His teachers were such famous musicians as Nikolai Sidelnikov - composition, Edison Denisov - art of instrumentation and others.
Also, he leads annual International Music Festival “Autumn Tbilisi”, which hosts famous musicians all over the world.
Kakhidze's music has been performed by prestigious soloists like Gidon Kremer,[2] Kremerata Baltica, or Yuri Bashmet although he has premiered in Tbilisi the most of his production.
Vakhtang Kakhidze collaborates with such outstanding musicians as Nino Surguladze, Nino Machaidze, Jan Garbarek, Zurab Sotkilava, Natalia Gutman, Michel Lethiec, Lisa Batiashvili, Francois Leleux, Eliso Virsaladze, Liana Isakadze, Alexander Toradze, Alexander Korsantia, José Carreras, Michel Legrand, Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet, Didie Lockwood, Alexander Kniazev, Lado Ataneli, Iano Tamar, Viktor Tretjakov, and many others.
His pieces are performed in Moscow, Petersburg, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Finland, UK, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Turkey, Israel, India, the United States and Japan.