Heraclius Djabadary

[1] His music is noted for its fusion of Western classical traditions with folk themes from Georgia, along with the eclectic sounds of the surrounding Caucasus region.

In 1913, he made his debut in Vienna as a concert pianist with the Tonkünstler Orchestra under the baton of Oskar Nedbal, performing the "Georgian Rhapsody" that Djabadary had composed, which was well received.

He also authored an opera Gulnara (1919, based on Alexander Kazbegi), as well as a number of smaller compositions, such as the Nocturne in C minor and Variations on a Hungarian Chant for piano and cello.

After the composer's death, his brother Shota Djabadary promoted his music, publishing and performing orchestral arrangements of his piano pieces as a conductor.

The revival of interest in the work of Djabadary is due to the pianist Henri Goraïeb, who recorded the Georgian Rhapsody and Piano Concerto together with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Louis de Froment.

"[8] Described as the "most engaging" of Djabadary's works, the Georgian Rhapsody was favorably compared to the composer's lengthier Piano Concerto in A, which was less well received by some and has been characterized as "half-an-hour of filmish stuff".

[10] Alongside Debussy's Soirée dans Grenade and Gershwin's An American in Paris, Djabadary's "Tiflisiana" has been cited as a vivid example of how history, geography, and local sounds inspire music.