Zacharia Paliashvili

Zacharia Petres dze Paliashvili (Georgian: ზაქარია ფალიაშვილი), also known by his Russian name Zachary Petrovich Paliashvili (Russian: Захарий Петрович Палиашвили; 3 August 1871 – 6 October 1933), was a Georgian composer. Regarded as one of the founders of Georgian classical music, his work is known for its eclectic fusion of folk songs and stories with 19th-century Romantic classical themes. He was the founder of the Georgian Philharmonic Society and later, the head of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi was named in his honor in 1937.