Tbilisi Conservatory where she was promoted to professor in 1932, heading the piano department for an extended period.
During her career, she taught over a hundred pianists, including Dmitri Bashkirov, Lev Vlassenko, Aleksandre Nijaradze, Nana Dimitriadi and in particular her granddaughter Eliso Viraladze whom she taught from the age of nine.
[1][3] Anastasia Virsaladze was the first Georgian woman to receive a higher education in music.