Khatouna Khoutsishvili
Accompanist

Khatouna received her musical education in piano at the Tblisi Special School of Music for Gifted Children, and received her masters degree as a soloist, accompanist and piano teacher at the Tblisi State Music Conservatory in the Republic of Georgia. She has worked with the Tblisi State Musical College, Tblisi Opera and Ballet National Theatre, and was awarded first place in the 1985 National Competition for accompanists. In 1992 she came to the USA and worked with numerous American companies and Ballet Masters. In 1994 and 1998 she was the official competition pianist for USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. She joined the Kirov Academy of Ballet in 1999.