Eteri Andjaparidze

Eteri Andjaparidze (; born September 15, 1956) is a Georgian-American pianist and music professor.

Early life Andjaparidze was born on September 15 1956, into a family of musicians in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. Her father, Zurab Andjaparidze (1928–1997), was the leading tenor with the Bolshoi Opera and her mother, Yvetta Bachtadze, was a pianist who gave Andjaparidze her first piano lessons. Her stepfather, Leonid Oakley (1923–1991) was a Georgian scientist. At age 5, Andjaparidze entered the Special Music School for Gifted Children in Tbilisi (studio of Meri Chavchanidze), and at age 8 debuted as a soloist with the Georgian State Symphony Orchestra and in solo recital at age 9. She studied at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire with Vera Gornostaeva.

Career Andjaparidze was the first Soviet pianist to win the Grand Prix at the Montreal International Piano Competition in 1976. In 1974, entering the Tchaikovsky International Competition as the youngest participant, Andjaparidze won fourth place.

Andjaparidze is a recipient of the International Friendship Order, the Order of Honor, and the People's Artist of Georgia title.