Music for Meditation
We invite you to find a garden bench and relax to "Pavane" by Ravel, performed by Elene Kobulashvili.
We invite you to find a garden bench and relax to "Pavane" by Ravel, performed by Elene Kobulashvili.
A native of Tbilisi, Georgia, Elene Kobulashvili is best known in her country as a pianist performing a wide variety of solo and chamber music repertoire. She is a winner of national and international solo and chamber music competitions, such as the International Young Pianists Competition “F. Chopin” (1997, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia); S. Tsintsadze Chamber Music Competition where she also received a special prize from musical foundation “SOLO” (2000, Tbilisi, Georgia); Special Award for the best performance of R. Schumann’s work at Tbilisi State Conservatory Piano Competition.
Elene Kobulashvili has participated in international festivals such as “Musikfestival der Jugend” 2002 in Dossenheim, Germany and the 2nd International Festival “Moscow Meets Friends” in 2005 in Moscow. From 2015 to 2016 she worked as an invited collaborative pianist in Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra and participated in performances and festivals both in Georgia and abroad. As a student, Elene Kobulashvili was awarded Vladimir Spivakov Foundation’s Scholarship in 2005. She received Georgian President’s Scholarship of Excellence in 2001 and 2005. Elene Kobulshvili regularly participated in Tbilisi Contemporary Music Festival, premiering works of contemporary Georgian and Western composers. In 2013 through 2015 Elene Kobulashvili has cooperated with Kote Marjanishvili State Academic Drama Theatre as a member of Klezmer Music Band, performing a variety of Klezmer repertoire. In 2021 Elene Kobulashvili graduated with the Master’s degree in Collaborative Piano from Michigan State University. As a Master’s student she has participated in many recitals as a member of MSU Wind Symphony Orchestra.
Currently Elene Kobulashvili is pursuing her DMA degree in piano performance under the guidance of Deborah Moriarty at Michigan State University, where she concurrently serves as a graduate assistant.